
Bottom Fishing How To: 8 Great Rigs and Tactics
Bottom fishing rigs and tactics that catch snapper, grouper, tautog, rockfish and other fish species coast to coast.

Bottom fishing rigs and tactics that catch snapper, grouper, tautog, rockfish and other fish species coast to coast.

A guide to venting and descending reef fish.

The Dry Tortugas is no longer the final frontier, but the bottomfishing is still worth the trip.

Alabama’s Gulf coast offers exceptional red snapper opportunities when the season’s open.

Virtual anchoring technology makes holding position over wrecks with precision much easier and produces great results.

Slow-pitch jigging is a great method of creating a uniquely appealing presentation to fish that are difficult to reach in other ways of fishing.

The big blueline tilefish was less than 3 pounds off the world record.

Here’s what to rig should you encounter fast current on your next bottom-fishing trip.

Catch big rockfish and have more fun with slow-pitch gear.

No electric reels? No problem. Hand-crank deep-dropping is a blast with the right gear.

With current regulations, deep-water anglers release about as many snapper, grouper, and other species as they keep. Here’s how to do it right.

Simple changes to popular flutter-style jigs can make them even more deadly.

Bottom fishing rigs and tactics that catch snapper, grouper, tautog, rockfish and other fish species coast to coast.

A guide to venting and descending reef fish.

The Dry Tortugas is no longer the final frontier, but the bottomfishing is still worth the trip.

Alabama’s Gulf coast offers exceptional red snapper opportunities when the season’s open.

Virtual anchoring technology makes holding position over wrecks with precision much easier and produces great results.

Slow-pitch jigging is a great method of creating a uniquely appealing presentation to fish that are difficult to reach in other ways of fishing.

The big blueline tilefish was less than 3 pounds off the world record.

Here’s what to rig should you encounter fast current on your next bottom-fishing trip.

Catch big rockfish and have more fun with slow-pitch gear.

No electric reels? No problem. Hand-crank deep-dropping is a blast with the right gear.

With current regulations, deep-water anglers release about as many snapper, grouper, and other species as they keep. Here’s how to do it right.

Simple changes to popular flutter-style jigs can make them even more deadly.