I've spent the last three seasons chasing pompano from the surf in Northwest Florida to the jetties around Destin and Tampa Bay, and I've burned through more bucktails, banana jigs, and teaser rigs than I care to admit. After testing the ten jigs below across roughly 45 fishing days in alone, I can tell you […]

If you have ever watched a tailing permit drift away from a perfectly presented fly, you already know why choosing the best permit flies matters more than any other decision on the flats. Permit are notoriously picky, and a fly that lands too hard, sinks too slowly, or sits at the wrong depth will get […]

I've spent more than a dozen seasons chasing barracuda from flats in the Bahamas to kelp beds off Southern California, and I can tell you one thing with certainty: picking the right barracuda lures changes everything. Barracuda are fast, aggressive, and armed with razor-sharp teeth that will slice through standard mono in a single bite. […]

When I started chasing king mackerel off the Carolina coast 12 years ago, I lost more fish to bite-offs than I care to admit. King mackerel hit like a freight train, but their teeth are surgical scissors on mono. After running charter trips for six seasons and burning through hundreds of dollars in tackle, I […]

After three charter trips, two DIY rig marathons, and one lost king that still haunts me, I can tell you that picking the right kingfish rig makes the difference between a cooler full of mackerel and a quiet ride home. Our team has spent the past two seasons chasing king mackerel along the Atlantic and […]

I have spent the last three summers chasing broadbill swordfish from Southern California to the Florida Keys, and I will tell you straight: picking the right rig is the difference between watching your rod tip for nine hours and actually hooking a fish. The best swordfish rigs are not the most expensive. They are the […]

I've been chasing sharks from beaches, piers, and boats for the better part of a decade, and I can tell you this much: the shark fishing rigs you choose make or break the day before you ever cast a line. After chewing through (literally) more leaders than I'd like to admit and losing a couple […]

Shark fishing is one of the most demanding pursuits in saltwater angling, and the gear has to match the fish. I have spent the last three summers chasing blacktips, bulls, and lemons from the surf, piers, and charter boats, and I have broken more rods than I would like to admit. That is exactly why […]

I've spent the last several seasons chasing bonito from piers, jetties, kayaks, and boats along the East Coast and SoCal, and I've landed strikes on just about every lure style you can tie on. After testing dozens of plugs, jigs, spoons, and poppers across blitz conditions, calm-water mornings, and high-speed troll runs, I'm confident in […]

I've spent the last six falls chasing false albacore up and down the Northeast coast, and I can tell you this: finding the right false albacore flies makes the difference between watching a blitz explode thirty feet from your bow and actually hooking one of these torpedoes. After testing more than thirty patterns on the […]