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Stiff Versus Free-Swinging Hook-Sets

Q: I see a wide variety of hook-sets utilized by crews in my area and was just wondering if anyone has found any real difference between using stiff or free-swinging hook-sets. Cy...

What size reels to use when fishing in tournaments

Q: When fishing in a tournament where the biggest fish wins and you have to weigh the fish in, would you prefer to use macho 130s or lighter 80s? Would you try to get the small ones off...

Lure Placement for Black Marlin

Q: I'm about to start trolling for small blacks in North Queensland over the next couple of months and wondered if you have some specific tips on lure placement. I have a selection of Mold...

What pound-test line to use during the Los Sueños tournament?

Q: My crew and I are discussing what line we should use in the Los Sueños tournament. The event allows us to use 50-pound line, but we usually use 30-pound while fishing here in Costa Rica....

What size Dacron to use with certain diameters of mono

Q: I recently saved an episode of Sport Fishing TV on my DVR that shows you splicing monofilament leader to Dacron when making wind-on leaders. I think this makes a lot of sense and would...

Lights for baiting and catching swordfish

Q: Do you think that swordfish can see colors? And if so, does one color work better than others? Here in Puerto Rico we seem to get a lot more strikes when using the blue lights. Do...

Using live baits for wahoo

Q: Recently we enjoyed our usual run of small blackfin tuna, and the wahoo fishing heats up once the tunas show up. We have been experimenting with using these little 2-pound tunas as live...

Boat handling on smaller fish

Q: When skippering a boat after hooking a smaller fish on the troll, is it better to turn and chase the fish down, collecting the belly of line as fast as possible, or to keep running...

Black marlin and the baits and water depths that they prefer

Q: I'm in the Andamans now, and will start fishing soon. I was just wondering what the best depth is for targeting blacks? And would lures do the trick or is a dead bait much better? ...

What size of Dacron to use when splicing line?

Q: I recently saved an episode of Sport Fishing TV on my DVR that shows you splicing monofilament leader to Dacron when making wind-on leaders. I think this makes a lot of sense and would...

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