On the Water: Fishing

This weekend at the Annapolis MSSA fishing expo I did a seminar on catching big fish on light tackle, with a section on speed jigging. (I’m doing lots of seminars these days, to help promote my new book Rudow’s Guide to Modern Jigging, at www.getgup.com!) I focused on speed jigging for tunas and other pelagics, [...] …Read More

You want the ideal fishboat? Then I say you’ll need at least one rodholder per LOA. But cramming all of those holders onto a boat isn’t always easy, especially if you have other non-fishing items (shame on you!) that you want to mount along the gunwales. There are a few mounting systems out there that let [...] …Read More

Yesterday’s “United We Fish” rally was quite interesting, generating a crowd estimated at three to four thousand fishermen, brought together from the commercial, charter, and recreational segments of the fishing industry. Wait a sec – commercials and recs working together? Has the world come to an end? Nope–but thanks to the current status of the Magnuson-Stevens act, [...] …Read More

A flashlight that plugs into your 12V outlet and recharges in 90 seconds? Sounds too good to be true, but it exists. 5.11 Tactical sent me a tester unit of its UC3.400 “Light For Life” flashlight a while back, and after a season of use I’d call it a solid addition to your onboard tool [...] …Read More

A new Grady-White center console hits the water. …Read More

At the Miami Boat Show last week, Scout Boats announced its new 345 XSF, but being a light tackle enthusiast, the 2010 210 XSF (pictured) is right in my wheelhouse. One complaint my non-fishing friends and relatives always have is the lack of seating on the small center consoles I like to fish, an issue Scout [...] …Read More

Boating is a healthy pastime, right? You’re outdoors, breathing in fresh air, and–if you’re on my boat–eating your weight in processed junk food. I’m usually on a boat for one of two reasons, fishing or otherwise getting recreational. Fiddling around with cooking or food prep is a colossal waste of time. Rip open a bag, [...] …Read More

Over the weekend at the Pasadena fishing show, I bumped into a buddy who needed some fishfinder help. Seems that when he pulled his boat this fall, he knocked the transducer out of whack. He might have been upset, except that it needed an adjustment anyway because whenever he broke a plane, the fishfinder screen [...] …Read More

Wow, after a full day of tromping through the conference center and running boats for the NMMA Innovations awards, the Miami show is already cranking at full speed – and it hasn’t even started yet! There aren’t a whole lot of new fishboats being introduced this year, but today we did see one that’ll be on [...] …Read More

Taking this photo moments ago is my first official act of the Miami Boat Show. I can live blog this mother straight from my iPhone. Will be shooting grainy phone video, too. I apologize in advance for typos and accidental autofills. It’s not easy producing real time journalism typing with your [...] …Read More