Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for false albacore: anchovy feeds, fish that won't commit, windy days, peanut bunker, sand eels and micro bait on top, what each lure does, and the full set in one ...
The Shore Albie Angler Gift Guide
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for albies and bonito from shore: calm-day epoxies, long-range topwater, sand eels and the onshore blow. What each lure does, when to throw it, and the full set in ...
The Fall Run Chaser Gift Guide
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for fall run stripers: birds and blitzes, bass that refuse the topwater, peanut bunker in the wash and schoolies on the bars, and the full set in one click.
The Veteran Trophy Hunter Gift Guide
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for trophy striped bass: big plugs on the pogy schools, the June troll, the Canal on a breaking tide and big soft baits after dark, and the full set in one click.
The Early Season Angler Gift Guide
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for spring stripers: April holdovers, the herring runs, the worm hatch, schoolies on small bait at dusk and the first fresh fish of May, and the full set in one click.
The June Topwater Angler Gift Guide
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for topwater striped bass: squid rips, glassy first light in Cape Cod Bay, bluefish blitzes and dusk from the rocks, what each plug does, and the full set in one cl...
The Summer Striper Angler Gift Guide
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for summer stripers: tube and worm on the contours, sand eel jigs on deep marks, the summer rips and the boulder fields at dawn, and the full set in one click.
The Classic Surfcaster Gift Guide
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for stripers in the surf: spring beaches, the backside bars at first light, sand eels in the trough, night rocks and the fall run, and the full set in one click.
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for wading for stripers: the marsh drains on the ebb, the Cape Cod Bay flats at first light and high sun, the fall flush, and the full set in one click.
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for kayak fishing for stripers: a casting system and a trolling system in one crate, every lure pre-rigged on a single hook, and the full set in one click.
The Center Console Captain Gift Guide
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for the inshore center console: troll the spring contours, pop the squid rips, jig the deep marks, a groundfish day and the albie run, with the full set in one click.
The Light Tackle Tuna Angler Gift Guide
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for light tackle bluefin tuna: a popper, a slider and an epoxy jig for fish on top, a paddle for greasy calm, jigs for the marks below, and the full set in one click.
The Light Tackle Groundfish Angler Gift Guide
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for tautog and sea bass on light tackle: tog in close and in deeper water, scup and sea bass on the rocks, fluke on the sand, and the full set in one click.
The Late Season Holdout Gift Guide
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for late season stripers and tog: estuary schoolies on small bait, fall tog on the shallow rock and the deep ledges, the last bonito, and the full set in one click.
The Winter Party Boat Gift Guide
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for winter cod, haddock and pollock on the party boat: heavy Sand Eel Jigs and Jig-Biki teaser rigs, when to drop each, and the full set in one click.
The Angler Who Has Everything Gift Guide
Capt. Mike's gift guide for the fisherman who has everything: limited runs, Vintage Locker releases and small upgrades for the June squid rips, the albie weeks and the fall rips, and the full set i...
The New Saltwater Angler Gift Guide
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for saltwater beginners: five lures for a first season, from spring schoolies in the estuaries to the fall run on the beach, when to throw each, and the full set in...
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for sight casting white marlin on light spinning gear: what each lure does, when to throw it, and the full set in one click.
The Swordfish Angler Gift Guide
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for daytime swordfish: the Perfect Sword Eel in Black, Glow, Pink and Amber, which color to drop for stained water, the deepest wall or squid, and the full set in o...
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for mahi on high flyers and flotsam, plus skipjack and small yellowfin: what each lure does, when to throw it, and the full set in one click.
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for tarpon on artificials: twitch it on top, thump it, swim it under, crawl it slow and get it deep, from the flats to the passes and bridges, and the full set in o...
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for snook: walk the dog, swim it under, crawl the shallows and bounce the bottom on the seawalls, mangroves and inlets, with the full set in one click.
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for bull redfish: topwater on the schools, dirty water, jetties and passes, and the flats down south. What each lure does, when to throw it, and the full set in one...
Capt. Mike's lure and gift guide for cobia: the sight cast, the fish that sinks out, the follow that won't eat and tubes on the shoal edge when the surface goes quiet, with the full set in one click.