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Pelican products have been the gold standard for sportsmen, professionals and serious hobbiest for many years, but now something has changed. Pelican has somehow made their cases even better! Introducing two great new products from the experts at Pelican, the Pelican Air Cases and the Pelican 12 Can Soft Cooler.  Both of these products were designed to lighten the load but maintain Pelican quality and ruggedness. The Pelican Air Cases are the brain child of Pelican’s engineers who were driven to improve upon Pelican’s 40-year reign over the hard case market.  Now Pelican’s Air Cases are 40% lighter and new…

Roosterfish are among the most regal of inshore species. Found in the Pacific from Baja California to Peru, roosterfish are pursued by anglers fishing from beaches and boats.  They are favorites of bait, lure, and fly anglers alike. With its name bearing reference to its set of distinctive comb-like dorsal spines, the New York Times once dubbed the roosterfish as a “sexy” inshore target (July 30, 2010): high praise indeed for this exotic, scrappy Perciforme. Much of the book on roosterfish biology has yet to be written. Many of the fundamental roosterfish questions of interest to anglers have only been addressed…

 This is the first annual East Cape Gold Cup Wahoo Jackpot Tournament.  The tournament format will be the same as the Tuna Shoot Out except this time its the biggest wahoo will win. The largest wahoo caught on August 26, 2017 will win a Voltswagon Gol and approximately $15,000* Cash (*based on 50 teams entering).  This is a one day tournament, so anyone can win. If you are entered in the tournament and you catch the heaviest wahoo on August 26, 2017 you will walk away with the car and the cash.  There will be over $100,000 in cash and prizes up…

If you are on Facebook, you may have noticed that PETA has provided a way for you to update your profile photo with a special PETA frame that says “Shoot Selfies Not Animals”. Well, fishermen and hunters don’t like being told what to do with their food…especially by an organization that eats their food’s food. PETA! Quit trying to stuff your beliefs down our throats & let us stuff our turkeys in peace! On a serious note, outdoorsmen are some of the most conservation minded stewards on the planet. We harvest to put food on the table for our family…

Come join us for a fun evening as CCA CAL San Diego Chapter holds its 2nd Annual Craft Beer and Food Festival at Portuguese Hall on Saturday, August 26th from 5:30pm to 9:30pm. The event will have local breweries featuring their craft beers, various food items from sushi to tacos, and live music. We will end the event with a great raffle featuring fishing tackle, fishing swag, sportfishing trips and various other prizes. Make sure not to miss the fishing event of the year. Can’t make it to the event? You can also contribute to our cause by becoming a…

Single Anglers Week – It’s Back! Calling all SOLO anglers! You asked for it, and now you have another opportunity to come alone and fish at the world famous Casa Vieja Lodge November 1-4th at a much cheaper rate than normal! For $2,930/angler you will fish with the best in the business for 3 full days of fishing, 4 nights lodging (including your own private room), VIP airport transportation, open bar, all meals, laundry service, and the finest tournament tackle. This rate is normally reserved for parties of 4 anglers! Act fast as this is based on availability.  Call our Miami office at 1-800-882-4665 for more information or email us  and secure your spot. Team up with other solo…

Canyon Coolers is hooking up one lucky person with a Outfitter 55 The more ways you enter the better chances you have of winning.  Canyon Coolers makes one of the best coolers in the outdoor industry.  They are perfect for the avid fisherman or outdoorsman! [RF_CONTEST contest=’6576′] www.CanyonCoolers.com A Canyon Coolers Outfitter 5 https://www.bdoutdoors.com/canyon-coolers-endure-elements/

Boater’s Guide To Catalina Island The Private Boater’s Guide to Catalina Island, now available at www.SoCalFishingMaps.com, your local fishing tackle dealer, dive shop, or boating store, is the first in a series of seven Boater’s Guides to cover the entire coast of Southern California in extreme detail, from Point Conception to the Mexican Border. The new Boater’s Guide features eight pages of laminated and spiral-bound maps packed with information about Catalina Island.   With nine different Marine Protected Areas (MPA’s), over a dozen different mooring areas with 800+ total buoys, numerous anchorage areas, “no anchorage” areas, beach campsites, harbor patrol check-ins,…

The guys are back in San Diego fishing for one of SoCal’s bread and butter species; tuna. San Diego tuna fishing was literally built on live bait and Rush is about to get a firsthand look at what tuna town is all about. San Diego tuna fishing starts with being armed with scoops of prime bait, Ali and Rush set out to score a bag of tasty yellowfin tuna.  Later, the guys travel to the Florida Keys and check out Rush’s blackfin tuna fishery and find that tuna pull just as hard no matter what ocean they hail from. Of course…

Daiwa has introduced a new look for two of the most popular baitcasting reels on the market. The beautiful new Lexa-WN 300 and 400 series models, with the stylish WINN Grips, are sure to please the eye of the most discerning angler. But under the new sharp, refined looks is the same great reel that has taken the baitcaster market by storm. The Magforce Cast Control assures increased distance and trouble-free casting. The Ultimate Tournament Carbon Drag can exert an impressive 25-pounds of drag yet smoothly pay out drag under the heaviest of loads. The unique drag discs are impregnated…

The world of electronic navigation has had a profound effect on all those who tap it’s potential. In the boating world, accurate and up to date charts and navigation features make fishing and cruising safer, simpler and will absolutely help you catch more fish no matter which level you are starting from in fishing. Navionics has played a major role in the evolution of modern electronics; in fact they started it. Scroll back to 1984, when Navionic’s two founding fathers, Giuseppe Carnevali and Fosco Bianchetti, introduced the Geonav, a navigational unit brought to market was the first of its kind. Navionics…

