Techniques

Here is a leader that is tough enough to withstand the abarasive skin of a shark and can be re-leadered quickly. Read More

After catching a few fish, you feel the reel getting a little loose on the rod. Most crews reach for the channel locks to clamp the well-worn locking rings down on the reel seat, maybe leaving a couple dents and traces of metal shavings or, even worse, a shiny gouge and a pile of metal shavings. With a top-quality custom 80-pound trolling rod running upward of $1,000, I wouldn't think of having a pair of channel locks anywhere near my tackle. This is a job for a cloth strap wrench. Read More

Give me a firm place to stand and I will move the earth," said the Greek scientist Archimedes over 2,000 years ago. The same philosophy applies to a firm place to sit - on a fighting chair, which may not move the earth but can move fish big enough to feel like it. The growing interest in stand-up game fishing over the last decade may be leaving fewer anglers aware of how to use the fighting chairs that still figure prominently in the cockpits of virtually all modern offshore sport-fishing machines. Read More

Use white paper as an easy way to enhance your tuna chum. Read More