Often I’m asked, what’s the best rod for inshore fishing?  There’s truly no one answer to this common question.  It really depends on several factors such as lure selection/weight, target species, and sometimes even the cover or environment you are fishing.  With so many possibilities to consider, it’s really hard to make sense of all [...]

Written by Andy Whitcomb Playing the Slots at Arbuckle Lake “They’re not rock stars,” a navy blazer-wearing security guard told me when I asked about taking photos in the casino as he lead me to the congregation of  professional anglers on the evening before the inaugural 2009 “Fish and Chips” tournament at the Riverwind Casino [...]

I don’t remember when I started using a snell knot but for live bait and dead bait fishing it’s made the difference for me. I used to use a loop knot for everything until losing fish got old. I changed it up to a snell knot, strapped a sardine to it and chucked it back [...]

Most of us have used spinner baits for fresh water fishing at some point in our life.  Then the “saltwater” spinner bait for redfish and other shallow water species came along.  Most anglers have found that they work well for saltwater species.  I have found that making a few changes to the spinner bait can [...]

Brrrrr! The first chilly weather of the season came howling in from the NW yesterday morning. My guests from the upstate had called the day before to make sure we weren’t going to be blown out. Confidently, I told them to come on down! I can handle the wind… unless it just gets ridiculous. As [...]

No matter how you shake it, stealth is key for catching more fish.  While the methods of being stealthy vary for different types of fishing and different types of skiffs, the end result is the same… if you want to catch more fish, they simply can’t know you are there.  Every boat and every angler [...]