It is early October, the Fall Kingfish run has started on Florida’s west coast, and will continue to get better with every passing cold front. Every tournament angler knows this is the time to prepare for the largest Kingfish tournament …
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Fish The Pandemic – Old Salt Fishing Foundation
Author: Tom Verdensky – President, Old Salt Fishing Foundation
I hope this post finds everyone well, in good health and holding steady during these crazy, unprecedented times. Our daily lives, our routines, our livelihoods, our relationships & interpersonal interactions have …
Mangrove Snapper – Tips and Techniques
August 15th is the Sturgeon Moon. I don’t think we will see any sturgeon in this part of the Atlantic but the big East Coast Mangroves will probably make a appearance. On …
ICAST 2019 – Afterthoughts
ICAST, in any year, is a wonderful place to get a strong sense of the “state of the state” for the recreational fishing industry. It is also a place where many firms roll out their newest products. My job, at …
Summer Kids Fishing Camp
It’s summertime and the fishing is good. At least, that is, for the kids attending summer camp at the Madeira Beach Recreation Complex.
Volunteers from Old Salt Fishing Foundation set up, manned, cut bait, baited hooks, helped land catches and …
Scallop Season Is Coming
Summer in Florida (in particular on the Nature Coast where the author resides) and scalloping go hand in hand with scallop season just around the corner.
Scallops, once so abundant that one could simply pull over on a causeway and …
The Lucky Angler
Feeling Lucky? Fishing & boating luck and the superstitions that define it are considered by many to determine who becomes the lucky angler and who does not. I worked ocean going tugs some years back and sailed with a mate …
Selecting A Cast Net
Selecting the right cast net involves little art mixed with a little science. Bait size. Mesh size. Lead. Coverage. Your capabilities. Well, in this video from Barracuda Tackle, Burton Young walks you through the decision making process using Barracudas’s …
Bait University – Barracuda Tackle
If you’re going to fish, you are going to need bait. Right?
Ok, that’s a patently silly question but, it begets a range of legitimate questions facing all anglers regarding bait, like: bait choice, bait acquisition strategies and tactics, general …
Florida Scalloping
It is almost that time of year, again. Scallop season is set to open, in a few select areas, as early as June 16, 2018.
Scalloping is a wonderful combination of boating, floating, fishing and snorkeling. And, scalloping is an …
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