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Reel Time: Make your New Year’s resolutions

Dec 28, 2020 – Rusty Chinnis
November 2, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
A little tunny caught on fly tackle

Reel Time: Fall fishing frenzy

Shifting seasons bring welcome changes to the Gulf coast, especially those fall fronts that are the couriers of cooling temperatures and lower humidity. Local anglers, weary of the dog days of summer…
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October 4, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Vote for water and land

I have been blessed to live on a barrier island in Manatee County since 1980. I was drawn to the area by family but moved here because of my love of fishing and the natural world. I realized I’d foun…
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May 4, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: The cobia

Reel Time: The cobia

As local water temperatures fluctuate between seasons in the spring and fall, savvy anglers know to start looking for cobia in area waters. Often mistaken for sharks whose shapes and coloration th…
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January 27, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Get in on the hot winter action

Until recently, Gulf water temperatures have been surprisingly warm. It’s always been typical for a cold front to send water temperatures plummeting, after which a warming trend will send them back i…
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January 7, 2020
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Fishing bridges, piers and docks

You don’t have to have a boat to get to some of this winter’s best fishing. Bridges, docks and piers provide anglers who don’t have a boat or don’t want to bother with one some excellent fishing oppo…
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October 29, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Net ban at 25: Still stings, still opposed

Net ban at 25: Still stings, still opposed

CORTEZ – Red tide, blue-green algae, global warming, sea rise, sewage spills and oil spills combined don’t antagonize commercial fishermen as much as one single, 25-year-old subject. On election d…
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September 12, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
Benac accepts plea deal in shark dragging case

Benac accepts plea deal in shark dragging case

Updated Sept. 18, 2019 | TAMPA – Robert “Bo” Benac, 30, of Sarasota, agreed to a plea deal this afternoon while appearing before Judge Mark Wolfe in the 13th Circuit Court regarding his participation…
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July 30, 2019
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Cameras – catch and release digitally

Reel Time: Cameras – catch and release digitally

The world of digital photography and videography continues to evolve, and anglers have never had more options to explore. Whether you’re capturing a picture or a video clip to remind you of your catc…
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July 23, 2019
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Success – opportunity meets preparedness

It seems that we have to work harder all the time for a day on the water that includes catching fish. That’s after actually having the chance for a day on the water fishing. It’s a fact for most angl…
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July 16, 2019
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Line and leaders

Reel Time: Line and leaders

When anglers talk tackle, the conversation is usually centered on rods and reels, lures and accessories. While these make up the largest part of the fisherman’s arsenal, lines and leaders are a criti…
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