Here is the “long and skinny” on how to use these freshwater favorites in the salty shallows. ... (READ IT)

Aids to navigation guide us to fantastic, often overlooked inshore action. They’re benevolent in that they keep us from running amok, and they often show us where the fish are. ... (READ IT)

Try suspending plug that a fish can chew on. “SO,” MY FRIEND REMARKED, clearly not impressed with the spongy-feeling lure in his hands, “this is supposed to catch fish?” ... (READ IT)

Observations and Tips for more successful shoreline fishing. Just this side of that mangrove point, see that red?” I asked Bob Bowman while backing off the trolling motor to avoid spooking the fish. ... (READ IT)

Plenty of fishy opportunities, from plugging remote shallows to chasing nearshore tug-meisters such as tarpon and little tunny, await stealthy kayakers who rig their craft as a fishing boat. ... (READ IT)

Chumming can save your day in the shallows. Chumming in one form or another has been one of the most basic and trusted methods of veteran inshore anglers for generations. ... (READ IT)

Though mullet numbers explode in many inshore fisheries come fall, shallow-water gamers such as trophy trout will gladly wolf down a mullet at any time of year. ... (READ IT)

This uni-knot system enables you to learn just one simple knot and adapt it to virtually any need--everything from tying a hook to attaching line to your reel. ... (READ IT)

Whether your weapon of choice or just a backup, spinning tackle is deadly for sight fishing on the flats. There is so, so much instructional information out there on sight casting. ... (READ IT)

Learn to compensate for line stretch on the hookset--or choose a line that won't cave under pressure. ... (READ IT)