Based on a length-to-weight calculator from the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, Ortiz’s length record might have weighed in the 20- to 22-pound range. That’s well below the current IGFA ...

Bay boats, roomy, with elevated casting decks and shallow drafts, remain among the most versatile of all saltwater fishing boats. No single boat design, except perhaps the center console, has had as ...

The following fish fillet and utility knives were put to the test by Salt Water Sportsman editors, and all of them have their upsides. Whether you’re keeping busy with boat chores when the bite is ...

There is no doubt that many anglers have a love-hate relationship with fishing-related travel. On one hand, you have the adventure and glamour of fishing far-off, exotic waters — opportunities to fish ...

Fishing in water 600 feet and deeper isn’t the same as dropping bait over the side on a shallow reef in search of common snapper or grouper. Fishing shallow is a relatively easy task, but when you’re ...

If you intend to stalk bonefish, redfish, permit, snook, striped bass, tarpon or any other inshore game fish on the flats, salt marshes, or other shallow water areas, flats boats and flats skiffs — ...

Newport is a company making waves in the industry with electric outboard motors made for small boats. Recently, they announced the launch of their most powerful and technologically advanced system to ...

Springtime and fall usually bring the clearest water of the season, and predominant offshore winds keep the water free of sediment that can discolor or cloud the view of the clear white bottom. When ...

The Caymas 34 CT is a new-school cat with dual-stepped, semi-asymmetric hulls. These semi-asymmetric sponsons are mirror images of each other, and an important key to this design is that the outside ...

Jigs have been catching fish for so long it would seem there’s nothing new to learn about them. But not quite a decade ago, a variation came to the United States and revolutionized what we know about ...

Follow these instructions for tying mono to braid with a Albright knot. Strangely enough this connection goes by many different names. There are plenty of variations too. For example, if you make your ...

As it happens every April when water temperatures hit the magic 75-degree mark, thousands of tarpon on both the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the Sunshine State leave their winter hangouts up coastal ...