«This land does not look like any other place. Sardinia is something else: enchanting space all around and distances to be travelled, nothing is finite, nothing is defined. It is like freedom...
Fishing
Crocodile Bay: living emotions inshore & offshore at Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
IntroductionThirty miles away of Cabo Matapalo, German, a sixty-year-old man who has spent at least three quarters of his life at the sea and half on the fly bridge, leads his strike pro of 35‘ feet...
Musandam Family Fishing Adventure!
It is always great when we are able to do a job that we truly love and can share with others but especially with family. I had my Mom and partner along with a few old family friends from South...
Hallaniyat Islands, Southern Oman
If you speak to most fishermen, fishing is not really about catching fish but rather the preparation, expectation, exploring remote places, learning new cultures, meeting different people and...
The Raptors have landed! A review of the Avet Raptor SX 6/4 2-Speed Reel
For some time, I was looking for a reel that would enable me to do a lot of things. We know that when it comes to fishing tackle, that's a tall order and it might be too much to ask. We buy rods and...
A Warm Welcome – A Postcard From Cebu
I don't expect a brass band meeting me at the airport, what I expect is my best friend Emil, smiling and saying his usual "...It's about damn time you got your behind out of there..." This...
Meet My Playgroup: Anas Thongtha on Vertical Jigging
It's boring to fish alone. It's great to fish with like-minded individuals that share the same passion and frame of mind. In the next few issues, I will be introducing you to my playgroup; My...
Why Choose Kayak Fishing?
When we arrived in Dubai more than 13 years ago, one of the first things we did was start looking for a boat to start fishing. We had heard so many stories about the great fishing here that we...
Fished out for us: UAE stocks are in decline, time for us to ‘Choose Wisely’
Our oceans are currently undergoing a sea of change! The biodiversity of our marine ecosystems is known to be unparalleled. For many years, most of us believed that our actions could never have an...
Clinch Knot
The clinch knot is one of the most famous knots in the world to tie securely swivels, carabineers or other things. We use it to fix swivels to fishing lines but it can be used for a lot of other...