Blurring the line between a flats boat and a bay boat, the Hill Tide 22' is a low sided, fast tournament style crossover with all of the amenities necessary for the inshore angler. Her low profile makes it easy to land fish while the wide spray rails keep occupants dry. The wide 8'7" beam results in more square footage than most 24' boats and also makes her one of the … [Read more...]
Live Bait Chumming
As a fishing guide in Sarasota, Florida, my main goal is to catch fish. Most clients are looking for action versus a trophy fish. Many anglers on my boat are novice anglers who fish once a year or so. No other tactic catches more fish and more species easier than chumming with live bait does. Live bait chumming can be done all year. However, in this area, it is a warm … [Read more...]
Jameson’s Savannah Micro Skiff
I am a kayak angler and have been for the last decade, but I have found myself longing to go further into the marsh and explore beyond what I can paddle and reach in a day. The next logical step was a small skiff, but where to start? I wanted something easy to handle both on and off the water, lightweight, and I didn’t want to sacrifice the obvious benefits of a kayak. They can … [Read more...]
Summer Snook Fishing
Summer is an excellent time of year to target snook on the west coast of Florida. Snook migrate out of the backwater areas and into the passes and out on the beaches during their annual spawning migration. This concentrates the fish in relatively small areas. Snook can be found in large schools this time of year. Passes hold a lot of snook from May … [Read more...]
Rod-Runner for the WIN!
There is nothing more frustrating than trying to carry more than 1 rod/reel combo with a single hand. This coupled with the challenge of storing your favorite rods without damage really creates some challenges. We were amazed to find Rod-Runner which easily answers those questions for anglers plus alot more! Now anyone can easily load and transport rods to the boat and … [Read more...]
Snook, Redfish and Trout closures for parts of Florida
FWC extends red tide fisheries conservation measures in SW Florida At its May meeting in Tallahassee, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) extended several fisheries management conservation measures for red drum, snook and spotted seatrout in areas of southwest Florida impacted by a prolonged red tide that occurred from November 2017 through … [Read more...]
Xplor X18 Skiff. Clean & Simple, Highly Functional.
Xplor skiffs are fully-cored hulls that are 100% vacuum infused, meeting the highest nautical industry standards and are composed of 100% vinylester resins. This cutting edge technology and components creates an extremely lightweight, rigid and strong finished product. At an INCREDIBLE starting price of $19,999 including 50HP motor, boat AND trailer (2019 prices) this is one of … [Read more...]
Braid to Mono Knot with Alberto
Avoid the swivel!!! Alberto's Knot is SUPER strong, fast to tie and so simple, even that goofy Geico caveman could do it...short and easy video here: … [Read more...]
Bringing home the bacon! Monster Hogfish nabbed by Jason, Eric and Logan
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A huge hook and line hogfish was a major target of ours on an overnight trip to the Elbow 85 miles off Anna Maria this past weekend aboard Logan Beal's 27 Ocean Master. The crew of Jason Stock, Eric Pullen and Logan Walters had all the baits ready to target them. Captain Jason Stock, of www.jmsnookykayakcharters.com, really got them dialed in on hook and line this winter … [Read more...]
Betz Boat Pump Boxes For The Win
Necessity is certainly the mother of invention when it comes to improving systems on a boat or skiff. Captain Steve Betz was frustrated by pump failures. He was going through pumps about every 3 months. They would air lock at times so he would have to get the boat moving to start the flow. Most of the times the pumps were noisy. They also seemed to lack the power to supply … [Read more...]