Father’s Day Gift Guide 2023

Your Dad might say he doesn’t want anything this Father’s Day, but odds are that’s not true. Anglers tend to be gearheads, and love the latest gadgets—especially if they will help them catch more fish. Salt Water Sportsman compiled the latest and greatest so you can skip the tie and get Dad something he’ll actually […]

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Toby Keith Acquires Iconic Fishing Brand Luck E Strike

Toby Keith (NORMAN, Okla.) Singer, songwriter, and entertainer Toby Keith has acquired Luck E Strike, a bait and tackle brand name as ingrained with top tier anglers as it is with weekend recreationalists. Endorsed by National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Famer Jimmy Houston and operated by sporting goods industry vets Jeff Williams (General Manager) […]

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Glamp in Minnesota’s North Shore

PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTH SHORE CAMPING CO. North Shore Camping Co. in Beaver Bay, Minnesota, offers the ultimate glamping experience in a variety of walk-in tents tucked amongst the natural surroundings of the ridge line above Lake Superior on the scenic North Shore. Carefully curated so guests can make the most of their time, tents […]

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Six Iconic Harsens Island Cottages Destroyed by Fire

photo courtesy of the old club facebook On March 8, a fire broke out on Harsens Island on Lake St. Clair, destroying six “candy colored” boardwalk cottages that were part of The Old Club, a historic resort and yacht club founded more than 150 years ago. Two additional homes also had extensive damage. No injuries […]

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When a sailor and a chicken took on an incredible voyage

Young Breton sailor Guirec Soudée and his famous red hen, Monique, ride out Christmas ice-bound in Greenland. Tom Cunliffe introduces this extract Say what you will, but the French have got style. We Anglo-Saxons may fancy ourselves as adventurers, but then along comes an unsponsored lad from North Brittany in a 30ft steel boat and […]

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Stem to Stern: Staying Power

There’s an old, half-rotten, wooden bench out behind the center shed where we place left-over catalyzed epoxy cups and buckets to cool off before we throw them in the dumpster. The crew is quite disciplined about it as a fire prevention measure. The reaction between the resin and the catalyst produces heat and, under the […]

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Ciguatera Poisoning: Symptoms, Treatment and More

It happens when you least expect it. “Man, that fish sandwich was delicious!” Next thing you know, your muscles are on fire and the cold floor feels like it’s on fire. Wait, what? Yes, these are some of the initial signs of ciguatera poisoning. Cold surfaces feel like they’re on fire and your body feels […]

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