Tagged: Surfcasting
May 15, 2012
Snag Hooks: Don’t Leave Home Without One
If there is one item that every (saltwater) angler should have on them at all times, it’s a weighted treble hook. Whether you’re fishing the back bays or out in the canyons, the snag hooks can come in handy, and lead to a memorable catch.
May 04, 2012
Field Test Favorites: Super Strike Rattlin’ Little Neck Swimmer
Super Strike Rattlin’ Little Neck Swimmer www.superstrikelures.com It took some convincing for me to believe a plug as odd-looking as a “bottle plug” could actually fool striped bass. When I first fished a mass-produced wooden version of the plug, I very nearly gave up on bottle-style plugs altogether. The plug rolled, turned on its side … Read More
April 27, 2012
Easing into the Season (first striper of the year report)
There’ve been reports of stripers on the Cape for three weeks now. At first schoolies, then small keepers, now fish in the low teens with rumors of bigger fish around. Despite the influx of information regarding the start of a new striper season, I was slow to hit the saltwater. “It’s early,” I kept telling … Read More
April 22, 2012
Field Test Favorites: Lure Tubes
Lure Tubes www.luretubes.com Though I’ve always been partial to slinging a plug bag over my shoulder on my surfcasting outings, I brought along the lure storage system offered by Lure Tubes on a trip to Mexico’s Pacific Coast where I would be targeting the beautiful and exotic Roosterfish. The Lure Tubes feature a lid and … Read More
April 20, 2012
Field Test Favorites: 60-Pound Boga
Model 260 BogaGrip Eastaboga Tackle www.eastabogatackle.com Like it or not, we fishermen are vain creatures, and even though we may be releasing our catch, we’d still like to know its weight. That’s one of the reasons that for the past two seasons, my model 260 BogaGrip has accompanied me on every trip, boat or surf. … Read More
April 17, 2012
Field Test Favorites: Streamlight 2AA LED
StreamLight 2AA LED www.streamlight.com $21.25 It took me years of trial and error to find a flashlight that really worked for my fishing. First, I realized that lights that couldn’t survive total immersion in water wouldn’t work. Whether fishing on boats or from shore, non-waterproof lights perished under rogue waves, boat spray or general clumsiness. … Read More
March 26, 2012
Bone
It’s not quite white, but it’s close, and it’s deadly on stripers. It’s a color called “bone.” The name describes the color pretty well, a muted white, that doesn’t seem too remarkable, until you get it in front of fish.
March 19, 2012
Local Luremaker: Scotty Pullen – Lex Lures
Along the New Jersey coast from Sandy Hook to Island Beach, from May to July, you better have a big, long-casting pencil popper ready to clip on to your leader. And year in, year out, one of the favorites is the 3 1/2-ounce offering from Lex Lures, made in Shark River Hills, New Jersey.
March 13, 2012
Jersey Jetty Blitz (Video)
Who isn’t ready to walk down the beach and see this in a couple months? This video of big bass smashing bunker was shot by Tom Lynch, who takes cool videos and awesome photos of NJ surfcasting and more. You can check out some of Tom’s work on his website, AngryFish.tv
February 24, 2012
Rhode Island’s Felt-Soled Wader Ban Amended
News Update: The RI DEM has revised state regulations so that felt-soled foot gear is prohibited only in state freshwaters. As reported in the March 2012 issue of On The Water magazine, Rhode Island’s anglers – and especially the saltwater shore fishermen – were taken by surprise when the RI DEM published a new regulation … Read More
September 09, 2011
Summer’s End Surfcasting (Outer Cape Report)
With the vast majority of traffic heading off-Cape at the end of a windy Labor Day weekend, Kevin Blinkoff and I loaded up the truck and headed out Route 6. Our destination was the Cape Cod National Seashore, where we’d hoped to find some stripers taking a cue from the tourists that summer was over … Read More
August 29, 2011
Korkers Chrome Boots (Review)
I’m 6 months into fishing my Chrome Boots from Korkers. With the interchangeable soles and Boa lacing, I thought these boots would be perfect for a wide range of fishing.
August 04, 2011
Red Drum in Rhode Island
This week, Snug Harbor Marina in Wakefield, Rhode Island reported a truly remarkable catch: A 48.9-pound red drum caught by Brad Thompson. Read More
July 19, 2011
New Sand Eel “Teasers” from Tsunami
It seems like every species of gamefish in the Northeast – from fluke to stripers to bluefin tuna -eats sand eels, those pencil-thin baitfish with the silvery sides and olive-green backs. Sand eels have been especially abundant the past few years, and lure makers have had a chance to crank out some pretty good imitations … Read More
June 09, 2011
OTW TV – Canal Mackerel Blitz – Part 2
(Continued from Part 1) Cast after cast resulted in an arm-jarring strike from the mackerel-hungry bass. Everywhere I looked up and down the canal, anglers were holding onto bucking rods attached to 10- to 30-pound stripers. All the way across the canal, it looked like bowling balls were being tossed from the Bourne Bridge as … Read More
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