Fishing Knots With Pete

Anyone who makes a living in a tackle shop has had customers asking questions about spinning reels.  Anglers come in and want to learn the best way to use a heavier line on those reels. They also will ask what lines will help them cast and which lines are suitable for various types of fishing. [...]

Salmo Salar is perhaps one of the least recognized names, but one of the best known fish in the Northern Atlantic. More commonly known as the Atlantic Salmon it is also known as Black Salmon and Sebago Salmon. They can be found in waters ranging from Iceland to Greenland, Quebec to the Connecticut River, and [...]

Do you currently own a boat or are you in the market for a watercraft for yourself or your business? Before insuring your boat with your regular insuance company you may want to check with companies that specialize in watercrafts to see if you might be able to get more affordable boat insurance. When you [...]

Anglers love talking about the fun they have fishing for tautog – blackfish – and will regale you with tales about using crabs and sandworms and fighting with these strong fish from the gunwale of their boats.  They are likely to tell you about their rods – bending almost in half while they fight for [...]

Bunker which are also known as Porgy and menhaden are probably the best possible baits when it comes to striped bass. Not too long ago, Bunker made up about 80% of a typical stripers diet. In fact, Bunker is an easy target for stripers, because it is fatty, oily and contains high calories. The problem [...]

You have just returned from the local bait and tackle shop with your head spinning. You had no idea that there was such a variety of fishing rods available and now you feel uncertain as to which rod is right for what you want.  Before you headed off to hunt for a fishing rod, you [...]

When we were much younger, everything seemed to be so much easier when we wanted to fish. All we really cared about was having the pup travelling along with us, any rod would do and the little two-tray tackle box. We didn’t need much, hooks and sinkers did it for us.  We didn’t really pay [...]

Hi, fellow anglers! Well, coarse fishing anglers, to be exact. If you’re anything like me, you take pleasure in nothing besides acquiring a fantastic discount on coarse fishing tackle. Well, I’ve lately found a Daiwa fishing fishing reel that fits the price range rather nicely. At barely less than £60.00, the Daiwa Exceler 3500, is [...]

It’s a fairly regular occurrence in my shop – an inshore angler (saltwater) will drop in and ask for our assistance on purchasing a reel.  Many want our guidance on whether to purchase a level wind conventional reel or an open style conventional reel. These products are completely different – the open style conventional reel [...]

It can seem like a lot of effort cleaning baitcasting reels after each fishing trip. However, many faults that occur can often be blamed on the fact that it has corroded as it was not maintained correctly. It may not even be a fault and instead merely underperforms compared to its brand new state. This [...]