Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2017 i Salt Water Sportsman

But like any vacation time, this hiatus demands we clear up work hanging over our heads before we hit the road and the water. And here that means keeping an ear to the ground on evolving issues in fisheries management. As an aside, we’ve heard from you on this matter. Some say stay out of politics; it has no place in a fishing magazine. Other say take a stand and call out politicians for their stance on issues. We intend to do neither. But the fact remains, as explained to me years ago by an activist who was up to his eyelids in fisheries issues, “Fisheries management is 90 percent politics and 10 percent biology.” Our job is to keep an eye on the facts. With that in mind, we…

Fishing for benthic-zone dwellers continues to blossom in popularity. But an increasing number of anglers are departing from traditional deep-dropping and pulling those big bott omfish up from the depths with the push of a butt on. Where’s the sport in that? Rig for the Deep There are, of course, situations for which the use of electric reels makes perfect sense. For instance, when the angler is physically unable to use conventional tackle. But in my humble opinion, deep-dropping is more fun and rewarding when those prize trophies are hand-cranked the good old-fashioned way. Deep Thoughts Deep-dropping for bottomfish occurs from around 400 feet on out to the edges of underwater canyons, pinnacles and other specific bottom formations in depths approaching and often exceeding 1,000 feet. Trumping the assorted smaller…

ENGINE INSIGHT Yamaha Marine’s CL7 touchscreen engine display, based on Garmin’s 7-inch GPSMap MFD, allows compatibility between Yamaha outboards and Garmin screens, sensors, sonar, weather, radar, autopilot, Fusion-Link and IP cameras. Standard on boats equipped with Yamaha Helm Master, the CL7 serves as the display for all Command Link Plus engines and is the required point of access to Yamaha’s Set Point boat-positioning function. Starting at $2,034.45; yamahamarine.com X FACTOR Now you can use Navionics charts with the iNavX marine navigation app. The iNavX in-app chart store is the only independent navigation app to offer Navionics charts. Currently available through the AppStore for iOS only, iNavX provides full-featured navigation on iPhones and iPads, even when no cell service is available. The app uses built-in GPS as backup in case main…

Prepared, cooked and served in individual baking dishes, this recipe makes for a simple but flavorful dinner and fewer dirty dishes. A single, full flounder fillet, thin because flounder are flat, handles, cooks and presents much better when folded lengthwise, which essentially doubles the thickness of the fillet. Cook all ingredients at once in a Big Green Egg or similar temperature-controlled charcoal grill. Brandon McGlamery Chef and partner at Luma on Park (lumaonpark.com), Prato (prato-wp.com) and Luke’s Kitchen & Bar (eatatlukes.com) in Orlando. For video instruction, go to: saltwatersportsman.com /flounder Recipe Flounder with Roasted Tomatoes and Peppers • 1 full flounder fillet • 1⁄4 pound cherry tomatoes • 2 cloves garlic, sliced • 2 tbsp. sweet yellow peppers in oil Note: Ingredients are for a single serving, each cooked and…

Fast Facts for Success: What to Take: Make a pile, then cut it in half. How to Pack: Favor smaller bags over one huge one. Think Ahead: Match your luggage to your conveyance, such as boats or small planes. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT MANY ANGLERS HAVE A LOVE- HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH FISHING-RELATED TRAVEL On one hand, you have the adventure and glamour of fishing far-off, exotic waters — opportunities to fish the kind of bucket-list destinations that every angler dreams of visiting. This excitement is frequently offset, however, by the fact that commercial air travel (and the process of checking in, dealing with security, deciphering luggage restrictions and being herded throughout the process like cattle) has made today’s flying much less enjoyable for most travelers. Flying with fishing gear…

Most places worth fishing these days are overcrowded, or so say fishermen who think they were first ever to fish there. If you can’t beat the crowd, some say fake it out. Every bay has its share of fishermen who run shorelines in search of others who already found action. It’s called “fishing the bent-rod pattern” in some areas, “bird-dogging” in others. Either way, these guys couldn’t find their own fish in a pet store. And if they see anyone in your group hooked up, they’re coming in hot and often stopping so close that they spook the school. When we saw boats bearing down on us years ago, some friends and I had a plan of action. Any of us actively fighting fish immediately free-spooled reels and slacked lines.…

1 Jordan Schnall 8, New Jersey New to the sport of angling, Jordan recently caught her very first blackfin tuna this past February, just north of Hillsboro Inlet, Florida. She enjoys going fishing with her family at every opportunity, and especially loves fishing for fluke. 2 Azzariah Mitchell 12, California Fishing since the age of 5, Azzariah is happiest when she’s on the water with her great-uncle Travis. Although rockfish is her favorite target species, she was thrilled when she landed this 15-pound lingcod off Monterey, California, last year. 3 Thomas Poultney 8, Massachusetts Fishing is a family sport for Thomas. There’s nowhere he’d rather fish than Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. While he looks forward to the summer striper run, he also enjoys catching fluke, tautog, and black sea bass like…

It has been approximately 10 years since the National Academy of Sciences declared that the NOAA Fisheries data-collection system had some serious problems. To those of us who had looked at the output from those data-collection efforts, it was no surprise that the Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey (MRFSS) was not a good process. It was never designed as a way to get management-level information but, because of necessity, it was being used for that purpose. We always like to beat up “the government” for what we perceive to be unacceptable performance and, let’s face it, it is a big target. Certainly, its response to the declaration by the National Academy of Sciences of MRFSS being flawed was laudable, but many of us have been critical of the time taken…

Pick any coast, it doesn’t matt er. From Catalina to the Gulf rigs or Middle Grounds, to the Bahamas, Cuba or the mid-Atlantic canyons, with sett led summer weather and long days, the horizon beckons. Optimizing your boat for comfort should be the first step in prepping for an extended trip. Two savvy off-shore pros shared the tricks and the gear that keep their crews comfortable when the going gets long. Balancing Act Capt. Frank Crescitelli of New York City is a TV show host, charter captain and tournament angler who runs a 28 Buddy Davis center console. He loads up to 500 pounds of ice into the forward fish box to help keep the bow down. Gear storage is another consideration. Crescitelli added Dubro rod racks to store heavy…

Recently, I wanted to add another marine electronics display, a supersensitive sea-surface-temperature gauge, to my helm station. But there was a problem: I had no space left . Just about every square inch was occupied by a display, gauge, or switch panel. The solution dawned on me when I glanced upward at a crossbar in the hardtop frame above the helm. It was there that I decided to secure a small box fashioned from King Starboard marine lumber in which I could install the 4.3- inch square gauge. Problem solved. A key element for installing the box was an Edson Horizontal Rail Accessory Mount — a robust, elegantly simple, stainless-style mounting system that lends itself to all kinds of options for adding new electronic displays and antennas. In this case,…