Go back 85 years and look at the cover of Outdoor Life. The illustration shows a hillbilly youngster holding a cane pole, worm dangling from the hook and a limit of fish splayed on a tractor tire. The ...

For trophy fish, the eye hook at the top of the scale allows you to run a larger pole or rope through the scale to make lifting easier. If you chase fish at night, the backlit LED screen ensures ...

An osprey tries to make off with a fisherman’s catch while it is still on the hook at Dana Point Harbor. The line eventually tightened and the fish was pulled away from the osprey. (Photo by ...

The trick is as soon as they see the bobber go underwater, they should firmly snatch the end of their pole up to “set” the hook. When the fish are biting, this bob-and-snatch cycle can make ...

The less done to the fish, the better the flavor. The fun starts in getting some fish of your own. You can charter a sportfishing excursion and hook your ... a spear or a pole and line.