Sport Fishing

5 days ago | sportfishingmag.com | Sam Hudson

Berkley Forward is designed for forward-facing sonar fishing. Courtesy Berkley Berkley ForwardThe skinny: This premium braided fishing line is designed for forward-facing sonar fishing. Distinctive forward-weighted construction and optimal sink rate make it ideal for targeting specific spots you pinpoint on your screen. Break strength: 4- to 17-pound-test availableDaiwa XBraid SS112The skinny: The SS stands for “safely sinking” in Daiwa’s new braid.

3 weeks ago | sportfishingmag.com | Doug Olander

Not All Fish Have Tail Fins A rare member of the family Molidae — the ocean sunfishes — is a unique sight. Question: About 90 nautical miles east of Paranagua, Brazil, in an area called Santos Basin — about 100 nautical miles offshore, pretty much in the middle of nowhere — we were drifting on an oil tanker, waiting to load crude oil off the platforms.

3 weeks ago | sportfishingmag.com | Sam Hudson

Pick a Piling: Residential docks as fish attractors don’t receive enough attention. Brush up on your skip-casting to put your baits back in those hard-to-reach spots. Adrian E. Gray About 40 percent of the population resides in counties along the coastline — land that makes up less than 10 percent of the land area of the contiguous United States. California holds the top spot for coastal populations in the U.S., with 26.8 million residents.

4 weeks ago | sportfishingmag.com | Doug Olander

Although rarely, anglers in boats have been injured, even fatally, by sharks. Certainly a white shark like this one breaching off South Africa could destroy a small boat should it intend to. Chris & Monique Fallows / apexpredators.com Most of us don’t think of sport fishing as a particularly hazardous sport. No doubt statistics would bear out that it is not. But every sport has its own unique risks, and saltwater fishing is no exception.

1 month ago | sportfishingmag.com | Kim Kavin

SeaDek is a sure-footed flooring solution that’s been put to the test. And passed. Courtesy SeaDek Boats need nonslip surfaces. Decks get wet, people walk on them, and without the proper surface underfoot, somebody can end up taking a potentially dangerous header. Products have come and gone over the years that try to create these nonslip surfaces in ways that are visually pleasing.