Ric Burnley

1 week ago | kayakanglermag.com | Ric Burnley

Buyer’s Guide | Kayak AnglerTackleTackle BoxHot weather and long days are great for kayaking, but tough for bass fishing. Warm water and bright sun put largemouth and smallmouth in a swoon. To escape the oppressive heat, bass retreat to the deepest holes and the darkest corners of the lake. They look for deep structure, like piles of trees and bushes to hide from their prey. Or, they find an area where tree limbs or boat docks overhang the water.

2 weeks ago | kayakanglermag.com | Ric Burnley

Home Stories Buzzbait Rig Your Kayak With CHIRP, Side-Scan & Forward Facing Sonar FacebookTwitterPinterestEmailMix The saying goes: If a motorboater has it, a kayak angler wants it. Electronics are no exception. To match our gas-powered brothers and sisters, kayak anglers want two or three fish finder displays with forward-facing, side-view and traditional sonar. When I started rigging my Bonafide PWR129 I had a blank slate for adding multiple displays and transducers.

3 weeks ago | kayakanglermag.com | Ric Burnley

Buyer’s Guide | Kayak AnglerBoatsKayaksBuying AdviceFor centuries, inventive minds have experimented with leg-powered propulsion systems for small boats. Archeological evidence traces the development of the pedal drive watercraft back to the ancient Chinese, but the idea didn’t really catch on until the early days of modern kayak fishing.

3 weeks ago | saltwatersportsman.com | Ric Burnley

I’ve caught thousands of fish in countless places, but some bites qualify as life events. As we trolled along the edge of Norfolk Canyon, 50 miles off Virginia Beach, the setting sun threw red and gold onto the calm sea. We had just hooked and fought a bigeye for 30 minutes before pulling the hook. With the golden hour ticking away, we quickly re-rigged and circled back across the edge. I watched an Ilander pop and swim on the flat line, suddenly slowing. The inky water began to bulge.

3 weeks ago | saltwatersportsman.com | Ric Burnley

If you encountered a grizzly bear in the woods, would you dance and taunt the 700-pound man-eater? Well, trolling a high-speed lure past marlin, wahoo, tuna and dolphin is like poking the bear—it tempts predators to attack. But bluewater monsters aren’t mindless killers; the wrong color, flash or movement sends them swimming away.