I’ve always been an avid dolphin fisherman. I’m also a realist and I believe in what’s rational and reasonable, not imaginary. Let’s take silly superstitions for example, like the one about not catching any fish because someone brought a banana on th

Phil grew up a hardcore fisherman, but soon enough college, graduate school and a corner office turned the crazy salt into a run-of-the-mill workaholic. Phil decided it was time to get back on the water and reignite his passion for fishing. However,

‘Twas the night before the first tournament of the year when all through the docks, the old salts were stirring and checking their clocks. The rods were rigged and baits penned with care, in hopes the sails tail and we catch our fair share. The

Believe it or not, fishing really is a dangerous sport. Sharp hook points impaled in our fingers…annoying cuts and pokes from fillet knives and fish spines…burnt thumbs from screaming drags…hazards are everywhere and the list of related injuries goes

I climbed the ranks up north, Sheepshead Bay actually. Whenever I wasn’t collecting for Salvatore, I was a regular on the Brooklyn. These guys knew my Seville and knew me by name. They always cleared the stern when they saw me coming and they knew th

I admit that when it comes to eating fish, I am a snob. As an inshore angler, this means I only eat fresh redfish, snook and trout. For those not familiar with a lizardfish, the fish does not belong on a grill or in a frying pan. Its name refers to i

Sometime in your life you may have dreamed of etching your name in history by catching a world record fish. Unfortunately, this was not a dream of mine, rather a horrible nightmare that I relived nearly every day of my life for more than 20 years. It

It was my 40th birthday and it had always been a tradition for our children to serve us breakfast in bed. This year my youngest son Kyle wanted to switch it up and prepare a four-course dinner. Kyle is only 10 years old, yet he’s already a very talen

My next-door neighbor was a professional bass fisherman and actually made a living doing what he loved. He traveled frequently and was always visiting lakes where all he did was catch bass after bass. Now I don’t know much about any kind of fishing,