The highly anticipated Mercury Redbone SLAM, presented by ESPN Outdoors Saltwater Series, was scheduled for September 5-7, however, with Hurricane Ike dangerously close to Key West, event organizers rescheduled the event for October 17-19. This prestigious Redbone Celebrity Tournament is the first in an annual Florida Keys autumn trilogy of Mercury Redbone angling challenges.

Cacth the Excitement!

In the early 70s, I would paddle my canoe down Black Creek Canal in South Miami in search of largemouth bass, snook and tarpon on a fly rod that my grandfather gave me. Little did I know where I would be 35-years later.

When you're sights are set on powerful saltwater game fish and the only thing keeping you hitched to a powerful pelagic or traumatized tarpon is a thin strand of fishing line, you need strength, abrasion resistance, low stretch and durability. Welcome to the complex world of modern fishing lines.

Don’t take my word for it. Head to the Dry Tortugas and find out for yourself if a single fish can really drive you mad?

230-feet, Drop ‘em Down...

…came the voice over the loudspeakers. At 3:00 a.m. that is exactly what they were – loud. I knew this voice, for I had heard it many times before and when it spoke, it spoke clear and true. This early in the morning voices will do strange things to you, more so when you have been up for 30-hours and the only thing keeping you from permanent somnolence is a viscous coffee-type liquid affectionately called “mud.”

While it seems like it was just here yesterday, 2008 has already come and gone. It’s an undeniable fact that there were some great innovations last year, but if you think that was impressive, wait until you see what tackle and accessory manufacturers have in store for 2009.

Blue-water gurus go nuts over floating debris, and for good reason!

Well-tuned anglers who consistently find success offshore all have their own opinions about the sweetest boats, the most effective lures and trolling spreads, the best tackle and rigging techniques, and so on and so on.

The Undisputed Billfish Capital Of The World

When it comes to world-class angling destinations, it seems that every year an exotic and uncharted locale pops up on the radar in an effort to knockout the reigning champ.

To avoid a fishless future; we must act now!

Struggling, a lone cobia propels its streamlined figure through the dense seawater, all the while scanning every direction of its lifeless surroundings.