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Booking a fishing charter soon?

Check out this article to read up on what questions you should be asking to ensure a fishing trip you'll be talking about for years to come.

"5 Key Questions to Ask Before Booking Your Next Fishing Charter" If you’re looking to book a fishing charter for an upcoming family trip, planning a fishing excursion, or trying to learn your local waters with an experienced captain, this article extensively covers all the information you’ll need. With the internet and social media, fishing destinations and c...

Definitely makes it seem like they don’t want anyone fishing out of South Jersey, new article coming out soon to address the frightening reality that is offshore wind pushing down on the East coast. It’s almost as if they purposely don’t show any two project lease areas next to each other because the number of wind turbines would add up too quickly….








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Giving the fish the advantage, a three prong or Hawaiian sling is perfect for getting up close and personal in rocks, reefs and caves. The challenge is holding your breath long enough to let them settle back into a pattern once hitting the bottom to line up the perfect shot, often the lightest hold on the pole spear yields the strongest contact by just “poking” the fish with the tip of the three prongs as overpowering will push the fish away, losing your dinner to the thick moray eels that patrol the inner reefs.








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First marlin for me was actually a double up, the fish in the first pic ate a malolo (flying fish) on the long rigger when we slowed down for the fish in the second picture that bridled itself on a medium plunger on the long corner. With the corner bite in the chair, and the 130 down to backing (didn’t, know it was foul hooked at the time and assumed it was a much bigger fish), the fish that ate the long rigger was short work which was quickly brought to the boat as it was a small blue. Focus shifted to the fish in the chair and we quickly realized we hooked a cookie cutter version of the first small marlin, just in the top of the head which he stuck down and emptied the spool on the 130. These were the first two marlin I ever had on the wire and I was hooked, that was the first week of the new year and my first trip as a mate in Hawaii, I went on to mate most of the 2021 season on the Ruckus with Capt








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This is what it’s all about, you can only hope that when that rod goes off you have the opportunity to yell “Tags in!”….sad but stoked to end my time (for now) in Hawaii and move back to the East Coast. Looking forward to sharing more content from the fish filled hiatus taken from my page and website with big things coming in 2023, as always thanks for the support and feel free to reach out!
-Patrick M.

Northeast angler is talking backwater Tog tactics in our latest article targeting these crab crunching brutes, link in bio now!

Christian Bellomo is a young angler in the Long Island area who has his home waters dialed when it comes to blackfish. His article quickly covers how to get tog chewing on light tackle when they're stacked up in the intracoastal water ways through the fall and spring seasons. Click the link below!

Dial your Local Blackfish Bite this Fall Season! By: Christian Bellomo Published: November 9th, 2021 Black fishing (aka Tautog or Tog) have been documented in New York since 1953 where they were first caught in the Hudson River. Tautog has two seasons: April 1st - April 30th and Oct 15 - Dec 22 (New York). Personally, I find the April season to be...

Hayati Dirim covers the tips and tricks he’s learned this season on the San Diego longe range boats to score some impressive bluefin tuna. Check out the article below to get dialed in on rod setups, tackle, and tactics to get the bite.

Hot Tunas! Dialing the San Diego Bluefin Bite with Aztec Sport fishing, Seaforth Landing By: Hayati Dirim Edited: Patrick Martin Since relocating to the West Coast, it had been a few months since I went out fishing and the consistent numbers of tuna and yellowtail coming in from Newport and San Diego have been extremely enticing for anglers on the hunt for pacific pelagics. The latest r...

New article is now live on the website, click the link in the bio to read about the San Diego bluefin bite that just keeps on giving as covers what you need to get in on the bite! Featuring and the crew you’ll definitely be stoked as we are on this read








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If you’re on the East coast, it’s flat fish time for the inshore and inter coastal waters! Check the link in the bio to read about targeting these fish from foot and boat and how to find your local hot spots no matter where you live, drop a comment with your favorite fluking rig for a chance to win a few stickers!