Sport Fishing - April 2016

116 Pages·2012·32.51 MB·English

EXCLUSIVE
Cockpit Confidential — Fish the Central Sea of Mind-Blowing Secret
Tournament Play-by-Play Cortez from Kayaks Strategies of 8 Top Pros
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HOW 5 INSIDERS SCORE
INSHORE & OFFSHORE

APRIL
2016
VOL 31
ISSUE 4
46
FEATURES
AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES 38
A Long Early-Summer Weekend Out of Virginia Beach Highlights Fishing
Opportunities In and Offshore of Chesapeake Bay By Sam Hudson
FISHING BAJA’S CACTUS COAST 46
Five Intrepid Kayak Anglers Explore the Central Sea of Cortez 28
By Doug Olander
COME HELL AND HIGH WATER 54
A Day in the Life of Tournament Mates By Christopher Balogh
WAY OUTSIDE THE BOX 62 DEPARTMENTS
Try These Unconventional, Cutting-Edge Tips from Seven of Fishing’s Top Pros 12 EDITORIAL
By Doug Olander 14 GAME PLAN
20 FISH FACTS
28 GEAR GUIDE
SPECIAL: TOP TOURNAMENT
36 NEW PRODUCTS
COMPETITION IN 2016 99
SF BOATS
70 FISHING MACHINES
year’s hottest fishing tournaments.
78 FISH TRIALS
86 ELECTRONICS
92 NEW BOATS
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As summer approaches, mid-Atlantic 94 BETTER BOATING
private-boat anglers and tourney 114 LAST CAST OP)
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