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 […]

The Early Bird Beats the Heat

Ask a group of fishermen in South Florida about their favorite time of year to fish and the majority will say summer. Now, it’s not quite summer yet, but it’s aaallllmoooost heeeerrreee….and I can’t wait. It goes like this, the winds start laying down, schools of bait start to show up and bigger fish show […]

TROLLING BLUEFIN TUNA

If you haven’t heard, bluefin tuna fishing off Jersey has been absolutely bananas. In an incredible early start to the season, BFT catches from 12 to 40 miles out on fish between 30 to 450, yes 450, pounds are making daily headlines. I recently ventured out on the Fortunate Son with Chris Driscoll to get […]

BLACK DRUM BRIGADE

With a new moon passing on June 3rd, black drum will be on the chew in Jersey and Delaware spots like Delaware Bay, Great Bay and Brigantine as they move in to finish up their spawning season. Generally, boomers will follow channels that are cut into flats-related areas, following the tides and currents to feed […]

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TackleDirect and the State of the Industry

West Coast Yellowtail, Yellowfin, and Bluefin Fishing Report

PICKING MAHI OFF STRUCTURE

CAROLINA WRECK FISHING

NORTHEAST BOTTOM BRAWL

THE EARLY BIRD BEATS THE HEAT