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Tideline 28 Bluewater: Cool new Powercat Coming Soon!
The Tideline 28 Bluewater is expected to launch soon. Very soon. Tideline has announced a new model, the 28 Bluewater, expected to be launched this summer. The 28’ long, 10’ wide powercat features a non-stepped planing hull, 509 gallons of stock livewell capacity with the option for double that amount, twin outboards up to 350 horses each, and…
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A Sea Bass Population Boom
June 23, 2026
Recreational anglers have long blamed commercial fishermen for many fisheries ills. Commercial fishers look at vastly inflated MRIP catch numbers and point the finger squarely at recreational anglers…
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Ask an Expert Angler: Captain Tim Blanchard of Fish the Potomac
June 21, 2026
This month we check in with Captain Tim Blanchard of Fish the Potomac. The Fish the Potomac fleet casts into the waters in and around the nation’s capital year-round, targeting multiple species but…
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Paddler's Edge: Don't Make These 5 Mistakes While Kayak Fishing!
June 19, 2026
Mistakes? We all make them now and then. But picking the wrong movie on a Saturday night or making a mistake while out kayak fishing are two very different things. Picking the wrong movie may get you…
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Fishing Kayak Transportation: Wheeling It
March 13, 2023
Over the years I’ve used my kayaks to fish on lakes, creeks, rivers, and of course for Chesapeake Bay fishing. I’ve even fished off the coast of Maryland in the Atlantic Ocean out of a kayak. But not…
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Rigging for Beginners, Part I: Critical Rigs
March 11, 2023
Of all the different things about Chesapeake Bay fishing, one that stymies beginners on a regular basis is rigging and rigs. In no small part this is partially due to the cryptic fishing lingo we…
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May-Craft 1900 CC: Fish, Period.
March 9, 2023
Are you sick and tired of gentrified fishing boats with so many frou-frou features that they’re better suited for cocktail hour than casting? The gold-stitched seating, wine-chillers, and light-up…
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Slow Trolling for Late Winter and Early Spring Pickerel
March 7, 2023
Whether you’re exploring a new area, trying to put as many pickerel in the boat as possible, or chasing trophies, it's hard to beat slow trolling live minnows. I’ve spent countless days floating…
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5 Marvelous March Mid-Atlantic Saltwater Fishing Options
March 5, 2023
Yes, you will have to time your trip in-between passing fronts, it may be frigid outside, and the potential for a skunk is always there even if you pony up and go on a charter fishing boat. No, March…
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5 Marvelous March Mid-Atlantic Freshwater Fishing Options
March 3, 2023
You wish you could shove Old Man Winter down a flight of stairs as he makes his way out of our house? Us, too — 80 degrees and sunny sounds pretty darn magnificent right about now. But short of a…
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