Articles for tag: Gloucester Massachusetts, Mackerel, Striped Bass

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How to Catch Spanish Mackerel

Spanish Mackerel are pretty abundant, fun to catch, and very good to eat. Each year they migrate up and down the east coast of the United States and in along the Gulf Coast, usually as soon as the water temperature reaches 65 degrees. In addition, you don’t even have to go out very far to ...

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Helpful Tips when King Mackerel Fishing

Serious about King Mackerel fishing? Whether we think of ourselves as experts or beginners, here’s a few quick helpful hints and tips when you’re fishing for King Mackerel. Give Priority to Live Baits. Having live baits has always been a top priority to our King Mackerel fishing arsenal. Is it mandatory? No. Is it advantageous? ...

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Tempting Your Finicky Cat

We all know that cats are finicky. Sometimes they just prefer a certain type of food. Other times, they may have a problem like illness, age, or a nutritional deficiency. Sometimes when a cat goes off it’s food, it may stubbornly refuse to eat for a length of time that is unhealthy. In this case, ...

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Catch a Rod-Doubling, Line-Smoking King Mackerel

There I was this past Sunday, 8 miles offshore in our 23′ center console vessel struggling to hang on to the spinner rod as a 30lb King Mackerel on the other end kept ripping off line, running at blazing speeds to try and escape my hooks. Just a few moments earlier, my husband and I ...

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Spanish Mackerel Can Be Good Eats

Spanish Mackerel have a stigma attached because of Boston mackerel and other mackerel that make good bait and little else. Spanish taste more like Wahoo than they do like King Mackerel and are very tasty if properly prepared. To prepare Spanish for smoking, I fillet them, leaving the skin on and then zipper the fillets. ...

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Top 5 Rigs & Lures for King Mackerel

Top 5 Lures & Rigs for King Mackerel Disclaimer: I am not a “professional” King Mackerel angler, but I do have many years of experience and success catching smokers. The following list contains the 5 rigs / lures that I find to be the best to use. Live Bait Rigs Consisting of a nose hook ...

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Tabby Cat Pattern Types

Cats with visible stripes, swirls or spots on their bodies are referred to by breeders, owners and cat fanciers, as tabbies. Although some people erroneously assume the tabby cat to be a breed, it in fact describes a type of fur pattern, and can be seen in most breeds of cat, including the wild ancestors ...