It’s Time To Go Ice Fishing!

Ice fishing season is here and at TackleDirect we want to make sure all of our customers are as safe as possible while fishing on the “hard water”. Listed below are some ice fishing tips, tricks, and most importantly, safety pointers that you should consider before your next ice fishing adventure. Ice Thickness Probably the […]

Catch and Release Etiquette

Catch and release is a common practice among fishermen.  However, if not practiced correctly, the mortality rate for fish can be extremely high.  This means if you catch and release 25 fish in a day poorly, you’re doing more harm than the angler who is keeping his limit of fish for the day. This is alarming for most […]

The Rise of Women in Fishing

We all would agree that the recent pandemic has, by in large, had a very negative effect on our nation. From masks, to vaccines, to social distancing, we all have seen our daily lives change in drastic ways. But one silver lining from all of this has been a resurgence in outdoor recreation, specifically in fishing. For the […]

TackleDirect and the State of the Industry

The team from TackleDirect recently attended the annual American Sportfishing Association (ASA) Summit in Naples, FL. The ASA represents leading companies, organizations, and personalities in the fishing industry. For a few days each year, leaders from each group gather to assess the “state of industry” and join together to focus on ways to ensure continued […]

West Coast Yellowtail, Yellowfin, and Bluefin Fishing Report

Spirits were high, as the yellowfin counts earlier in the week were “limit style”. Last weekend had an old buddy in town who wanted to fish, so we jumped on a two day trip out of Oceanside. Spirits were high, as the yellowfin counts earlier in the week were “limit style”. A couple of days […]

Fishing “Heats” Up

Summer in South Florida has been rolling on without a hitch, Heat, humidity and lots of bait.. Our bait run started several weeks ago with huge schools of pilchards and sardines arriving on the rock piles offshore and the inshore waters alike. These baits can range in size from an inch to a foot in […]

ICAST 2019 Video Library

From Tuesday, July 9 – Friday, July 12, TackleDirect will be bringing you product videos and content from the best brands in fishing at ICAST 2019. Check back regularly for all of the updates, or if you want a live feed, tune into our Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube Live channels! Go ahead, stalk us:

PICKING MAHI OFF STRUCTURE

Mahi fishing along the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast is just getting started as water temps are pushing up into the 70 degree range and higher. Bluewater anglers are keeping their eyes peeled for sargassum weedlines, flotsam and jetsam like floating logs, buckets or cardboard as well as hi-fliers that mark lobster pots. All floating structures will […]

CAROLINA WRECK FISHING

The Crystal Coast of North Carolina holds plenty of salty maritime lore, after all, Blackbeard’s shipwreck of the Queen Anne’s Revenge was discovered here. With myriad shipwrecks and hard glacial rock outcroppings lining the coast, there’s plenty of habitat for opportunity targeting wreck beasties. I jumped on with Captain Stewart Merritt of Salt Air Ventures […]

NORTHEAST BOTTOM BRAWL

Some serious cooler-filling type of fishing has descended upon the New Jersey/New York Metro region. I hopped on the party boat Dauntless out of Point Pleasant, NJ this past week on word that the bottomfishing has been lights out. It most certainly was. On tap were a smorgasbord of species, highlighted by red hake, (aka […]

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