One of the most intriguing aspects of reef fishing is the fact that you never know what the next bite might be.  The variety of species available to catch on the reef in Key West and Florida in general is endless. A bag of chum and some freebies rings the dinner bell for an amazing grab bag of fish species on the reef. “Mutton snapper are one of my favorite fish to catch in Florida”, says Ali Hussainy.  “I promise you my Yeti Hopper will be carrying this fish back home.” “We are so fortunate here in the Florida Keys…

Yamaha Marine Group announced today the launch of an all-new YamahaOutboards.com website designed to provide consumers and dealers with an even better online experience from Yamaha. “This new site represents much friendlier navigation and access to the key information that is most important to our Yamaha Outboard customers,” said Frank Wilhelm, Advertising Manager, Yamaha Marine Group. “During this new site build, we kept several objectives top-of-mind including easy access to information about our outboards, dealers and performance bulletins. Now, site visitors can find everything they need in two or three clicks. Whether customers are looking to repower or planning to buy…

Well its hurricane season and we are already dealing with hurricanes building in the Atlantic. BoatUS offers a great set of hurricane tracking tools and a treasure trove of information of how to prepare for a storm and what steps to take afterwards. Tap BoatUS’s experience and avoid the worst effects from a hurricane. Visit the BoatUS Storm Tracking Page to get all of the information you need.

Can’t find glow jigs anywhere in your local tackle shops?  We have your solution! All season long, schools of larger grade bluefin have frequented the Southern California coast and often have been keyed in on a certain types of bait.  Figuring out what they want to eat and getting them to bite are half the battle. As soon as the word spreads about the jig that’s working on these monsters, every angler rushes to their local tackle store and buys up supplies.  Tackle stores in southern California are having a tough time keeping up with the demand for specialty items…

We recently had the opportunity to test a brand new Cobia 277CC here in San Diego. Scott Lampe and his company Big Bay Yachts  have begun importing the Cobia line of boats from Florida. Scott is a long time figure in the San Diego boat business with over 30 years experience buying and selling West Coast Sportfishers. Scott tells us he searched the country to find a solid line of center console boats that would fish well in our market and not break the bank. Scott took it upon himself to visit and interview several manufacturers and when the dust…

The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) announced the election of veteran business leader and avid recreational angler Nehl Horton as its new president, effective September 1, 2017. Horton’s appointment is the result of an exhaustive international talent search to replace long-time IGFA President Rob Kramer, who is stepping down from the role after nearly 15 years of distinguished service. “We are excited to put Nehl at the helm of the IGFA based on our strong belief that he has the passion, energy, skills and experience to take our association to the next level of success,” said IGFA Chairman Charles W. Duncan III. “Based on his…

After the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced its approval of the Exempted Fishing Permit that allows longline boats to fish in Florida’s east coast closed zone, Ellen Peel, President of The Billfish Foundation (TBF) said, “Florida anglers, all anglers who fish off Florida’s east coast and the recreational fishing industry should be irate at the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Highly Migratory Species for not valuing or respecting recreational fishing by their approval of the Exempted Fishing Permit, which allows longline boats to fish inside Florida’s East Coast Closed Zone. Florida has more anglers than any other state in…

Though SoCal has been getting used to epic fishing the last few years, nothing could have prepared anglers for the amazing run of big bluefin tuna that have swarmed the local banks. Everyone is scrambling to gear up for these monster bluefin! The bite is going full steam in the late evenings and early morning hours and the hot lure is a glow jig that mimics the squid that these big bluefin are keyed in on.  The Ahi Assault Glow Jigs are catching fish and flying off the shelves of local tackle dealers. There’s good news from Steve Oropeza of Ahi/Promar…

Big Savings Starting August 11th @ Turner’s Outdoorsman. Most Southern Californian outdoorsmen are familiar with Turner’s Outdoorsman, Southern California’s leading hunting, shooting, and fishing specialty stores. They began in 1971 as a single store in Long Beach. Over the years, they have grown to many stores located throughout Southern California. Turners takes pride in being your neighborhood store and is dedicated to their local customers.

ICAST 2017, an International Trade Show where fishing and other outdoor products are introduced, was chocked full of new reels for 2018. Many new features and technical improvements to existing models makes this an exciting time to be an angler. Check out what’s new in fishing reels for 2017/2018 PENN Since Otto Henze founded the PENN Fishing Tackle Company in 1932, PENN has been at the forefront of modern reel design and production. They take pride in the fact that millions of experienced anglers around the world put their faith in PENN products every day. That’s they continue their founder’s dream of manufacturing the…

Let’s face it, we all love fishing in our home waters, but angler’s all over the world dream of fishing the most diverse and prolific waters of Central America. We sit and dream of putting out a spread on Hannibal Bank or chugging poppers for roosterfish along the rocky shores of Panama and Costa Rica. Don’t forget bonefish, permit and tarpon in Belize. The list of options is endless and each destination has their own piscatorial stars. The one thing they all have in common is the fact that it takes good planning to make it happen. This is where Central America…

Outdoor enthusiasts know that great opportunities don’t always occur immediately. When the moment arrives, however, the results are worthwhile. Consider Realtree, America’s No. 1 camo company, and Pelican Products,(pelican products stock) one of the industry’s leading manufacturers of high-performance protective cases, temperature-controlled packaging solutions and advanced portable lighting. After years of discussions, Pelican signed on as a Realtree licensee in 2017, and consumers can already see the benefits. Currently, Pelican offers coolers, drinkware, and pistol and rifle cases in Realtree Xtra Green. That product mix reflects the dedication both companies have for the traditional outdoor market and the emerging lifestyle arena. Pelican and…