You won't find a cooler species of Saltwater Fish than the Flying Fish. These neat creatures appear as part fish, part bird with their ability to take to the air with giant leaps out of the water and use large fins as wings similar to a glider. This behavior is a defense mechanism intended to evade perceived predators. If you fish nearshore or offshore you can easily scare a … [Read more...]
Summertime the Right Time for Red Drum
Red Drum, Redfish, Reds...regardless of what you call them, Redfish are without a doubt one of the most fun fish to catch in the summer while inshore fishing. One of our favorite places to catch summer trophy red drum is in August when we shoot up for a late summer vacation in St. Mary's, Georgia. The 3-mile-long jetty off the southern tip of Cumberland Island near … [Read more...]
Florida Fishing Products shocks Fishing Industry with Success
Tampa, FL — Florida Fishing Products, a company that specializes in designing high quality saltwater spinning reels, announced that they have packed their last reel. Just three months after the release of their new saltwater spinning reel, called the Osprey, they have officially SOLD OUT of their first batch of saltwater spinning reels. As a young, emerging company in the … [Read more...]
Tarpon Fishing Florida
Tarpon Fishing in Florida is without a doubt one of the best angling experiences you can ever enjoy. The Tarpon fish are known for "goin' vertical" reaching heights up to 10 feet in the air while performing a dizzying array of acrobatic flips and rolls. Depending on your geographic location, tarpon are also called: Silver King, Silver Sides or Sabalo (Spanish). Tarpon … [Read more...]
Ambush Micro Skiff – Super Skinny
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Editor’s Note: This is one heck of an EXCITING boat! Thomas can run all day and all night (on plane even) with the low HP requirements and swears he can pole in 2 inch of water (he has the pics to prove it). The Ambush Skiff has really upped the ante with this great skinny water skiff! SKIFF UPDATE: Check out the SK14 Microskiff we built very similar to the … [Read more...]
Boat Building Made Simple Bateau FS14LS
Building a boat is one of the most rewarding experiences a person can take on in their life. There is something quite magical about taking a pile of wood, fiberglass and epoxy and turning it into a fully functional boat that can easily rival commercially built boats in quality and finish. Even better? Today's boat building methods require no special carpentry … [Read more...]
Fish Tattoo Overhaul
AWESOME overhaul by Chauncey Köchel of Aasylum Tattoo out of Galveston, TX...AMAZING!! … [Read more...]
Hunter Ledbetter’s Inshore Fishing Shoot in Key West
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Master Photographer, Hunter Ledbetter based out of Key West recently took us on a tour of a inshore photo shoot with a bevy of beautiful women anglers, gorgeous skiffs including his own Maverick skiff and the fantastic fish and wildlife that surrounds the Florida Keys and their pristine flats when the fish come to feed on the incoming or outgoing tides. Hunter … [Read more...]
Carolina Rig to catch Saltwater Fish
The Carolina Rig got it's fame from the freshwater, bass fishing world and quickly crossed over to catch saltwater fish with the same consistency. In the freshwater world, Bass fisherman typically use artifical bait such as a swimbait or crawfish. This is an excellent tool for reaching deeper water and keeping bait off the bottom where it is likely to get snagged on a rock. For … [Read more...]
Willy Roberts Flats Boats – A classic’s take on a classic
If you are a fan of inshore flats fishing, the history of Key West native William Henry "Willy" Roberts and his flats skiffs are stuff of legend. Having built beautiful all wooden skiffs and then making the transition to fiberglass in the 1960's, it is pretty safe to say that the Willy Roberts line of boats have a process for boatbuilding in place that is as rock solid as you'd … [Read more...]
