By Joe Cermele

Here's a fun story from Down Under that supports my theory that land-based Australian anglers are often a bit more rough-and-tumble than us. Check out this cliff fishing video and you'll see what I mean. Though Isaac Callaway didn't catch his shark while dangling off the edge of a cliff, he did score a near-five-foot bull on a hand line. The fish weighed about 90 pounds, which is how much 12-year-old Callaway weighs. According to the story in The Australian, this is actually Callaway's third hand line bull, but the biggest by far to date.

By Joe Cermele

Here's one for the "enjoy it because it won't happen again" file. According to the fishing reports page in Florida's Sun Sentinel, 13-year-old Jake Hobbs was ballooning a live blue runner from the Deerfield Beach Fishing Pier the other day when he got a little surprise. What he thought was a big king mack stripping line off the reel at mach 2 turned out to be a 70-pound sailfish. Other anglers on the pier figured it out as soon as the sail took to the sky. Crowds gathered. Chaos ensued.

From the story:
The fight should have ended when the sailfish went around the end of the pier, which had been damaged by Hurricane Sandy and was closed for repairs. A gentleman who jumped over the fence — he was later banned from the pier — safely guided the fish around so Hobbs could fight it from the other side. His brother Luke, 9, also helped, lifting up other anglers' fishing rods so Hobbs could go under them.

By Joe Cermele

You may have heard whispers or seen a snippet over the weekend of a 600-pound black marlin jumping into the cockpit of the Little Audrey, a sportfisherman out of Cairns, Australia. Well, today I stumbled upon the longer footage taken by the crew. Apparently they had four cameras running and captured the aerial assault from multiple angles. It's some pretty wicked stuff. Two things I'd like to point out on a personal note: 1.) Though I've only gotten to experience it a few times, there is no bigger rush in fishing than when a big boat is backing down hard on a marlin and the cockpit is filling with water. You feel like you need to hold your chest so your heart doesn't blow out. 2.) Kudos to the crew on the music choice. I couldn't have picked it better myself.

By Joe Cermele

As you're all aware, Hurricane Issac did a number on Louisiana in late August. Though the damage wasn't quite as brutal as Hurricane Katrina, it took a while for the road to the end of the delta to reopen. And as soon as it did, guides Greg Dini, David Mangum, and Miles LaRose hitched up the skiff and set out with fly rods to see how this nasty storm affected the fishing. Much like after Katrina, the bite went gonzo to the tenth power. I don't care if your game is largemouth, walleye, trout, or carp. If you enjoy catching fish, especially on topwaters, this is a must see. Found this one thanks to our friends over at Fly Fishing in Salt Waters. Have a great weekend.