
How to De-Spine a Lionfish
Senior Editor Kevin Koenig demonstrates how to safely de-spine a lionfish.

Senior Editor Kevin Koenig demonstrates how to safely de-spine a lionfish.


By Pete Frederiksen, Director of Communications, Viking Yacht Company The state of the modern sportfishing boat can be best described like this: they’re the go-to

Learn to use your tackle properly and you can catch big fish to your heart’s content.

We’ll give you a few pointers, but to get really good at catching bass, you’ll need to figure out the details of your home waters.



To catch fish like a pro, you need to prepare like one.

If you’ve ever caught a sailfish, you know there’s nothing else quite like it. And we’d guess you probably want to catch a whole lot more. Our resident fishing expert Gary Caputi knows so many ways to help you out with that, he devoted a whole column to it. Check out his wealth of knowledge here.

Opportunities come and go, but how you play the game is no fluke.

If you’ve always wanted to catch a huge marlin, Australia is still a great bet.

Don’t miss the kingfish ambush about to happen off the coast of Mississippi.

Learn to dig deep with heavy dredges for bluewater game fish.

Read “How Tournament Captains Troll for Billfish” ➤


Senior Editor Kevin Koenig demonstrates how to safely de-spine a lionfish.

By John Bayliss, Boatbuilder, Bayliss Boatworks

By Pete Frederiksen, Director of Communications, Viking Yacht Company The state of the modern sportfishing boat can be best described like this: they’re the go-to

Learn to use your tackle properly and you can catch big fish to your heart’s content.

We’ll give you a few pointers, but to get really good at catching bass, you’ll need to figure out the details of your home waters.

By Capt. Bill Pike
From Whence Carolina Flare?

Fishing for Memories

To catch fish like a pro, you need to prepare like one.

If you’ve ever caught a sailfish, you know there’s nothing else quite like it. And we’d guess you probably want to catch a whole lot more. Our resident fishing expert Gary Caputi knows so many ways to help you out with that, he devoted a whole column to it. Check out his wealth of knowledge here.

Opportunities come and go, but how you play the game is no fluke.

If you’ve always wanted to catch a huge marlin, Australia is still a great bet.

Don’t miss the kingfish ambush about to happen off the coast of Mississippi.

Learn to dig deep with heavy dredges for bluewater game fish.

Read “How Tournament Captains Troll for Billfish” ➤

Target dolphin offshore now. You won’t regret it.