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How to Choose the Right Braid Fishing Line
Braid fishing line is not just braided line. What I mean by that is, Braid A can be composed one way and perform entirely differently than Braid B. Unlike monofilament or fluorocarbon, braid fishing line varies much more significantly from style to style, brand to brand. On a basic level, all braided line consists of strands of synthetic material…
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Ask an Expert: Captain Scott Barmby of Rock On Charters
April 18, 2026
Captain Scott Barmby not only runs Rock On Charters, but is also an Orvis-endorsed outfitter and an Orvis Fly Fishing School instructor. Fly fishing for spring bull reds is one of his favorite…
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Paddler's Edge: Top Tactics for Fishing Shallow Flats
April 16, 2026
During spring and throughout summer red drum, speckled trout, and striped bass cruise the shallows here in the Chesapeake and its tributaries. Whether I launch my kayak on the St Mary’s River, the…
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Show Time: The Bay Bridge Boat Show at Safe Harbor Narrows Point
April 11, 2026
We love shoreline fishing and kayak trolling, but for many of us no form of fishing is quite as exciting as being on the Bay or along the coast while aboard a boat. And if you don’t yet have a boat…
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Our Mission
March 8, 2017
Our mission is, quite simply, to help you catch more fish. If we can accomplish that, you'll keep picking up FishTalk Magazine and coming to FishTalkMag.com. And that, in turn, should make our…
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Boat Review: Ranger Bay Ranger 2360
March 7, 2017
You’ve filled the cooler on your 2360 Bay Ranger with stripers, but there’s a redfish bite 10 miles to the south and the run will be a serious pain in the butt, thanks to a 20-knot breeze. In bays…
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Fishing Gear Review: Penn Torque
March 2, 2017
Whether you like trolling, jigging, or chunking, when it comes to offshore fishing you need a reel that's built tough. Really tough. And the number-one reason we like the Penn Torque is because our…
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Regulator 23: Deep V Delight
February 26, 2017
The concept of a deep-V hull seems so simple on the surface, you’d think anyone could build a fishing boat that rides as well as the Regulator 23. But you’d be wrong. In fact, between weight…
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Glacier Bay 2665 Powercat
February 26, 2017
True story: Heavy winds were supposed to die down around midnight, but when we reached the Ocean City inlet at dawn the Atlantic was still so churned up we decide to cancel our trip and turn around—…
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Boat Review: Cobia 217CC
February 25, 2017
The Cobia 217CC has enough beef to run through the inlet when conditions allow, yet rigged with our test boat’s 150 HP Yamaha F-150 (max HP is a 200), posts astonishing fuel efficiency numbers. The …
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