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An easy way to clean sheepshead
Humberto Fontova expertly demonstrates the proper step-by-step technique of how to clean a sheepshead — including a great tip on avoiding the rib bones. […]
Saltwater Xtra
Cobia
Five great summer fishing trips to Mississippi’s Gulf Coast
Summer on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast offers a lot of action for fishermen, including trout, redfish, snapper, grouper, cobia, mackerel and tripletail. […]
Flounder
How to debone a flounder
Completely removing the backbone of an odd-shaped fish like a flounder sounds like an impossible task, but Vern Becnel has mastered it. Try these steps. […]
Field Notes
Tripletail triple threat
Capt. Kris Robert targets tripletail around crab trap buoys. He shared three great tips to catch more fish this summer. […]
Features
Cork it, buddy
Patrick McDowell uses one so he can sling his bait far enough to reach places where big redfish live, perhaps 50 yards past the point he can maneuver his big deep-draft boat. […]
Content
Hot saltwater tips for summer trips
Capt. Sonny Schindler of Shore Thing Charters shares tips for finding speckled trout, redfish and tripletail in the heat of the summer. […]
Redfish
Fish don’t like the heat either
“Boy it’s hot. This is hot. It never got this hot in Brooklyn. This is like Africa hot. Tarzan couldn’t take this kind of hot.” Eugene Morris Jerome, the character played by Matthew Broderick in the movie Biloxi Blues […]
Inshore Fishing
Magnolia surfing
Capt. Glenn Ellis and I arrived at the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor well before daylight, launched his boat and headed south. […]
Field Notes
A better way to hook market shrimp
Capt. Tommy Pellegrin with Custom Charters shares a great tip to keep shrimp on the hook longer for additional casts. […]
Features
Flat-out fun — Tips for catching flounder
Kyle Perry says bass anglers will see similarities in the approaches to putting delectable flounder in the boat this summer. […]
Inshore Fishing
Best fishing tackle for tripletail
One thing that the Shore Thing charter captains agree on is the tackle used to wrestle tripletail to the boat. […]
Inshore Fishing
Capt. Kenny Shiyou’s tripletail fishing tips
• Rod and reel: A good medium-heavy or heavy-action spinning rod, 6 ½ or 7 feet, with a quality spinning reel that is easy to cast. […]