Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic Sets Single Team Payout Record Sunday night couldn’t come soon enough for Nick Pratt and the crew aboard It Just Takes Time, a 62 Viking based in Orange Beach, Alabama. After weighing a 574-pound blue marlin on Saturday night, the crew had to wait it out to see if any […]

Right System for Successful Coastal Fishing By Capt. Gus Cane Successful coastal fishing depends on being in the right place at the right time. Thanks to digital electronics and responsive engine control, that proposition is a whole lot easier now. Yamaha’s Helm Master system has some new advancements that allow anglers to precisely position the […]

By Craig Lamb Boating Vacation Advice from a Professional Angler If you are planning a boating vacation this summer heed this advice from Brandon Palaniuk. The professional bass angler from Idaho puts more miles on a boat trailer in a single year than most recreational boaters do in a lifetime. “Boats and trailers are made […]

Learn How to Safely Launch Your Boat By Ted Lund Yamaha Pro and boating safety advocate Hunter Bland has a few thoughts about safety when it comes to launching his boat. Bland, a former collegiate competitive bass fisherman who turned pro recently, takes safety on the water seriously after being involved in an accident while […]

Find Out Where to go Catch the Tarpon of your Dreams By Craig Lamb Do the high-flying acrobatic leaps of a trophy tarpon excite you? How about the thought of the doubled-over rod bending action from this hard-charging fish known as the “silver king?” If you are an avid angler—saltwater or freshwater—you know the tarpon […]

Yamaha Team Spends Some Time in Florida’s Northernmost Keys on the New Regulator® 26 Crossover  The Fla. Keys are famous for many things, from pirates and sunken Spanish treasure galleons to Ernest Hemingway’s Key West home with its pride of polydactyl cats. But for anglers, it’s best known for fishing. While the middle and southernmost Keys […]