Todd Corayer

Special to Outdoor Enthusiast Lifestyle Magazine

Going crab-less for tautog

By Todd Corayer, The Fish Wrap Writer Special to Outdoor Enthusiast Lifestyle Magazine Tautog fishing has been strong for a few months now but that’s starting to change with a change in seasons. Reliable spots have been giving up just a few keeper sized fish, just a...

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Clearly, navigating a kayak in fog is easy

Zero dark-thirty with zero visibility and in goes the crew

Anyone in Boy Scouts before that deal imploded or had parents drag them around the country in an old summer vacation van should know how to use a compass. Understanding direction is key to navigating, especially in zero visibility. Most of us have a compass app on our smart phones, which means some of us can’t actually use a compass but can access one while checking Instagram to see how many fish everyone else has landed.

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RI Kayak Bassin’ is ready for a very big year

RI Kayak Bassin'

For months now, social media has been ablaze with posts about local fishermen getting their kayaks ready for a new fishing season. Despite winter being kind of a puffball affair and this Covid-19 affair making us rush out to buy toiler paper, which is absurd, unless you don’t have a stash, fishermen and women are anxious to get back on the water; they’re posting pictures of new seats, more storage, extra rod holders, and in some cases, brand new kayaks.

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5 Steps To Perfectly Season A Cast Iron Skillet

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5 Steps To Perfectly Season A Cast Iron Skillet

Long before slick no stick surfaces and chemical compounded sauté pans filled our kitchens, cast iron pans and Dutch ovens were the backbone of backwoods and home cooking. There are plenty of reasons for their usefulness, not the least of which is that they last for decades when properly seasoned before the first use.

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How to Read A Box of Fly Line

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How to Read A Box of Fly Line

Fly fishing can be a daunting new sport if you’re coming over from traditional spin or bait casting gear and methods. Fear of bridging the knowledge gap should not, however, because to keep you out of something as wonderful as casting the right fly line or catching that first fish on the fly. Do you need floating or sinking line?

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