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Walk into any tackle shop and you can find lures ranging from old school to off the wall. Some look just like baitfish, others look like dead chunks of plastic, and still others look like nothing found on planet Earth. The weird thing is, most of them will catch fish to some degree at one time or another—even the ones that appear to be designed…
September 11, 2026
They… are… BACK! Not in the numbers nor sizes we enjoyed a couple of decades ago, but in 2026 croaker have been back in the Bay in better form than we’ve seen since the birth of Instagram. Keeper-…
September 8, 2026
Okuma Makaira Gold SEa  The Okuma Makaira Gold SEa is ready for offshore action. Fishing reels evolve over time, and one that’s recently evolved to a smoother revolve is  the Okuma Makaira with…
September 6, 2026
How in the heck did that stick get tangled up in the spreader bar? Wait… WAIT—that’s no stick, it’s a billfish swiping with its bill. Quick! Grab the pitch bait! Unless you don’t have a pitch bait at…
August 26, 2026
You and your fishing buddies have made plans to kayak fish tomorrow, you’ve talked it out and plan to be on the water by seven. You picked out the baits, rods, and laid out your clothes for an early…
August 24, 2026
Who is the king of the hybrid bay boat hill? The answer was debatable until Grady-White rolled out the 321 CE. Now, you’ll have a tough time arguing that anyone else deserves the title. Behold, the…
August 22, 2026
High angling pressure on the invasive northern snakehead (or Chesapeake Channa, as recently renamed by the State of Maryland) has caused these fish to grow wary, and frankly, they’ve become more…
August 20, 2026
This month we huddle with Captain Tim Sughrue of School of Rockfish, a former Maryland DNR research biologist turned fishing guide. Captain Tim Sughrue, of School of Rockfish. Q: We hear you have…
August 19, 2026
Hey there FishTalkers! We want to thank you for being a subscriber - by delivering even more detailed fish-catching intel. To this end, we thought it would be a good to produce a video…
August 17, 2026
Red Alert—As of August first striped bass season on the entire Chesapeake Bay from Perry Point to Wise Point will be completely closed. Chances are you already knew that, and it’s also quite probable…