There's a lot more to chumming than a load of ground-up or cut pieces of fish or shellfish tossed over the transom. In many ways it's an art.
In the Outer Banks, the fish are plentiful, the season is long, and the light tackle action is nonstop.
The crowds are gone, but outstanding angling remains in Flordia's saltwater paradise.
Some of the best light-tackle fishing in the world is found in U.S. waters, just 70 miles west of Key West, Florida, in a small group of islands called the Dry Tortugas
Saltwater gamefish are often big and strong, and the conditions in which they live can be very demanding on anglers and their tackle. Sometimes a baitcasting reel is the only option.
'Tis the season for redfish, striped bass, seatrout, and near-empty beaches.
For catch-and-release or catch-and-eat, a gaff is often the best tool to land a fish.