An expert’s secrets for catching great-eating crappie. This year, there was a surprise crappie spawn on the St. Johns River in January, centering around Dunn’s Creek and Crescent Lake. A few savvy fishermen found those fish concentrated in shallow water.

During this Florida Sportsman Seminar, Yo-Zuri’s George Large, the man in charge of product development for the company, shows us the best techniques for using both topwater and subsurface “walk the dog” style lures.

Fishing the right tides can be the difference of landing a lot of fish or not landing any at all, which is why many experienced fisherman make sure they know the tides before heading out.

Lure-and-fly combinations increase your fish-catching potential. Back when I first started fishing the Indian River Lagoon for snook, redfish and seatrout there was a group of older anglers who spent a lot of time wadefishing and were generally considered the authorities on catching these species on the flats. I befriended a lot of these fishermen and learned a lot from them, but if there was one consistency among the group it’s that they used one version or another of what they called a “poacher” rig.

Mike Miller shows how to properly secure your boat while camping overnight in the everglades during this FS Seminar. Extreme high and low tides can leave your boat high and dry come morning.

Florida Sportman’s Blair Wickstrom joins Jeff Mancini and Capt. Frank Crescitelli as they fish for false albacore off Cony Island, New York. After fishing all depths, they conclude that the middle water column is sometimes the most active.

Florida Sportsman contributing editor Peter Hinck explains how to beat the wind and get out fishing when the conditions seem less than optimal for a kayak or paddleboard.

George Gozdz, host of Reel Time Florida Sportsman, shows how to properly trim your boat using both the trim angle of the motor and trim tabs. Having the correct trim while running will allow for a much safer and more comfortable ride.

Florida Sportsman’s Terry Gibson joins Capt. Bruce Shuler and expains the technique of “Combat Wading” while fishing in Texas.

The perfect warmup for spring tarpon season. Spring-run cobia travel inshore where even small skiffs can reach them on calm days. The fish are quick to snap up flies, and a big one will tax a 10-weight as well as any tarpon of comparable size. Where best to tackle these great fish on fly? Here are four scenarios.

Florida Sportsman’s Jeff Weakley gives some advice on using a planer to get certain lures deeper underwater.

Florida Sportsman contributing editor Peter Hinck covers the bases of selecting the right rod holders for your individual kayak and kayak fishing style.

When artificial baits and lures aren’t doing the job, crab chunks might be the solution to landing fish. Florida Sportsman’s Blair Wickstrom Joins Capt. J.R. Waits in Charleston, SC and uses crab chunks to catch a few bonnet head sharks near a local creek mouth.

Florida Sportsman boating editor Dave East reviews the essential items to pack in a survival bag in case of an emergency. Check out Dave East’s boating seminar “Backcountry Ditch Bag” in the April 2013 issue of Florida Sportsman magazine for more information.

Florida Sportsman’s Jeff Weakley ventures offshore and shows us sime advantages of using artificial plugs to bring up some nice black groupers from the bottom.

Florida Sportsman’s Frank Bolin speaks with fellow angler’s about fishing with live bait in the flats. Certain situations call for certain types of live baits and sepcific techniques for using them.