Boating Tips & Tricks

Knowing how to tie a few basic knots is essential to a boater's security. The art of knot tying is known as "Marlinspike." Good sailors take pride in their ability to chose and tie knots.

When you take away days you have to work, days when the temperatures are way too hot or way too cold, days you have to attend weddings, funerals, birthday parties, family vacations, family reunions, business meetings, days when you're a bit under the weather, and that big block of time known as winter - what you have left is the fishing season.

DEEP CYCLE vs AUTOMOTIVE - Deep cycle batteries are used to power fish finders and trolling motors on a boat and radios or lights in an RV/camper and are designed differently than the battery you use to start your car. Click here for more.

There are no crowds of boaters on lakes and rivers in the colder months of the year. Fishermen work their favorite spots nearly undisturbed. On inland waters migrating waterfowl appear in the fall and return again in the spring as soon as the ice goes out. The fine, breezy days of spring and fall are the best of days for many anglers.

Remember the GOLDEN RULE: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you!"