Inflatable life jackets are smaller and lighter than standard life jackets. This makes them more comfortable to wear. When fishing or relaxing on a boat a life jacket can be hot and annoying to wear. This makes it less likely that boaters will wear the life vest. Inflatable life jackets help solve this problem by … Read more
A life jacket or life vest is a personal floatation device or PFD that is required to have for everyone who is riding on a boat. Children are required to wear the life jacket while adults typically just have to have it on board the vessel. Having and life jacket is a simple way to … Read more
If someone loves to fish chances are they will appreciate getting a gift involving fishing. This article helps shoppers brainstorm thoughtful and practical fishing gifts. Growing up when my brothers and I exchanged gifts it was very frequently something to do with fishing. Fishing gifts range from a few dollars to a few hundred dollars … Read more
Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) emit a distress signal in the event of an emergency offshore or on land. PLBs are generally thought of as small handheld Emergency Position Indication Radio Beacons EPIRBs. The main difference between the two is that an EPIRB is registered to a vessel and PLB is registered to a person. A … Read more
Fishing rod holders are very important to have on a boat, in the garage, and in a vehicle. A common type of fishing rod holders are flush mount holders that are built into the boat. These are installed 15, 30, or 90-degree angles and are commonly used to hold rods while trolling. External rod holders … Read more
The three main types of fishing lines are monofilament, braid, and fluorocarbon. There are also fishing leader lines that are made out of monofilament, fluorocarbon, single strand wire, and multi-strand cable. The color of the fishing line can also be important to be less visible to the fish or more visible to the angler above … Read more
In this article, I will show you the two easiest ways to throw any size cast net. The first way works for any size cast net from 3-12 feet in radius. The second method is a fast way to throw small cast nets that have a 6 foot or smaller radius. Throwing a cast net … Read more
Monofilament fishing line is a basic fishing line that is widely used by both freshwater and saltwater angels. Clear nylon monofilament is what most anglers think of as monofilament line and was first sold in 1938. Advances in monofilament have made the line thinner, softer, and less visible to fish. Monofilament by definition is a … Read more
It is required that recreational boats over 65 feet have a VHF marine radio. It is very important that all boats, even a canoe or kayak have a VHF radio when in open waters. The ability to call for help could save your life in the event of an emergency offshore. It is also a … Read more
Braided fishing line improvements over the past few decades have made it a widely used line type for many styles of fishing. There are a few different types of fibers used to make braided lines including Spectra, Dacron, Dura, and micro-Dyneema. These fibers are wound into 1 to 10 stands which makes a fishing line … Read more