• Loggerhead Love

    Get Ready for Some Serious Action

    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 the boat. What in the world does insignificant fruit have to do with offshore fishing? Really, it makes no sense. Good ... Read More

  • Storm Warning

    When the Perfect Week Goes Awry

    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, his wife was not thrilled with the plan.“I ought to take some time off and go fishing,” he often thought to himse... Read More

  • Holiday Sailfish Tale

    '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 crew went to bed as the wind started to chatter, dreaming of sailfish making their precious sardines scatter.The owner was... Read More

  • Livewell Passage

    Oh Yeah, I’ve Done That!

    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 on and on. But until you’ve wiped out in an open livewell you haven’t officially joined the ranks of offshore's el... Read More

  • Family Ties

    Bad Habits Are Hard to Break

    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 the game well. Every trip we loaded up on bluefish and stripers by the barrel full. We killed ’em all. This was fishing the... Read More

  • The Lowly Lizardfish

    Your Secret Is Safe With Me

    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 its mottled brown and whitish coloration, long slender body, large pair of eyes, and wide gape mouth lined with numerous small... Read More

  • Scorned

    After Two Decades of Defeat,
    Enough was Enough!

    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 all started in the early 90s when I was hired by Jeff Holtzman to captain his 54 foot Bertram, At The Knot.When I f... Read More

  • Main Ingredients

    A Birthday Dinner to Remember

    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 talented cook and highly proficient in the kitchen. His sophisticated palate and plating skills are unmatched and other than req... Read More

  • Master Of Deception

    The Tale Of A Busted Bassmaster

    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, but from the looks of all of the goodies in his garage he must have been pretty good at it…or so I thought.At fir... Read More

  • One Lucky Dog

    A Tale Of A Pooch’s Harrowing Ordeal

    It has happened to many of us. We’re fishing somewhere, anywhere when the unexpected occurs, something so unusual and so surprising you have to believe a higher power played a role. This real life fairy tale ends in one such miracle.We’ve all heard stories of swimmers being dragged out to sea. Rip currents…rough surf…whatever the case, it happens. We’ve ... Read More

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