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A Happy Crew: As with most bottomfish, golden tiles are great table fare, and soon this crew will eat well!

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South Florida Tilefishing

May 22, 2013 in At the Helm

This emerging fishery in South Florida promises a little adventure and a great dinner.  
By SaltWater Sportsman’s George Poveromo

Deep Rewards: The waters off Miami, Florida, have a vast network of natural and artificial reefs, one of the best in the world. These reefs attract bait and predator species, providing excellent bottomfishing, which attracts pelagics as well. But a little farther offshore lies a fishery that only a select few, knowledgeable captains take advantage of: the tilefish fishery. Tilefish typically make their homes in 600 feet of water or more. This highly productive fishery is just another in a long list of outstanding opportunities found right in the shadow of one of America’s largest urban areas, only minutes from downtown Miami. And of all the skippers who can find them, no one knows Miami bottomfishing better than Capt. Bouncer Smith. Read the rest of this entry →

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On to the Caribbean

April 16, 2013 in At the Helm

By Cruising World’s David Gillespie

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Gotta Get Out Of There

February 28, 2013 in At the Helm

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By Cruising World’s Jen Brett
It should not come as a shock that living aboard a sailboat year round in New England is kinda like A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Summer in Newport is gorgeous. Perfect in fact. However, we pay for that during the winter. (Blizzard Nemo, I’m looking at you.) And while my husband, Green, the girls, and I have gotten pretty good at the winter liveaboard thing, it’s painful to think about how nice it would be to be sailing over to, say, the Bahamas right about now. Read the rest of this entry →

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A Journey Through the Galapagos

December 26, 2012 in At the Helm

During a weeklong visit that’s as spectacular as it is educational, CW’s editor learns from naturalists about the evolution of both the islands of the Galápagos and their flora and fauna. From their December 2012 issue.     By Cruising World’s Mark Pillsbury

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Casting Techniques and Tactics

November 15, 2012 in At the Helm

Tune up your casting technique to maximize opportunity when it comes along.
By SaltWater Sportsman’s George Poveromo

Casting Technique When casting to structure, like mangroves, side-arm casts often work best, casting parallel to the water.

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