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Young Angler Nathan Barreto Breaks World Record with Massive Payara

At just six years old, Nathan "Bibil" Barreto is already making waves in the angling world! While fishing Brazil's iconic Juruena River on July 8, 2024, Nathan landed a jaw-dropping 26-lb payara.

Alexandra Spring Sets IGFA World Record with Monumental Halibut Catch

Alexandra Spring turned heads in the angling community with her impressive 33-lb, 14-oz Atlantic halibut, caught off Orleans, Massachusetts. This catch earned Alex the IGFA Women’s 15-kg (30-lb) Line Class World Record for the species.

Fisherman Lands World-Record Super Cow

On a long-range fishing trip from San Diego, Earl Gill IV landed an extraordinary yellowfin tuna weighing 443 pounds—a staggering 16 pounds more than the existing world record for a yellowfin caught on rod and reel.

Winter Dilemma: To Stay Or Go

As anglers, we are frequently faced with the decision to stay with the game plan or change to another. This is often amplified in the winter due to lethargic fish, less bait and unfavorable conditions.  The first week of last December, I took a day trip from Texas to Louisiana to target flounder and found myself with this dilemma.

Head South For Big Fish This Winter

As the holidays approach and temperatures drop, many will feel the need to scratch that fishing itch. There is no better place to catch your next trophy this winter than down in sunny south Florida.

Alabama Power, ADCNR Team Up to Build Offshore Reefs

Alabama Power and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) have collaborated to deploy a new reef in the Blankenship Reef Zone using a decommissioned tugboat, the William Lee. Donated by Hooks Towing and funded by Alabama Power, the tugboat was cleaned and prepared for marine life before being placed 17 miles south of Dauphin Island.

Little Brown Bugs: Fly Selection for People Who Can Never Find the Right Fly

Changing flies takes time and if you do it often enough, will chew up enough leader and tippet, that you’ll have to re-rig the whole dang thing.  It’s a slippery slope and not less than a few anglers have spent more time tying knots than they have fishing on a given day.  If you are one of these folks, or maybe a novice angler for whom fly selection is a total mystery, let me suggest a simplified approach. 

Cecil County, MD Angler Named 15th FishMaryland Master Angler

Nick Perez joins his 12-year-old daughter Lucy on the list of Master Anglers. Perez has been fishing Maryland waters since age two and has explored almost every fishery in the state. Inspired by his daughter's achievement, Perez decided to pursue the Master Angler title himself.

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Young Anglers Reel in Sailfish Dreams at Second Annual Keys Kids Tournament

On February 8th, fifty-seven young anglers set sail on 21 boats in the waters of Islamorada for the Second Annual Keys Kids Sailfish Tournament. This free, one-day event featured youth in two divisions: small-fry (ages 0-10) and junior (ages 11-16).

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Dry Tortugas Are a Hidden Jewel

The seven small islands that make up the Dry Tortugas lie 70 miles due west of Key West, a fisherman’s and naturalist’s paradise. These are hidden jewels.

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Speargun Loading Tips

It’s not uncommon to struggle with speargun loading, you may think they made the bands too short. If you give it time & use the right method, it's easy.

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That GOAT’s Six Million Dollar Boat!

Lets take a look at Tom Brady's Six Million Dollar Yacht

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