Salt Water Sportsman

Close-quartered battles are packed with action in the low-key coastal towns of Astoria and Warrenton, Oregon. Seth Ezekiel

“These fish have never lost,” Capt. Hugh Harris told us in the pre-dawn glimmer on our way down the mighty Columbia River to Buoy 10. The chinook and cohos we’re after have never lost—not to orcas, pinnipeds, co...

If tuna are foaming at the surface, pitching a topwater popper into the melee often leads to an easy hookup. George Poveromo

Pitch-baiting significantly ups the odds on catching gamefish attracted to your spread. Keep a bai...

SureShade offers some of the most easily deployed shade systems for boats. Courtesy SureShade

On blazing hot days, you can usually find anglers huddled in the small patch of shade thrown by a T-top, doing their best impression of a pride of lions under an ancient baobob tree on the Serengeti. Now, thanks to good old American ingenui...

Mustang Survival Taku Waterproof Jacket and Bib and Bajio Palehorse Sunglasses Jon Whittle

Blood. Guts. Oil. Rain. Saltwater. The Marine Spec SP 3-layer fabric used in the Mustang Survival Taku Waterproof Jacket and Bib is ready for all comers. Jacket, $469.99; Bib, $469.99;

Boat construction includes top-shelf fiberglass, resin and gelcoat. The keel is Kevlar reinforced. Courtesy Robalo