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Using Google Earth to Find Fish
I got into trouble on a local fishing forum site once. The crime? I gave away a secret spot. At the time, I had just discovered a program called Google Earth. It lets you look down at the globe from the company's incredible satellite system. The conspiracy-theorist inside me was worried about Google knowing where I was – but since it also let me show people where the fish were, I threw privacy to the wind and installed… Read More
Redesigning an Online Fishing Resource
Starting a web site isn't all that hard. You can go to Network Solutions or GoDaddy (or hundreds of other "hosting" companies), give them a credit card for $20-or-so, and use graphic tools free-of-charge to make yourself seen. Add to that the establishment of "Open Source" communities using programs like WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal, and other than needing some computer experience and a willingness to learn new things,… Read More
Find Fishy Spots to Eat...
As a regular section of our site, we post what are called FishySpots -- maps we build using a commercial application that creates GoogleEarth maps we're able to then publish for our users. Under normal circumstances, these maps show fishing locations -- both shore bound and for boaters -- where we've personally caught the fish we target. From snook to tarpon, and snapper to sheepshead, the maps will help you find the… Read More
How to Tie Fishing Knots
I can tie an improved Clinch knot in the dark behind my back in very cold weather. No feeling whatsoever in my fingers? No problem. Ditto what a lot of us call the "CanoeMan" knot. It was actually something that was first seen on Rapala literature in the days prior to the Internet. Mel Berman showed it to his friend Meryll Chandler, and from that point on Mel "let" the CanoeMan take credit for it. Or so the story goes.… Read More
Avoiding Security Zones
The attack on the Twin Towers on September 9th of 2001 changed the way all Americans thought of our country, our freedom, and why we're so in love with being Americans. Let's hope we never forget that fateful morning. Despite the fact that a Battleship's been built from the remaining steel melted when the buildings came down, the space where they sit still remains empty. A hole in the jaw of the greatest nation the… Read More
Florida's Artificial Reefs
Not all of us spend every minute of our time on the water. In fact, about a third of our readership spends most of their time offshore -- some so far out-of-site-of-land they're legends for doing it (read about contributor Travis Palladeno here, not to mention guides like Larry McGuire, and Captain Wade Osborne, whose offshore adventures are in their own class as well). But if you're like us, a good set of numbers is all… Read More
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