It’s remarkable how much time and money anglers will pour into their boats, electronics and fishing tackle, yet most won’t bother to check or change their fishing hooks. If you haven’t checked your hooks all season, do it now,...

In the fall of 2011, massive schools of menhaden (aka, bunker, pogies) moved into Mattapoisett Harbor in upper Buzzards Bay, attracting double-digit bluefish. The blues, which ranged from 8 to 15 pounds, were a blast on light tackle, but...

Hooks are some of the most basic yet critical components of any fishing system, so it pays to inspect them often. In fact, it’s a wise idea to check your hooks before each trip, as well as throughout the...

Even veteran fishermen forget the basics—and it costs them a fish. Sometimes a nice fish. Like the one I lost the other day. I was fishing a rocky stretch of coastline at dawn, and decided to toss out an...

Exchange your treble hooks for single hooks to make releasing fish easier and safer.