Salt Water Sportsman

Salt Water Sportsman covers the world of saltwater fishing. The magazine offers loads of how-to information, advice for those who travel within the greater U.S. and surrounding waters, and reviews of new boats, tackle and electronics.

Salt Water Sportsman

All Creatures Great and Small • The things we love about the ocean come in many shapes and sizes. We’re telling their stories in new ways.

Talk on the Dock • “Through our collective efforts, we continue to detect and deter illegal fishing occurring in southern Texas waters.”

Big Salmon • Cooke Aquaculture owns Omega Protein. What does that mean for you?

Tactics and Tackle • “Small- and medium-size plugs score a lot of fish, but larger plugs intimidate the smaller ones and attract the trophies.”

Go Big or Go Home • Try live-baiting with oversize offerings such as Spanish mackerel or lobster. It’s not as crazy as it sounds.

How Big-Game Reels Got Small

Latest and Greatest • The newest offerings from Sage, Zeiss, Plano and Shimano have anglers covered on their next trip to the flats, back bay, or out the inlet.

Float Plan • “There is no magic-size boat that’s ideal for heading off shore. The best boat for you depends on many factors.”

What’s the Smallest Boat You Should Take Offshore? • It depends on where you live, the conditions you face, how experienced you are and your tolerance for risk.

Pursuit S 248 Sport

New Paradigm in Auxiliary Power • Lithium-battery-based systems edge closer to supplanting internal-combustion marine generators as auxiliary power sources on today’s fishboats.

New Electronics

SUPERLATIVE SAILFISH

“CLEAR”

BIG TARPON • Seven things to know if you want to catch a tarpon over 150 pounds. Now bow to the king.

THE FASTEST GROWING FISH • Is the dolphinfish, arguably the world’s most perfect gamefish, in trouble despite its abundance and meteoric growth rate?

Playin’ the SLOTS • The Northeast’s fall striper run this year was the best it’s been in two decades. The question is, why?

Formula 387 Center Console Fish • Formula takes a fresh approach to creating its first center-console fishing boat.

Sailfish 312 CC • The 312 CC is the latest example of Sailfish’s design prowess.

NIGHT FLYER