Angling Artist: Mark O’Grasso
It’s cold and gusty in the middle of February, and Mark O’Grasso stands beneath the motorized, retractable awning of the heatless, 400-square foot garage...
Platter-Sized Porgies At Jessup’s Neck
Photo above by Adam Eldredge
Not much can convince this country boy that braving New York traffic is ever going to be worthwhile. If being...
Deepwater Stripers
The stylus on the aged but dependable Lowrance X15 paper chart recorder was scratching a line along the top edge of the ridge before...
Tactics For “Tiny” Tuna
When it comes to the fish I want to catch, like most anglers, I have a “the bigger, the better” mentality … with one...
The Tuna End Game
“Lift and reel down. Do it again, quicker! One more time. Now, pull his head toward me. Got ‘em!”These are usually the final words...
Sharpen Up on Blade Baits
Pictured: Kurt Hoefig shows that blades can draw reaction strikes from more than just big bass.
The blade bait is a versatile, productive, and underutilized...
The Cinder Worm “Hatch”
Above: When mud-bottomed backwaters reach 60 degrees, spawning worms emerge and stripers show up to feast.
Picture this: It’s a warm spring evening out on...
The Peanut Bunker Boom
August begins a transitionary time for striped bass along the Massachusetts coast. Where the early part of the summer is focused around finding bass...
Build-A-Blitz
PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDREW BURKE
“That’s why you need to be ready! I’ll throw a bunker and make a bass eat!”
That scolding from Captain Rob Taylor...
Spread ‘Em Out: A Guide to Adding Outriggers to Your Boat
Photo by Joey Manansala
Adding a set of outriggers to any boat will increase the number of strikes by accomplishing two basic tasks: adding width...
