27th Annual Billy Sandifer Big Shell Beach Cleanup

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In case you hadn’t heard, the 27th Annual Billy Sandifer Big Shell Beach Cleanup took place this past Saturday 02/26/2022 on the Padre Island National Seashore in Texas. I’ve spent a lot of time at Big Shell over the past 60 plus years and it’s still one of my favorite places on earth. The Big … Read more

Basic Surf Fishing Equipment for Beginners

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If you are interested in trying your hand at surf fishing, then this list will give you a great starting point for Basic surf fishing equipment for beginners or novices. And, there is no need to bust your budget to get into surf fishing. There are plenty of good quality, value priced options for getting … Read more

Bowfishing How to for Beginners – The 5 Essentials for Success

Do you love to hunt and fish? If so, I have some good news. The sport of bowfishing combines both hunting and fishing at the same time. You can sharpen your archery skills and have a great time on the water hunting fish. I mean, how cool is that? When archery season is over, you … Read more

11 Great Tips for Fishing From the Beach at Night

Fishing from the Beach is great sport and most of us who fish from the beach, do our fishing mainly in the daylight hours. But, you don’t have to put your rods away just because the sun goes down. Fishing from the beach at night can be as productive, if not more, than beach fishing … Read more

9 Essential Tips for Surf Fishing with Kids

Surf Fishing is a great sport that can be enjoyed by the whole family. But, surf fishing with kids takes some extra planning before heading to the beach. If you have kids, you know that they tend to have short attention spans, and can get cranky when bored and or tired. If you plan for … Read more

7 Tips for Surf fishing Rough Water

If you’re like most of us, you go fishing when you can, not necessarily when the conditions are ideal. Often, in fact, we are faced with not so ideal of conditions like rough water. Depending on where in the world you fish, rough surf can mean vastly different conditions. Along the Gulf of Mexico coasts … Read more

Fly Fishing with Drones the New SwellPro Splash Drone 4 Review

Shark caught from the beach using the SwellPro Splash Drone 4

Drones are everywhere. They are being used for everything from surveillance to delivery and yes, they are even being used for fishing. The new SwellPro Splash Drone 4 is the most recent entry into the “fishing drone” market. Designed from the ground up as a true “fishing” drone and 100% waterproof. I thought we might … Read more

5 Tips for Surf Fishing in Windy Conditions

We’ve all been there. You finally have some time off from your busy schedule. You load up the family for a long weekend at the beach to rest, relax, and do some surf fishing. You pull up your FishBrain app on your smartphone and find that Mr. Weatherman has thrown you a curve, and you’re … Read more

Fishing Drones the Gannet Pro Plus Drone Review 9/10

The world of technology keep changing, and seemingly, at an ever-increasing pace. Fishing has not been without its rapid advancements in innovation and technology. The Gannet Pro Plus Drone is just one example of how tech and gadgets are influencing fishing and fishermen. Whether for better or worse, one thing is for sure, things will … Read more

FishBrain Fishing App Review

You may have heard about the FishBrain app for your phone where you can get maps, fishing locations, fishing reports and more right on your smart phone. It was inevitable that the smart phone, with all of it’s available apps, someone would eventually develop a fishing app. FishBrain did and, I’m sure there will be … Read more