Hand Reels for Real Fishing

The Yoyito A simple handline reel 3.5 in diameter by 1 in thick, capable of landing anything from freshwater bream to bull reds and groupers offshore. We took a rod and spinning reel and removed anything that was not absolutely necessary to perform the basic functions: casting, retrieving, sensitivity and the ability to fight big fish. The Yoyito is the result of years of design and…

Lake Eaton Sunset Timelapse from Benny Millares on Vimeo.

Here is a timelapse of the sunset on Lake Eaton from our last trip there. This is a great little lake with a very nice campground. There is a boat ramp and a fishing pier on the lake just a short work from the campsite.

“my Random Reviews 411” awesome Yoyito Giveaway.

Folks my friend Prim from “my Random Reviews 411” is running a very cool Yoyito giveaway. Prim is an all around awesome guy, in he does reviews like no one else I know. Prim is honest, straight talking and pretty funny.

If you are tired of watching the plain old unboxing and review videos other people make, please take a minute and…

Redfish on a handline

It was a slow summer night, the air was thick and the breeze was no strong enough to keep the no-see-ums at bay.  Around 2 am on a Sunday night, the pier was almost empty.  This particular location is only a couple of miles from the inlet, so I figured it was not a bad spot to try our luck.  But, at this point, it was not looking very promising.  We had been soaking bait for almost four hours,…

Here’s my location, courtesy of Glympse

We’re shark fishing tonight at dunedin causeway. Everyone is welcomed to join us. I’ll leave my phone on the car with glympse running. Just use glympse to find us.

Click for a Glympse of my location: http://glympse.com/033B-6VBE

On this tutorial we’ll learn how to make a dropper loop.  This is normally used on dropshot rigs, where the weight is on the bottom and you have one or more hooks above.  These type of rigs are best used for bottom fishing and they are effective on both saltwater and freshwater environments.  Although I don’t normally use this type…

Free lining refers to a rig that has not hardware other than the hook.  This type of rig is used for live bait and can be very effective for top water predators like trout, snook and tarpon.  But will also work well for many other species.  The idea behind it is to not weigh down your bait in order to have a more natural…

Snell Hook Carolina Rig

Here we have a pretty traditional rig.  This particular rig is known by several names, but I think it is most commonly known here in the US as the Carolina Rig.  I’m choosing this opportunity to also show you how to snell a hook, this is not required for this rig, but snelling is a very strong way to attach a hook and I think it is…

Double Hook Dropshot Rig

Here I’m going to show you how to make a simple double hook dropshot rig.  This is one of the most useful rigs I know and I use it very often.  In fact, when I first arrive at a fishing location, the first thing I usually do is put a couple of lines in the water using this rig.  In saltwater, I fish mostly with either live or cut…

MILOW "We must be crazy" from bjorn charpentier on Vimeo.

Eric Prydz: EPIC 4.0 Live Intro from Conor Grebel on Vimeo.

Animated short for the Eric Prydz: EPIC 4.0 Livestage. This was played at the beginning of each show to introduce the stage and highlight the massive screens that Eric tours with.

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Serenity of Thera - Greece, Santorini - 5d Mark III RAW video from Andrii Sirenko on Vimeo.

The land of the ancient gods and myths are calling. 7 days trip on the beautiful Greek island of Santorini and Crete. Sleeping volcano of Thera makes me feel I'm on the top of Olympus together with a most beautiful goddess. Is there a better place and time to make an marriage proposal. The moment I will never forget. Please, let me share it with you!

Fort De Soto Fishing Workshop – 2016

Saturday March 26th, 2016 at Fort De Soto Park in Tierra Verde , FL.

The event will start at 9am and it is FREE. If you are interested in participating, please register by filling out the form at the end of the post. // 2016-03-26 09:00:00 2016-03-26 18:30:00 America/New_York Fishing Workshop This will be an introductory hands-on workshop on handline fishing. No fishing experience is necessary,…

People often think of cataclysmic events when they prep, but approximately 3.5 million people experience homelessness in the US every year.  Most homelessness is invisible, they dress like normal people and surprisingly many have jobs.  These are also survival scenarios, that if you are living paycheck-to-paycheck, could happen to you.  But you don’t have to be homeless to benefit from fishing,…