Boating

Boating How-To

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High Water Alarms

Two ways you’ll know if your bilge pump system fails. One of them isn’t pretty. No matter how much we use our boats to fish and cruise there is one place where they spend lots of time: at the dock. A boat is four times more likely to sink at the dock than at sea.

by Al Herum • March 7, 2014 • No comments
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Boating Gear

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Great Sun Protection Options

You want to stay cool but you also want to cover up to protect yourself from the sun. That’s always been a quandary for anglers in warm climates. Here are 7 great options and features to look for when purchasing sun protection clothing.

by Jeff Weakley • February 14, 2014 • No comments
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Flats Boats

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Egret 20

Egret’s largest flats boat to date lives up to its name. Frank Afshari, owner of Egret boats out of North Carolina, showed off the 20-footer on the Indian River Lagoon near St. Lucie Inlet.

by Sam Hudson • March 4, 2014 • 1 comment
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Bay Boats

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Angler 22 Panga

Designed to take on a variety of inshore and offshore tasks, the versatile Angler Panga 22 is equally at home drift-fishing a foot-deep flat for trout or bottom-fishing a 200-foot wreck.

by Florida Sportsman • March 5, 2014 • No comments
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Center Consoles

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Cobia 340CC Sneak Peek!

A brand new addition to the Cobia line is the flagship 340CC that’s set to be unveiled at the Miami International Boat Show this week. The double-stepped hull is loaded with a long list of standard features like twin 41 gallon livewells, in-deck insulated fish boxes, a side dive/tuna door, folding rear bench seat and more.

by Dave East • February 10, 2014 • No comments
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Express / Cuddy

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Luhrs 35 Convertible

The LUHRS 35 Convertible has features for open-ocean fishermen, overnight cruisers, and boaters in between. For the fishermen, the 88-square-foot, self-bailing cockpit has a 30-gallon livewell, bait preparation center and sink [...]

by Florida Sportsman • January 17, 2014 • No comments
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Member Galleries

Dream Boats

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FS Dreamboat Contest Winner Heads to Costa Rica

Capt. Charlie Phillips, winner of the Fishing NoSara Prize Package given away as top prize for the Florida Sportsman Dreamboat Contest earlier this year, returns from his fishing vacation this week.

by Florida Sportsman • August 5, 2013 • No comments
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