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Quick answer: You only need a handful of knots to fish confidently. Learn the Palomar (the strongest, easiest way to tie on a hook or lure — especially with braid), the improved clinch (the classic all-rounder for mono and fluoro), and the double uni or FG knot for joining a leader to your main line….
SITKA Fish is SITKA Gear’s first fishing apparel line – a four-layer GORE-TEX Pro wading system anchored by the $1,000 CrossCurrent Zip GTX Wader. Verified specs, lineup pricing, and how it lands against Simms, Patagonia, and Orvis.
The best fishing kayaks for 2026, ranked across pedal and paddle drives. Compare capacity, stability, storage, and transport weight to find your hull for summer.
Winter fishing safety means defining hard limits, standardizing your procedures, and treating every winter outing as a cold-exposure operation. Operating principle: Abort criteria guardrails come first. Always assume worst-case. Standard definitions used throughout this article: Winter fishing: Any fishing activity when air temperatures are near or below freezing, ice is present, or water temperatures are…
Offshore angling just got a lot more kino … Ever heard of kite fishing? It’s an exhilarating fishing strategy that harnesses the power of ocean wind to create irresistible attraction. The kite keeps live baits on the water’s surface, creating a realistic presentation for surface-feeding fish. As anglers deploy the kites, a large surface area across…
Depending on where you live in the country, Winter 2024 may not be the best ice-fishing year on record. When variable weather like much of America is experiencing strikes, ice conditions will also be variable. It’s important to put safety first if they venture out ice fishing. “Check the ice as you go, avoid areas…
Things really are bigger in Texas, and that includes the bass coming out of O.H. Ivie Lake, which claims the coveted spot atop the 2023 Bassmaster Magazine 100 Best Bass Lakes standings for the first time in history. This reservoir has stolen the spotlight over the last three years, producing an eye-popping 15 Legacy Class ShareLunker bass — a designation…
For 14-year-old angler John Amico of Palm City, Florida, persistence finally paid off, to the tune of a $25,000 scholarship presented by the CCA Florida STAR Tournament and Realtree Fishing. Eleven different species of saltwater fish are eligible for entry during the youth portion of the tournament. Amico won the scholarship after submitting more than…
Editor’s Note: Today’s great outdoorsman tip comes to us courtesy of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. Have you ever had to end a great fishing trip early due to accidentally hooking yourself? Even advanced anglers may find themselves needing to remove an embedded hook in their skin. It’s one of the more common accidental…
Say it with me: 2.3 million acres. Ahh…that’s nice. Recently, Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced the biggest increase in hunting and fishing opportunities in American history. The announcement now includes a final rule establishing and expanding hunting and fishing opportunities across more than 2.3 million acres at 147 national wildlife refuges and…
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Kyle Monti could have never imagined the good that would come from a stop at a convenience store in Eufaula, Ala. Monti was in town for the DEWALT Bassmaster Elite at Lake Eufaula, when he pulled into the store to pick up ice for his day of fishing. What happened next left a lasting…
If you’re just getting into the world of fishing, you’ll quickly find out there’s hundreds of options to choose from Knowing where to start can be daunting. Not to worry. We’re going to break it all down for you. And we’ll start with the two most basic pieces of gear: the fishing rod and reel….
