Lenny Rudow, Author at BD Outdoors

Fluorocarbon Leaders For Yellowfin – The Eyes Have It

Everyone knows that choosing the best leader and rigging it properly is an important component to success, especially in clear-water environments. But when you’re talking about yellowfin tuna in offshore territory, using the right leader becomes utterly critical — particularly when the fish are taking …

Boating Tips Season Ready

How To Buy A Used Fishing Boat

Boat buying tips for used fishing boats that will help you sort the wheat from the chaff. How to buy a used fishing boat is a topic that gets raised often among anglers, and it’s no wonder: making a major financial purchase on a used …

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Boating & Fishing Tech In 2021

You want to head for the hotspots armed with the latest and greatest boating tech? Of course you do. We anglers take out mission seriously and we’ll utilize every advantage at our disposal to get out there faster and safer, then catch more, bigger fish …

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How To Flush Your Outboard Engine

Fishing in saltwater is a blast, but the harsh elements can destroy your outboard if you don’t flush afterward. Most of us take good care of our marine equipment. We wash and wax our boats and outboards, change the oil and oil filter regularly, and …

Boat Reviews

Triton 260 LTS Pro – Get Aggressive

If you’re ready to go on the inshore attack, the 2020 Triton 260 LTS Pro will get you pumped and primed and Lenny Rudow offers a look at the boat and its options.

Boating Tips

High-Speed Boat Handling Tips

Does your boat break 50 mph? More importantly, how good are you at handling it while running at such speeds? Here are some tips to keep it safe! Once upon a time, center console fishing boats cruised in the 20- to 30-mph range and rarely …

Marine Electronics

Five Marine Electronics Disasters – Don’t Do This!

Lenny Rudow has some great advice to help you keep a firm grip on your wallet by making sure you don’t engage in any of these marine electronic errors.

Boat Reviews

Pursuit S378 Boat Review – Cushy Factor

Do you want a fishing boat that envelopes you in comfort? Welcome to the Pursuit S378 and check out Lenny Rudow's rundown on it.

Boat Accessories

Interceptors – What Are They & Do I Need Them?

Lenny Rudow offers an explanation of traditional trim tabs and the new benefits of interceptors. Learn how they work and why you might want some.

Boat Reviews

Tracker Bass Tracker Classic XL – Get Back To Your Roots

Tracker has revived a theme many builders lost sight of long ago: simple and inexpensive works when it comes to small fishing boats.

Boat Accessories

Fishing Boat Stereos – What You Need To Know

If your fishboat is equipped with a stereo there’s a good chance the tunes sound sub-par as you cruise to the hotspots. Here’s why, and how you can fix it.

Next Level

Marine Electronics Tips – In Tech We Trust, And Verify

Many of us have become used to depending 100-percent on our electronics for navigation, but as you trust that little magic box of intel to get you home, there are a few details you should remember.

Boating

Self-Driving Boats – Future Perfect?

We’ve all heard of self-driving cars, but could there be self-driving boats in our future, too? Lenny Rudow offers a glance into the future of automated boating.

Boat Reviews

Trophy T22CC – Run For The Money

The all-new 2020 Trophy T22CC lowers the bar for affordability while raising the bar for Bayliner.

Boat Reviews

Carolina Skiff JLS 162, 178, & 198 – Slick Set Of Skiffs

Carolina Skiffs have always been well known for their ruggedness, simplicity, and reliability. Now, the JLS series gives these skiffs a new twist.

Fishing Gear

2020 Fishing Tech To Improve Your Game

What’s new in the world of fishing boats and gear for 2020? Will all these techno-gadgets really help you catch more fish?

Boating

What’s Resin Infusion? (And Why Should I Care)

Many boatbuilders bandy this term about when promoting their boats, but exactly what is resin infusion, and should it mean to me anyway? Lenny Rudow explains the process.

Boat Accessories

Trolling Motors On Big Boats – Does This Really Work?

We’re seeing trolling motors mounted on larger and larger boats, but is it really a smart move to put an electric on the bow of a 30-footer?

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Eight Survival Techniques Boaters Need To Know

If an emergency occurs while you’re out on your boat, will you be prepared to handle it? Even if you have all the right safety equipment aboard, every time you launch a boat there’s a certain amount of risk involved. It’s actually pretty low – …

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Seven Boat Maintenance Tips You Need To Know

Use these boat maintenance tips, and your fishing machine will look and run like new. When it comes to our fishing boats, we take immeasurable steps to fight saltwater corrosion, mitigate UV radiation, and wage war against regular old wear and tear. For many of …

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Five Stupid Ways To Kill An Outboard

If you want your outboard to run, don’t do this! Lenny Rudow offers up a list of outboard engine maintenance tips that will keep your boat motor running longer.

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How To Polish Your Boat To Shine Like A Perfect 10

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s gel coat gleams brightest of them all? Fishing boats aren’t just a mere form of on-the-water transportation, they’re also a symbol of your virtuous work ethic, socio-economic achievement, and success at living the American dream (start humming the National Anthem, …

Boat Reviews

North Coast 285 – Rugged In Nature

With a North Coast 285 in the slip, you’ll cast off the mooring lines come rain, sleet, or snow. Lenny Rudow takes us through these rugged boats made to take the weather.

Boat Reviews

Edgewater 340CC – Battering Ram

To fill the gap between both length and purpose Edgewater needed a bigger, beastlier center console—so for 2020, they’ve rolled out the 340CC.

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Lenny Rudow Articles

Fluorocarbon Leaders For Yellowfin – The Eyes Have It

How To Buy A Used Fishing Boat

Boating & Fishing Tech In 2021

How To Flush Your Outboard Engine

Triton 260 LTS Pro – Get Aggressive

High-Speed Boat Handling Tips

Five Marine Electronics Disasters – Don’t Do This!

Pursuit S378 Boat Review – Cushy Factor

Interceptors – What Are They & Do I Need Them?

Tracker Bass Tracker Classic XL – Get Back To Your Roots

Fishing Boat Stereos – What You Need To Know

Marine Electronics Tips – In Tech We Trust, And Verify

Self-Driving Boats – Future Perfect?

Trophy T22CC – Run For The Money

Carolina Skiff JLS 162, 178, & 198 – Slick Set Of Skiffs

2020 Fishing Tech To Improve Your Game

What’s Resin Infusion? (And Why Should I Care)

Trolling Motors On Big Boats – Does This Really Work?

Eight Survival Techniques Boaters Need To Know

Seven Boat Maintenance Tips You Need To Know

Five Stupid Ways To Kill An Outboard

How To Polish Your Boat To Shine Like A Perfect 10

North Coast 285 – Rugged In Nature

Edgewater 340CC – Battering Ram