Fishing

Tournament fishing yields more than just a personal best

Over the years, my view on tournament fishing has changed. When I was younger, tournaments were about competition, and winning. Now, tournaments are about spending time with my family, the fellowship of friends and just having fun. The spring tournament of the Daniel Island Inshore...

Get hooked before sunrise

Summer in the Lowcountry is brutally hot. The combination of high temperature and high humidity makes fishing in the middle of the day uncomfortable. Sometimes, even dangerous. So, in August, I will be doing most of my inshore fishing early in the morning. How early? Before sunrise early...

The luckiest dad in the world

Sometimes a weekend stands out as exceptional. Truly memorable and fun. This past weekend was one of them. On Saturday, I attended The Danziger Cup (Kids Fishing Tournament) with Elliott (my son) and Maddie (my daughter). Heather (Elliott’s girlfriend) was the volunteer coordinator for...

Fishing is a great way to spend time with family and friends

For me, Father’s Day and fishing go hand in hand. My father served in the U.S. Navy for over 30 years. Throughout his career, deployments abroad took him away from our family for months at a time. It was not until I had children of my own that I came to realize the sacrifice my dad...

‘Ohana’ (the boat) lives up to its Hawaiian meaning

Typically, preparation is the key to fishing success. However, unplanned and spur of the moment fishing trips can also be fun. Saturday was one of those days. Elliott (my son), Heather (Elliott’s girlfriend), Brody (the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog), and I spent most of the...

You don’t always catch what you want

Every so often, a species of fish grabs my attention. Typically, it is a fish I do not know much about and subsequently catch infrequently. The species that has my attention right now is the blue marlin. So, for the past few months, I have been studying blue marlin habitat preferences,...

Fish & Brats:

On Friday afternoon, I was on my weekly pilgrimage to West Marine. When you have multiple boats, you go there a lot. The GPS in my car always thinks that is my destination. Sadly, most of the time, the GPS is right. On this trip, a Magma propane grill with a rod holder attachment caught my...