Author: Capt. Corky Decker

Taking on crazy fishing challenges, with usually less than ideal results are the norm for us, and it isn’t always about how many fish you put in the boat, but more the game itself that cranks up the rush factor. Fly-fishing, like anything else, is one of those skills that the more you do it, the better you get at it. And, as you improve, you have more fun. The 2010 cobia run in Destin, Florida, was epic! Huge numbers of fish charged through on their way to spawning areas to the west. We logged over 250 fish onboard Gordon…

Labrador Retrievers are a special breed of gun dog. They can do it all — retrieve a duck, flush a pheasant, and even work side by side with pointers. But to get the most out of your dog, you will likely have to hook up with a trainer. For our dogs, we turned to master guide Gary Clark who takes the special attributes of pointers and flushing dogs and blends them together to create an ideal bird-hunting experience. Gary’s team of pointers and labs work in hourly rotations with two pointers ranging out front of the hunters with one Labrador…

Boat Maintenance Replacing Hoses – Pay Now, Or Pay Big Latter My friend Jeff Chesser owns and operates Harbor Diesel in Destin, Florida, and he told me about a client that ended up with a $20,000 rebuild because of a $20 hose that blew out. This really got me thinking about my own boat. My Cat 3208TA diesels are now 20 years old and while I maintain them to the best of my abilities and budget, I never had a good picture of everything on the outboard sides of the engines. When they built my boat, the diesels were shoehorned…

In 30-plus years of marlin fishing I have fished on just about every high-end game boat on the water. And if I had to choose just one boat to fish from, it would without a doubt be a G&S. My first experience on one of these custom masterpieces came in the summer of 2010 and I haven’t been the same since. The Gulf of Mexico oil spill shut down our local Gulf fishery and my good friend Doc Conkle invited me to go the Bahamas on his 51-foot G&S named Miss Babbie. Doc’s boat is powered by a pair of…