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The 10 Best Fishing Reels You Can Buy
When it comes to reels everyone has their own favorites, and choosing fishing reels for beginners really isn't a huge point of controversy. But more advanced anglers take their reels very, very seriously. So, when we set out to pick the 10 best fishing reels you can buy we knew there's be some disagreement among our staff, much less among all the…
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Three Top Center Console Bay Boats Under $50,000
May 18, 2026
Light tackle anglers who are searching for the perfect fishing boat, rejoice – you can still get a cool new bay boat 100-percent rigged and ready for under $60,000. No, these won’t be the biggest nor…
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The World’s Five Best Cheap Fishing Boats
May 18, 2026
Cheap fishing boats aren't as uncommon as one might think and the average middle-class American angler can probably afford one of the cool new bay boats under $50,000 we checked out a while back, or…
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Paddler’s Edge: Get A Grip with Fishing Gloves
May 16, 2026
Whether it’s for the weather or for comfort, a good pair of fishing gloves is a must-have addition to your fishing gear. Summer requires sun gloves and during winter you’ll need gloves that keep your…
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Laid Back Late Season Carp Fishing
September 9, 2022
There is a lot to be said for the lowly carp, an often demeaned and even hated gamefish species by some who seek “proper” gamefish. Yes, I’ll call the carp a gamefish and you carp-haters know who you…
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Striped Bass Feeding Behavior, for Beginners
September 6, 2022
One of the beautiful things about Chesapeake Bay fishing is that there’s no rule that can’t be broken, no prediction that can’t be right one day and wrong the next, and no one “correct” way to do…
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Notes From the Cockpit: Fishing Politics
September 4, 2022
Greetings FishTalkers, welcome to September. This is the month when we get a glimpse of the fall to come, the air and water first begin cooling, those fall feeding frenzies begin firing up, and this…
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Rigged Squid Save the Tuna Fishing Day
September 2, 2022
You say you like fish like yellowfin tuna, which pull hard, fight even after they're caught, and when sizzling on the grill will make every neighbor within sniffing distance jealous to the core? The…
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Fishing Forecast for August, 2022
August 31, 2022
Fishing reports published in print are generalized and weeks may have passed before the report gets into your hands, so for timely up-to-date reports, visit our Fishing Reports online. Current…
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Best Value Boats under $100,000
August 28, 2022
We had several reader requests in recent months to pick some top value fishing boats coming in under the $100,000 mark. We aim to deliver what you folks want, but before we present you with these…
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