Ballyhoo, mullet, bonito and squid all make great baits, but if you can match the size Spanish mackerel to the size of the billfish you are seeking, there is simply no better dead bait to pull. All ...

Fishing offshore can be very exciting and challenging. You travel long distances, sometimes in rough seas and bad weather. However, when a bluefin tuna hits your rig going 30 mph, it all becomes very ...

With bluefin tuna harvest closed in the Atlantic off the US, catch-and-release anglers are needed to collect samples and ...

From left, the classic bonita strip, the belly strip and the side strip are rigged and ready to go to help anglers catch a wide variety of sport fish when applied properly. Bill Kearney For the Miami ...

Anglers tend to focus on the portion of their fishing tackle that comes into direct contact with the fish: hooks, artificial lures, flies. Narrowing it down still more, the point of the hook. It does ...

For several years, Scripps Oceanography researcher Lindsay Bonito kept a bag packed and a cooler ready for when the tuna were running. At odd hours she would get the call: “There are fish here now and ...

Fishing offshore can be very exciting and challenging. Often times you travel long distances, sometimes in rough seas, fog and bad weather. However, when a bluefin tuna hits your rig going 30 mph, it ...

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The squid is the underdog of offshore trolling baits. An odd-looking mollusk that squirts water through its body to move, the squid is arguably less glamorous than rigged mullet, flashy trolling lures ...