The Ranger 223FC blends serious angling with family comfort. Ranger calls it “Built to Fish Hard and Cruise Easy,” and after a close look at the layout and construction, that tagline rings true. At a ...

We evaluated each garment for rainy-day readiness and general wearability. Would it pack and stow? Is it comfortable to wear? Lined jackets are more comfortable than unlined, but they are bulkier.

Somehow, the anglers knew. When power ­catamarans first started working their way into the mainstream a few decades ago, offshore fishermen were among the first adopters. They didn’t mind the ...

The title of my article makes a bold statement. I’m basing it on the US Coast Guard requirements for establishing what’s called a Surf Station. Surf Stations are required at locations where surf runs ...

Scout has been building quality fishing boats since 1989. Replacing the popular 355 LXF, the new 357 LXF center-console is part of the nine-boat lineup of luxury-cruisers aimed squarely at the ...

A mechanic would never use a wrench as a hammer, so if you are primarily an inshore angler, why would you want a boat that is also designed to go offshore if it came at the expense of being less ...

The Regal 38 Surf is unique in the boating world—a model unlike anything else on the water. So versatile is the 38 Surf that not even the title of world’s largest wakesurf boat does it full justice.

Since the ATX brand was launched by Texas-based boatbuilder Tigé in 2019, it has steadily built its presence in the watersports market and continued to enhance its reputation among wakeboat owners and ...

Hardtop runabouts were always the choice of owners who went boating in areas where the water was continuously cold, the fog was thick every so often, and the fishing was always worthwhile. In recent ...

The newly redesigned Mako 18 Pro Skiff Backwater ­Edition is a light-tackle ­angler’s dream. It’s a skinny-water boat that’s packed with standard features that will help you find and chase fish.

The batteries weren’t that old, yet the starter labored with a reluctant “err…err…err” before the outboard eventually kicked over. Bench-testing the three ...

During my 30-plus-year history with this magazine, reader queries about propellers have remained constant and unrelenting. Questions that once came in letters and phone calls now arrive digitally, but ...