Capt. Scott Goodwin Archives | BD Outdoors

How To Cut Bait For Bottom Fishing

Bottom fishing is very popular with most saltwater anglers. It’s a combination of challenge and excellent eating in many cases that makes dropping baits down to the bottom in search of grouper or snapper. There is no end to the variation in bait choices and …

Artist Spotlight- Doug Snider

Check out the incredible wood fish carvings of Doug Snider, Central Florida resident and angler.

Boating Tips

Setting Up An Anchor With A Breakaway Trip

As a charter and private boat captain, I've done lots of bottom fishing as part of our programs. Here is how I set up the anchor for a trip to offer you the chance to get it back if it hangs in the bottom.

How to Fish

Skirt Your Ballyhoo- Trolling Tips For A Mixed Spread

I just came home from a fishing trip to the Bahamas were we pulled a mixed spread of trolling lures and ballyhoo. Using a mixed spread is ideal when you’re targeting a range of offshore species such as dorado, wahoo and tuna, but mixing baits …

How To Seal Plumbing Fittings

Taking care of a boat involves wearing many hats. Ensuring that every seal is done right helps make your boat seaworthy and safe.

How to Fish

10 Tips For Prepping, Rigging And Fishing Ballyhoo

Ballyhoo are one of the most widely used trolling baits in offshore fishing and here are 10 of our favorite, prepping, rigging, and fishing tips that will help you rig a better ballyhoo.

Fishing

15 Weird & Strange Fish Encounters

One of the great parts of being in nature and fishing for many years is the wide array of weird and strange fish that one encounters.

How to Fish On The Line

Offshore Tactic For Inshore Fishing – Splicing Hollow Braid

I've found some instances that are unique and require "offshore-sized" tackle to pull powerful fish from heavy, barnacle-encrusted cover, and splicing your leader into hollow braid is the answer.

Next Level

Time Travel To Catch More Fish – Using Sonar History

I wish I could go back in time to fish some of my old spots, but I want to take an incredible feature of modern marine electronics, sonar history, with me when I do.