Not every person looking to buy their first kayak is a young whippersnapper of 20 or even 30. Lots of new kayak anglers are in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. Allow me a moment, to be frank. As an angler who falls into one of those age ranges, our needs are different than what we would have needed at 20. Continue Reading
13 Kayak Fishing Tips for Beginners
Kayak fishing can be daunting for beginners. Some of these anglers have been bank stomping their entire lives while others are downsizing from power boats. Floating on a piece of plastic and chasing fish of varying sizes, some bigger than your vessel is a great end goal but before you get there, you should work through some things that every Continue Reading
New: LIVETARGET Skip Shad with Injected Core Technology
LIVETARGET unveils the versatile Skip Shad, with Injected Core Technology Flat-sided baitfish represent critical components of the forage bases of many fisheries. In freshwater, shad, alewives, and even young-of-the-year sunfish and crappies are favorite targets, from trout and salmon to walleyes, bass and stripers. In saltwater environments, threadfin herring, and sardines are well-established prey items for a staggering variety of inshore Continue Reading
Seaguar Continues Support of Gray FishTag Research
Seaguar, the originators of fluorocarbon fishing line, is proud to support the efforts of Gray FishTag Research to study and protect sustainable marine fisheries around the world. There has never been a more critical time to learn about the marine fisheries that we rely upon for sport and commerce. Such research faces significant headwinds, as many of the target pelagic Continue Reading
Fishing for Big Salmon in Russia
Remote, harsh and full of mystery…this is the image that appears in people‘s minds when they hear about the legendary Kamchatka, located in the far eastern corner of Russia. However, it is not unusual for professional and amateur fisherman alike, to take on the challenges of exploring this land, mainly due to the famous King Salmon, native to Kamchatka‘s waters. Continue Reading
Costa Sunglasses Untangled Collection Wins Innovation Award
Costa Sunglasses earned top honors for innovation at last week’s Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show in Denver. The new Baffin sunglass frame fromThe Untangled Collection, released in 2018, was awarded with the show’s inaugural Innovation Award presented by Capitol One Spark Business and A+E Networks® as the show kicked-off on Wednesday, Nov. 7. The awards recognized new products in the areas Continue Reading
NEW: LIVETARGET ICT Injected Core Soft Plastics
LIVETARGET is changing the way soft plastics appear with their new ICT (Injected Core Technology) process. Let there be no doubt, soft plastic lures are effective fish tempters. Available in profiles ranging from simple to gaudy and colors that vary from muted to other-worldly, soft plastics are well-established staples in the arsenals of bass, walleye, and panfish anglers in fresh Continue Reading
Pure Fishing Sold to Clothing Retailers for $1.3 Billion
Newell Brands (NYSE:NWL) made substantial progress on its Accelerated Transformation Plan, designed to create a simpler, faster, stronger consumer-focused portfolio of leading brands and today announced that it has signed definitive agreements to sell two businesses, Pure Fishing and Jostens. Combined, these transactions are expected to contribute approximately $2.5 billion of after-tax proceeds, subject to customary working capital and other transaction Continue Reading
How to Find and Catch Crappie in Fall
Fall is feeding time for predators of every flavor, and crappie are in full-on gorging mode; keenly aware of winter’s lurking. Knowing this, Seaguar and Raymarine pro Troy Peterson knows that finding the food means finding crappie. The fish are mostly suspended this time of year, but dialing in the likely bait-holding areas helps him narrow the search. “We have Continue Reading
Plano Launches New KVD Signature Series Tackle Bags and Speedbags
Like millions of other anglers, KVD relies on Plano to keep his fishing gear protected and well organized – at home, in the truck and on the water. And for 2018, Plano’s new KVD Signature Series Tackle Bags and Wormfile Speedbags pack all-new levels of KVD-grade performance and efficiency. Kevin VanDam’s all-time record for national tournament wins is proof positive of an ability Continue Reading