While many anglers have shifted to using circle hooks for billfish, j-hooks remain a popular choice, especially when targeting big mahimahi. Ballyhoo, combined with either a chugger head or small lure ...

Fluke fishing brings back a flood of memories for me. My grandfather’s 1972 tri-hull bowrider was much better suited for water skiing than for fishing, but as a kid, I didn’t understand that or care.

As the spring migration of striped bass starts to slow, anglers begin to focus on catching summer flounder, or fluke. This year, similar to the past three years, has gotten off to a slow start. “The ...

Florida's Peter Thliveros took fishing a soft plastic minnow bait to the next level when he popularized the "Petey Rig," featuring a finesse weight pegged 10 to 12 inches in front of a weightless, ...

The Senko is the best-selling bass lure of all-time, and for good reason. It flat out catches bass all year, on every type of water. It works on lowland lakes, highland lakes, natural lakes, farm ...

Slip bobbers are generally used in conjunction with live bait, either on a plain hook or on a jig. You want a little weight on the business end of the line so the slip bobber stands erect when your ...

Summer flounder (fluke) fishing got off to a great start this year. “I limited out on fluke in 80 feet of water in the Block Island Wind Farm area this week," Peter Johnson reported on May 21. Johnson ...