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Local Knowledge How-to | Tips for Fishing Sabiki Rigs

Local Knowledge co-host Captain Rush Maltz shares a few tips on fishing Sabiki Rigs for baitfish species such as pilchards, cigar minnows, and thread herring. About The Local Knowledge Fishing Show: The show Local Knowledge explores the culture of fishing itself and follows real life …

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Federal Bill to Eliminate Drift Gillnets Signed Into Law

President Biden has signed legislation to ban swordfish drift gillnets in all US waters and bring California and Oregon in line with other coastal regions. The federal Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, which will phase out the use of large-mesh drift gillnets for swordfish …

Freedom Boat Club Ranks on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 for 7th Consecutive Year

VENICE, Fla. – January 10, 2023 – Freedom Boat Club, a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) and the world’s largest boat club operator, has been recognized on the 2023 Top 500 Franchise List by Entrepreneur Magazine for the 7th consecutive year, ranking sixth in the recreational business category …

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Surf Fishing Baja’s East Cape

By Bill Varney Jr. As our flight began to descend into the Los Cabos airport I felt as if I could reach out and skip my hand across the brilliant blue Sea of Cortez just below me. The East Cape and my destination of Rancho …

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Reel and Rod End of Season Care – Sportboat Roundup

Happy New Year! Tonie is back with another Sportboat Roundup, and this week she goes over a few tips and shows us how she personally likes to breakdown one of her setups and some of her tackle. Cleaning and servicing your gear in the offseason …

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Breaking Down Bays and Harbors – SoCal Bight Fishing Academy Ep. 2

While spotted bay bass may not be as an exciting adversary as a yellowtail or seabass, understanding how they relate to tides and structure are the first steps to becoming a well rounded angler. Join Erik Landesfeind as he explains the effects of tides and …

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Mercury Marine Unveils its First Electric Outboard

Avator 7.5e outboard offers a new way for boaters to Go Boldly. Mercury Marine is making history again! If you’re looking for an easy way to explore the water, check out the all-new Mercury Avator 7.5e electric outboard. It’s packed with cool innovations. Learn more …

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Crocodile Bay Fishing Resort: December Fish Report

As we enter into the New Year, December’s Crocodile Bay Resort fish report once again comes to us from Fishing Director Diego Camacho. Throughout the past month, the seas have been flat, and the fish have been biting! Check out the full report below and …

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Local Knowledge How-to | Building a Deep Drop Rig

Adrian Martinez from Handler Fishing Supply in Merrit Island Florida shows Rush how they build their deep drop fishing rigs for catching tile fish and snowy grouper. About The Local Knowledge Fishing Show: The show Local Knowledge explores the culture of fishing itself and follows …

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How to Filet a Gulf Sheepshead

Join Captain Mark Gore out of Tampa Florida as he demonstrates how to use the new Dexter Outdoors Dextreme to filet a Gulf / East Coast Sheepshead. While some people have a tendency to not want to clean Sheepshead because they can be difficult to …

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Understanding SoCal Oceanography to Catch More Fish – SoCal Bight Fishing Academy Episode 1

Join Erik Landesfeind this week as he kicks off a series of videos that will break down and cover all aspects of inshore and offshore fishing in Southern California. In this installment, he starts by taking a look at the little things that form the …

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Two Must Know Knots for Sportboat Fishing: RP Knot and Uni to Uni

In the Southern California Bight, Sportboat fishing is a prominent source for anglers to get on the water. Over the last several years Bluefin Tuna has been a prime target for the anglers in this region. While techniques and approaches vary greatly, there are two …

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Daiwa: Countdown to Success with Updated Sealine SL-3B

Fresh look has Daiwa’s trolling workhorse sharply dressed while keeping reliable performance. Are you a big time trolling enthusiast or just looking to hone in your skills a bit more? Daiwa has updated one of its already proven line of trolling reels that’s ready to …

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Local Knowledge How-to | Yellowfin Tuna Filet

Capt. Scott Goodwin shares how he prefers to fillet a Yellowfin Tuna at Marker 24 Marina in Merritt Island Florida. About The Local Knowledge Fishing Show: The show Local Knowledge explores the culture of fishing itself and follows real life characters that spend their lives …

This is Rod Building: Special Episode – Behind the Scenes of American Tackle

In this episode of “This is Rod Building,” Gary heads to the American Tackle HQ and gives a look behind the scenes at the day-to-day operations at AT. Meet the entire team of American Tackle and see some of the different things from the warehouse, …

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How-to Filet a Bluefin Tuna

We don’t have to tell you that the Pacific Bluefin Tuna has been the center of the Southern California fishery for the better part of the last decade. Since these fish have returned to our local waters in astounding numbers, anglers have come from near …

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Sportboat Roundup with Tonie Bangos

Happy Holidays everybody. Tonie is back with an end of the year Sportboat Roundup report, and believe it or not, there is still some excellent fishing to be had. A majority of the boats are tied up for the season, but the select few that …

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SoCal Bight Fish Report with Erik Landesfeind

The end of this years rockfish season is less than two weeks away but the fish are biting and we’ve got some weather windows to get out there before the closure. Join Erik Landesfeind as he breaks down your best fishing options and talks about …

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Local Knowledge: The Return to Baja Pt 1 S07 E09 | Full Episode

In the first installment of this two part series, the guys are bringing it back to where it all began for Local Knowledge. Ali and Rush head to Baja California Sur to meet up with Julio Meza and friends in the towns of La Bocana …

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This is Rod Building: Episode 8 – Rod Handle Extension

In this episode of “This is RodBuilding,” Gary has a customer that needs a longer butt. He takes up the challenge of extending the length of the rod and shows you how to keep that split grip look and logo for the finish. There are …

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New Recreational Groundfish Fishing Regulations Coming in the New Year

The New Year will be bringing in new regulations with it in regards to Groundfish up and down the California coastline. This popular gamefish will be under a new boat-based season which may provide increased or reduced fishing opportunity depending on the exact species. To …

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SoCal Bight Fish Report with Erik Landesfeind

We’ve got some great fishing weather in the weekend forecast and the bluefin bite marches on. Join Erik Landesfeind this week as he breaks down what’s happening as well as shares a technique to draw reaction strikes from cold water wintertime bass. About Erik Landesfeind …

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Local Knowledge: The Return to Baja Pt 1 S07 E09 | Episode Preview

In the first installment of this two part series, the guys are bringing it back to where it all began for Local Knowledge. Ali and Rush head to Baja California Sur to meet up with Julio Meza and friends in the towns of La Bocana …

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This is Rod Building: Episode 7 – How to Photograph Your Builds

In this episode of “This is RodBuilding,” Gary shows techniques and ideas on how to show off your rod builds! Everything from the background, set up, lighting, and even some editing techniques using your phone. This is a great way for rod builders to show …

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