Snook feed heavily in the fall transition as they move from beaches and inlets to the backwaters. Here are tips, tactics and ...

I stopped by Hatteras Jack Tackle Shop in Rodanthe, North Carolina to talk with owner (and distance-casting champion) Ryan White. “There are some exciting new reels on the beach this year,” he said ...

Mullet, herring, menhaden and sardines swimming erratically just below the surface, throwing a telltale V-wake, don’t swim that way because they’re comfortable. Chances are those baits are speeding ...

Maximum-drag specifications on today’s premier reels are kind of like the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat with 700-plus horsepower: For both, the performance numbers are jaw-dropping. But the skeptic in ...

People who complain that South Florida doesn’t enjoy a change of seasons don’t fish the annual fall mullet run. To anglers from Stuart to Key Largo, nothing signals that fall has arrived like the ...

There are two sides to every fishing story. For the 2025 season, SFTV compares and contrasts different species, destinations, and types of fishing from around the world, and showcases what makes each ...

Properly using slip floats and popping corks can dramatically increase your success inshore. Since many saltwater gamefish—from seatrout and redfish to stripers and mackerel—feed somewhere in the ...

There may not be a more prolific inshore fishery than the Louisiana coast. The southern end of Louisiana stretches about 300 ...

Bluefin tuna surrounded us far off the coast of North Carolina. While holding on to the hardtop, I watched an acre of monster fish boil on the surface. Marks on the fish finder were so thick that the ...

Like the dizzying Grand Canyon or the soaring Sears Tower, the HydraSports Custom 5300 Sueños defines “immense,” at least in the world of center-consoles. On the factory floor, the 53-foot hull dwarfs ...

Regina Gallant, an avid snook angler, posed that rhetorical question the day after she managed that feat. The evening before, as the sun dipped behind Fort Lauderdale’s soaring high-rise skyline, both ...

After a long fight, your fish is finally whipped. The leader reaches the tiptop, and now’s the time to land your catch. What’s the best tool for the job? A gaff isn’t really an option unless you’re ...