Tag Archives: Fishing news

Can You Guess the 6 Most Common Ways Anglers get Injured Fishing?

September 23, 2022 | 🪝 Baitshop Life | Baitshop Rob

Fishing is not for the faint of heart, and for many getting jabbed with the gill of an alligator gar or hooked in the eyebrow with a treble hook is a right of passage. According to a recent article from …

Massive 9-foot Tuna Seized in Rhode Island Waters

September 22, 2022 | 🪝 Baitshop Life | Baitshop Garrett

According to reports, last week the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management seized a 9.4-foot bluefin tuna from a Massachusetts charter boat. Criminal summons were also issued to the boat’s captain during the seizure. Officers determined the captain has been …

Watch as a Mako Shark Leaps From Water into Fishing Boat

September 13, 2022 | 🪝 Featured | Baitshop Brandy

Many know that Mako sharks are fast in the water, but some might not be aware they are also great jumpers. Watch as a Mako shark leaps from the ocean into a boat full of unsuspecting anglers. Did you see …

Father and Son Catch 500-pound Swordfish Breaking State Record

September 7, 2022 | 🪝 Baitshop Life | Baitshop Garrett

While fishing off the coast of Morehead City a father-son fishing duo landed a swordfish that broke a state record weighing over 500 pounds. Cary Carney and his son Brandon were fishing with 65-pound line when they caught the huge …

Capture Fishing Action in Two Directions at Once with the Siren X-1 Actioncam

September 1, 2022 | 🪝 Gear | Baitshop Garrett

While there are many cameras out there that can be attached to fishing lines, the Siren X-1 Actioncam takes things to another level. Invented by Australia-based Scottish expatriates Phil West and Calum McPherson, this camera simultaneously shoots video down into …

Angler Catches Massive Sturgeon, Breaking Idaho Record

August 19, 2022 | 🪝 Baitshop Life | Baitshop Kevin

While Greg Poulsen usually jokes that he catches the smallest fish on fishing trips, all that changed recently when he landed a record-breaking sturgeon at the C.J. Strike Reservoir in Idaho. Poulsen was able to catch a sturgeon that measured …

73-Year-Old Woman Stabbed by 100-Pound Sailfish on Fishing Boat

July 27, 2022 | 🪝 Baitshop Life | Baitshop Sarah

Recently, a 100-pound sailfish leapt out of the water and impaled a 73-year-old woman on a fishing boat. The woman was visiting from Maryland and was with two others when the incident occurred two miles offshore in Stuart, FL. Anglers …

Insane Footage of Whale Landing on Fishing Boat Near Massachusetts

July 26, 2022 | 🪝 Baitshop Life | Baitshop Garrett

A whale breached the water and landed on a fishing boat off the coast of Plymouth, MA. The incredible video below was captured by a nearby witness at around 10:00am on Sunday. The humpback whale in the video landed on …

Angler Photographs Insane Sighting at Fishing Pier

July 10, 2022 | 🪝 Baitshop Life | Baitshop Sarah

Experienced angler and YouTuber Christoper Cls Smith saw something that can only be described as crazy while fishing near the docks, and he’s got the photo to back it up. He was able to photograph an angler reeling in a …

Angler Breaks 22-Year-Old Kansas Fishing Record

July 1, 2022 | 🪝 Baitshop Life | Baitshop Sarah

Tami Sanderson broke a Kansas state record that stood for 22 years in a local farm pond in Sherman County. She landed a yellow perch which weighed in at 1.46 pounds and was 13.66 inches in length. She was using …