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This article from Salt Water Sportsman discusses the debate between tying knots and crimping when it comes to connecting leaders to hooks or lures in offshore fishing. The author explains that the choice between tying and crimping depends on the angler's skill level and the breaking strength of the leader. They personally prefer tying knots for lighter leaders and using sleeves and swaging for leaders over 150 pounds. The article also provides information on different types of sleeves and offers tips for crimping. Ultimately, the decision between knotting and crimping is a matter of personal preference and ensuring the strength and reliability of the connection. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses a fishing technique called "mudding" that targets bottomfish exclusively. It explains that traditional deep jigs require angler technique, while flutter-style irons do most of the work themselves. Mudding involves using compact jigs that land belly-down on the bottom and create vibrations and puffs of substrate to attract fish. The article provides tips on rigging, jigging techniques, and the types of fish that can be targeted using this method. It also mentions that mudding jigs can still be effective when used in the water column to attract other species. [Extracted from the article]

AVOID BAD BAITS The difference between fresh chum - especially baitfish for chunking - becomes blatantly apparent when bird-dogging shrimp boats for blackfin tuna and cobia. For blackfin tuna, we use the boat's throttles to stem the current while simultaneously broadcasting live pilchards and even sardine chunks into upwellings caused by current striking structure. Block chum draws reef fish to the boat. [Extracted from the article]

The synthetic bait helps keep the natural bait on the hook, while providing its own scent attraction." After baiting the hook, add a piece of durable synthetic bait." "After putting a bait on the hook, I'll add a piece of durable synthetic bait, like Fish Bites. [Extracted from the article]

The Subtleties As mentioned earlier, swivels are vital, especially on the leader carrying the hook and bait. If you don't have a three-way, you can accomplish the same rig by adding a free-sliding barrel swivel on the main fishing line. - George Poveromo A cut bait spinning in the current causes tangles if anglers aren't rigging with swivels. [Extracted from the article]

Thin-profile baits pose few hookup issues; however, a broader bait may interfere with a solid hook-set. The closer a hook is placed to a bait's dorsal fin, the deeper that bait will dig. Tactics & Tackle Anglers fish in so many different conditions: prime ocean with features for specific pelagics; bottom structure where currents influence where fish will stage; inshore docks and bridges. [Extracted from the article]

Slide a ceramic or metallic ring guide onto your main fishing line (which affixes to the kite release clip), followed by a 2- to 4-ounce egg sinker (based on bait size and wind velocity) and a marker float. Two 4,500 gph pumps circulate the water inside the chest itself, eliminating air infusion, dry pumps and pump failures at all boat speeds. Features A WELL-RIGGED BOAT Good Sonar and Great Charts Both are a must for locating reef bottom jutting out into current, wrecks, bait concentrations and surface-temperature readings. [Extracted from the article]

Quality Fishing Without the Boat Traffic August, September and even October are referred to as the doldrums in the Florida Keys, but not because of the fishing. - CAPT. SHANNON ATTALES, ENIGMA FISHING CHARTERS, ISLAMORADA TRIPLES: Trolling around scattered weeds can lead to a dolphin gold mine, above. Trolling Tips When sargassum weed is dense, I rig my ballyhoo weedless, with the hook inverted into the bait and a small skirt over its snout. [Extracted from the article]

But if you stop the boat upon hooking up, a big snook will take you to school, so maintain trolling speed until the fish is muscled away from pilings, groins, boulders and boat traffic. When trolling down-current sides, use the tide moving in sync with the boat to pull fish away from a bridge. Departments: Tactics & Tackle To be successful landing fish around structure, you must stack the deck in your favor. [Extracted from the article]

The rewards are delicious table fare such as tilefish, queen snapper, bar-relfish, grouper and others - all available at the push of a button. But for the most part, tile-fish, barrelfish, queen snapper and others are easy pickings; there's usually no significant structure to pose a serious threat. Durability is paramount because reels must handle heavy weights and excessively long cranking chores, often with large fish such as golden tiles, barrelfish and grouper. [Extracted from the article]

We catch our trophy snook and tarpon the same way - but with large live mullet, even soaking half of a freshly caught mullet on the bottom. Departments: Tactics & Tackle An in-season, legal-size lobster is a fantastic bait for cubera snapper at night. NOT-SO-MELLOW YELLOW A yellowtail is deadly for big grouper, as are large grunts, oversize pinfish and goggle-eyes. [Extracted from the article]

Five tips to effectively fish the sail fish, when the bite turns off, are provided.

