Salt Water Sportsman Magazine - March 2023

In this issue

Big Tarpon
Seven things to know if you want to catch a tarpon over 150 pounds. Now bow to the king.
By Doug Pike

Playin’ the Slots
The Northeast’s fall striper run this year was the best it’s been in two decades. The question is, why?
By Capt. John McMurray

SORRY AUSSIES, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A NORTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA

I caught my first northern bluefin tuna 20-some years ago, off northernmost Australia's Cape York peninsula.

1 min

THESE TWO FISH WILL HURT YOU

Scorpaenidae is a huge family worldwide, with several hundred species in all, many of them found around the US. Those species range from the beautiful (lionfish) to the interesting (scorpionfish, including the California sculpin) to the truly hideous (stonefish).

2 mins

WHY DO SMALLER FISH TASTE BETTER?

Small fish eat better than big ones. I've heard that statement about so many fish species: redfish, black drum, grouper, mackerel, bluefish, and the list goes on.

1 min

BIDEN BANS SWORDFISH DRIFT GILL NETS IN US

I'll be right upfront: I'm not a fan of legislative riders, where an issue unrelated to the major piece of legislation gets attached as a way of getting it passed.

2 mins

Big Salmon

Cooke Aquaculture owns Omega Protein. What does that mean for you?

3 mins

Go Big or Go Home

Try live-baiting with oversize offerings such as Spanish mackerel or lobster. It's not as crazy as it sounds.

4 mins

How Big-Game Reels Got Small

You can just about stop a truck with a conventional reel that fits in the palm of your hand these days, but when big-game fishing was in its infancy, reels were little more than direct-drive winches.

4 mins

What's the Smallest Boat You Should Take Offshore?

It depends on where you live, the conditions you face, how experienced you are and your tolerance for risk.

3 mins

New Paradigm in Auxiliary Power

Lithium-battery-based systems edge closer to supplanting internal-combustion marine generators as auxiliary power sources on today's fishboats.

3 mins

SUPERLATIVE SAILFISH

The speediest fish in the ocean is also one of the fastest-growing, reaching lengths of 4 to 5 feet in a single year. Sailfish also have the largest dorsal fin of any fish, raised only when they go on the attack.

3 mins

BIG TARPON

Seven things to know if you want to catch a tarpon over 150 pounds. Now bow to the king.

4 mins

THE FASTEST GROWING FISH

Is the dolphinfish, arguably the world's most perfect gamefish, in trouble despite its abundance and meteoric growth rate?

8 mins

Playing the SLOTS

The Northeast's fall striper run this year was the best it's been in two decades. The question is, why?

4 mins

Formula 387 Center Console Fish

Formula takes a fresh approach to creating its first center-console fishing boat.

3 mins

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* Fish Species: Learn about the diverse species of fish that inhabit saltwater environments and how to target them.
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