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.

Florida Sportsman Editor David Conway meets up with diver/spearfisherman Rob Murphy and talks about safety techniques that should always be exercised while diving.

Florida Sportsman’s Jeff Weakley explains how using natural cut bait is one of the easiest and most effective ways for catching fish.

During this FS Seminar, Florida Sportsman publisher Blair Wickstrom goes over the basics of outriggers. Outriggers serve two main purposes: separating your baits and providing a small drop back when a fish strikes a bait.

This Florida Sportsman boatmanship seminar gives step-by-step instruction on how to change the oil in your 4-stroke outboard. Jay Warrick of Palm City Yachts shows us how it’s done.

You can do a lot more with this lure than just cast and reel it. There are a lot of ways to use a spinnerbait, and a number of different retrieves that can make it more effective. Here are three retrieve methods that can increase your catch.

Florida Sportsman contributing editor Peter Hinck breaks down the essentials to rigging your kayak for safe and easy fishing. Hinck covers the basics, from selecting the right paddle to choosing the best places to mount rod holders.

Lure-cork combos are deadly on trout and reds—if you work them right. The sound a big fish makes when it explodes on the surface and inhales bait is a beautiful thing. That’s the sound you want to duplicate with a popping cork. When the fish hear it, they’ll almost certainly come over to investigate.

Florida anglers know it’s not always a fish-eatfish world out there. Vegetarian fish lack innate regard for the ingenuity lavished on modern sportfishing tackle and artificial lures. Florida’s fresh water hosts a few such ingrates, whose office it is to torture young anglers, frustrate them with their large bodies and small, declining mouths.

Florida Sportsman’s Terry Gibson explains how working the bottom of the water column in the right situation can increase your chances of landing fish.

Florida Sportsman’s Jeff Weakley joins World Champion freediver Martin Stepanek to go over some basics of freediving.

Andrew Jones joins the FS crew to explain some of the finer points of offshore big game trolling. During this FS Seminar, Andrew talks about choosing lure colors to add to your trolling spread.

Tune in to the flight of pelagic seabirds to find big fish in spring. Migratory birds are always fascinating to encounter offshore, but not all are trustworthy indicators of fishing action.

The popular sport of kayak fishing will be part of the next “Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing!” seminar, hosted March 9-10 at the Matlacha Community Park, 4577 Pine Island Road N.W., Matlacha, which is just offshore of Fort Myers.

Andrew Jones joins the FS crew to explain some of the finer points of offshore big game trolling. During this FS Seminar, Andrew talks about the advantages of using a stand up harness when fighting big fish.

Fresh mackerel, delivered to your transom. There are so many methods used to catch mackerel that an entire book could be devoted to rigging and techniques, and everybody’s got their favorites.

Andrew Jones joins the FS crew to explain some of the finer points of offshore big game trolling. During this FS Seminar, Andrew explains how to tie the versatile Platt Knot for double line connections.