The best places to catch wahoo, giant dolphin are islands of Bahamas such as Salvador, Cat Island and Rum Cay. The personal experience of catching wahoo at Bahamas islands is discussed.

Wire-line trolling for hunting groupers has been implemented successfully by anglers for decades. But hunting a big grouper is a huge task and asking energy.

Various methods like trawling in weed line, using baits in proper way, etc. to catch large Dolphins, are presented.

Compilation of useful tips for sports fishers to improve the number of fish caught.

The fishing treasures of Cat Island located at Southeastern Bahamas are discussed.

The benefits of using strip baits for catching dolphins and the process of making fishing hooks with them are discussed.

Guidelines for fishing a variety of fishes such as, yellowtail, mutton snapper, big grouper, kingfish, etc, in the waters of Bimini, a historic Bahamas island, near South Florida, are presented.

Suggestions to build a two-hook bait rig, for catching sharp-toothed fishes, and the different materials which can be used, are discussed.

The details pertaining to the fishing of bluefish, in Norwalk, Connecticut and seasons during which they are available most, are presented.

The fishes, which are hooked just below the surface sometimes, pay to let the jig sink a bit before beginning the retrieve. The Southern California fishermen have been using lures on Wahoo for many years, and the results are excellent. Wahoo are attracted to offshore structure like humps, banks, contour lines and ledges. The result will be shocking when running across a floating log, weed patch, as school of baitfish bring along a special outfit armed with metal.

The most reliable trolling patterns for scoring tuna, wahoo and dolphin are discussed. Productive trolling speeds for tuna range from 5 to 10 knots.

The advantages of kite fishing are discussed. Kite fishing allows totally different presentation of bait and its method works on a variety of game fish.

Six bowling-pin teasers rigged on independent dropper lines that clip to swivels along the main line form the Ultimate Pin Teaser. This setup allows the individual pins to be removed from the main line for simple, tangle-free storage.

The eight different steps of rigging ballyhoo are discussed in detail. One of the important steps involves scaling the ballyhoo around the area where the hook point is embedded, including the belly, sides and back.

The Gorilla Locking Rod Rack is a good way to keep one's tackle safe and secure. Some tips to keep one's tackle safe and secured are given.

The simple ways of preventing line twist is using swivel, are discussed. Quality swivels are available in both ball-bearing and barrel varieties for a huge range of fishing applications.

Fluorocarbon leaders, whether it's live-lining for striped bass, chunking for tuna or trolling for big game, is found very effective in catching more fish. The best selling point of fluorocarbon is its refractive index as it passes through a substance is very similar to water, making it difficult for the fish to see.

Miami's sailfishing, which has reached world-class levels, placing it ahead of spots like Stuart and the Palm Beaches, is described. It is easy to fish for good-sized black grouper off Miami.

Catching gig fish such as tuna, marlin, wahoo, swordfish and sharks requires a reel with a lot line capacity. Top-shotting allows for the extra capacity needed to spread the baits out over a large area.

Barometric pressure, which is influential in having a dramatic effect on fish behavior, is discussed. It is stated that knowledgeable anglers adjust the depth and presentation of their baits to target species affected by pressure changes.

Use of live-chums as baits begets a more aggressive response, flash and distress vibrations to draw in more game fish, is discussed. Seasonal availability of pilchards and herring, as live-chumming baits in South Florida makes them a prime choice.

Gaffing is reported to be one of the important jobs in sport fishing. Selection of a gaff and the way to do it is outlined.

BY GEORGE POVEROMO BY THE SCORE Many consider snapper the headliners of the myriad Bahamas reef species. EXOTICS: A Bahamas mixed bag commonly includes schoolmaster snapper, above left, and silky snapper, top left. Yelloweye and button snappers are the common players between 350 and 600 feet, with black snapper becoming more prominent farther south in the Bahamas. [Extracted from the article]

The experience of trout fishing with noted Alabama fishing expert, J.T. Duddy, is discussed. J.T. Duddy owns the Jesse's Trout Lodge on the east side of the Bon Secour River in Gulf Shores of Alabama and specializes in catch and release, trophy-trout expeditions.