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Hurricane fishing — what a ride

There are many positive sides to hurricane fishing. Long casts come to mind. Let her rip and that normal 50-foot cast is now, a good 50-yarder and man-o-man talk about covering lots of water!Save up to 50 percent on weekend fuel costs. Drive upwind as fast as you dare and as far as you want, ...

Don’t let batteries ruin the day

During the dog days boat maintenance chores are the last thing on most folks' minds, or in my case on my mind, but not getting done.Today I decided to buckle down and address one of boat ownership's most important and never ending maintenance issues.Today was battery day on two boats using a ...

Conspiracy theory: Boat trailer lights

As American society descends into chaos and street violence over statues depicting our history (a basic assault on all of American culture would be more accurate) one wonders how many statues would remain if we took down any statue that is offensive to anyone?Where does it stop? Who decides ...

Redfish soon to be schooling

Wish you had that T-Top now? Ever feel like hiding under the poling platform just to get out of the sun? My skin feels your pain.Poling the boat at 9:30 a.m. on a brutally hot and windless August no-see-um infested Matlacha morning had me thinking (at my advanced age) about not only spotting ...

For snook, lure combos solidly rule

The beginning of August and beach snooking is very hot. Get out very early with a pocketful of lures, a good quality spinning outfit, polarized sunglasses, some water and bug spray, and start casting along the surf zone for a possible 40 pounder that will have you sprinting down the beach to ...

Topwater hits always a big thrill

Without question one of the greatest thrills in angling is the topwater strike.Be it a five-pound bass blowing up a floating plug in the morning on a quiet small pond or an angry yellowfin tuna exploding on a surface popper far from shore, the sights and sounds of an aggressive fish feeding is ...