WINTER FLOUNDER POUNDIN’

Nick Honachefsky shares some early spring tips towards getting in on the hot winter flounder bite in New Jersey for this week’s TackleDirect Blog post. Winter flounder season is kicking off in New Jersey, and its not hard to get into the game, in fact, flounder poundin’ is quite simple to rig up, its more […]

OPENING DAY STRIPERS

Opening day of striped bass in New Jersey is here, get some tips from Nick to start off the season with a bang! Jersey anglers are delighted that striped bass season reopened in the backwaters on March 1st, and the good news is that the mild winter has had bass on the bite in the […]

PICKING MAHI OFF THE POTS

The warm weather lately has us thinking about summer days offshore. Don’t forget your lighter spinning tackle to bring home some serious table fare with some mahi off the pots. Its pretty common knowledge that mahi tend to gravitate around floating debris, flotsam and jetsam drifting in the ocean, as well as by lobster pot […]

TROLLING SPEEDSTERS

From Florida to New Jersey to Cabo San Lucas, small-boat anglers can easily be into some reel-screaming speedsters including false albacore, Spanish mackerel, mahi, skipjack tuna, and bonito. It’s easy to rig right to tackle inshore speed demons. Smaller, large capacity reels are the way to go, matched with lightweight trolling rods such as a […]

WRECK JIGGING PREP

When the bite offshore gets slow, why not drop down a jig to bring something tasty home for the table? Luckily, I’ve been blessed to fish around the Eastern hemisphere from St. Lucia to Montauk to Cabo San Lucas, and sure the glamorous species of marlin, tuna, and other pelagics are the main fare on […]

Florida Bay Backcountry

In this week’s blog, Nick hits the murky canal waters of the Florida Bay backcountry targeting snook, redfish, and speckled trout The Florida Keys are famous for gin clear water flats fishing, but there is another, murkier side to the Keys. This week I downed a strong cup of coffee at the Islander Resort, a […]

BIG TIME BLACKFISH

In late January and early February, trophy blackfish of 10 to 20 pounds will be holing up a bit deeper in the 80-120 ft range along the DelMarVa coast. Some truly titanic blackfish show up in late January and early February as the bite slides south off of south Jersey, through Delaware and into Virginia. […]

SOFT PLASTICS FOR THE NORTH

Like Nick’s tips for soft plastics in the south? Here is a follow up with suggestions and techniques geared towards the northeast. We covered soft plastics for the south in last week’s blog, now let’s concentrate on what soft plastics reign supreme up north from New Jersey through the New England states. A different cast […]

Strike King Half Shell is the BEST Drop Shot bait.

Jim Root explains why the Strike King Half Shell designed by KVD and Mark Zona is the BEST Drop Shot bait no matter the conditions. It seems like the world is flooded with soft plastic baits. Every possible color, size and scent imaginable. But I look for baits that will catch bass all year, in […]

SOFT PLASTICS FOR THE SOUTH

Want tips on how to effectively increase your winter day’s catch? Nick shares his take on how effective soft plastics can be on southern inshore species.

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