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Midsummer Speckled Sea Trout
Countless Chesapeake Bay anglers who enjoy light tackle fishing in the shallows look forward to spring, when the speckled trout bite cranks up. Except in Virginia waters this year, of course, which have been closed for harvesting specks due to the significant winter stun we experienced last winter. Many anglers believe the closure was a good move…
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Paddler's Edge: Avoiding Blind Casts
July 3, 2026
Quite a few kayak anglers have electronics on their boat today, some even with real-time imaging sonar. But what about those of us who can’t or don’t want to invest in those rather expensive devices…
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LIVE with Lenny
July 2, 2026
Join us on the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. for new episodes of LIVE with Lenny. Tune in for an interactive live stream with Angler in Chief Lenny Rudow where he discusses various seasonal…
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Premium Access Bonus Videos for Subscribers Only
July 1, 2026
Hey there FishTalkers! We want to thank you for being a subscriber, and our way of saying "thanks" for real is by trying even harder to deliver you even more detailed fish-catching intel.…
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Speed Jigger’s Primer
May 24, 2017
You’re trolling for yellowfin tuna when you see fish on the meter, hanging 75’ deep just below the thermocline. You shift into neutral, crank in the lines, get your jigs over the side, and place them…
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Tracker Grizzly 1754 MVX SC: Aluminumazing!
May 24, 2017
by Lenny Rudow Aluminum boats don’t get nearly the respect they deserve, especially models like the Tracker 1754. It’s big enough to run out into the open bay on decent weather days, but it’s light…
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Sailfish 236 CC: Casting Call
May 24, 2017
by Lenny Rudow Why are there a million and one Chesapeake Bay fishing fanatics plying the waters on 22 to 24 foot center consoles? Because this size range is a sweet-spot; the boat’s big enough to…
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World Cat 280 CC-X: Bite Me
May 24, 2017
by Lenny Rudow Stand in front of a new World Cat 280 CC-X, and you’ll get an eerily sense of what a skippie must feel like when a big mako circles nearby. The bow of this boat looks rather shark-…
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Scout 215 XSF: Creative Thinking
May 24, 2017
by Lenny Rudow You can’t fault Scout Boats for being too traditional, and their new 215 XSF is evidence that no matter how long this company keeps building boats, they continue to come up with cool…
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Everglades 253cc: Genetic Engineering
May 24, 2017
by Lenny Rudow The term “hybrid” is vastly over-used in the world of boats, but in the case of the new Everglades 253cc center console, the term fits. This hard-core fishboat is intended to cross…
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