How to Go Saltwater Fishing
- and Catch More Fish!
Are you a saltwater fishing fanatic?
Does your heart beat a little quicker when you smell the ozone and hear the seabirds calling?
Yup, mine too.
Got your tackle handy? Feeling lucky?
Then let's cast off the shorelines and go saltwater fishing!
But, hang on a minute - What's all this about feeling lucky?
Luck's a pretty unreliable commodity at best, with a tendency to run out altogether. Knowledge and experience beats it nine times out of ten.
Which is why this website sets out not just what I've learned the hard way - that is, by making mistakes and finding out what works and what doesn't - but also the tips and techniques gleaned from other sea anglers over the years.
Me? I'm Dick McClary, a lifelong angler, ocean sailor and author of books and magazine articles on sea angling and offshore sailing.
That's me posing with a disconsolate looking tuna on the cover of my book 'Fishing Afloat'.
But enough of such gratuitous self-promotion.
Let's get back to the fishing ...
Boat fishing is not without its risks. Fishing from a boat exposes you to nature’s moods, which can be unpredictable – you need to know what you’re doing. For instance …
These saltwater fishing techniques catch fish. Trolling, jigging, drift fishing, bottom fishing, surf casting – they’re all explained here, in detail …
If your fishing rigs aren’t properly made up, you can't really expect the fish to make allowances for any shortcomings. This is where the action is - you need to get it right ...
Just a thought, but wouldn't your time be better spent catching good fish with salt water fishing lures, than messing around trying to collect your own bait?
Whilst good, fresh fishing baits take some beating, artificial bait can be just as effective as the real thing. They look right, feel right, taste right and even smell right ...
The following saltwater fishing knots are the ones to use for lines of less than 150lb – for heavier line and all stranded wire, you’ll need to use crimped connections
Not just when offshore sailing but inshore too, succulent fish are easy to catch if you know how. A simple handline is all you need, together with a little knowhow – and here it is …
If you learn the best methods and use the right tools, cleaning fish is much easier than it might otherwise be. And it’s important to get it right – afterall, you’re going to eat it …
After catching it, despatching it, cleaning it, gutting it, filleting or steaking it, perhaps cooking fish is the easy bit! But you wouldn’t want to spoil it now …
Ever been confused by fishing terms? Can’t tell your shad from your muppet, or your operculum from your caudal fin? This glossary sets out to de-mystify all things piscatorial.
About 'Us' is something of an exaggeration in this case. It clearly implies the plural, maybe an organisation of some sort - certainly more than one. Which I'm afraid is all you've got.
