Boat Sense

It’s a good time to be a boater and a prospective boat-buyer with steady and reasonable fuel prices, a plentiful domestic supply of oil and the fall’s political hysteria behind us.

A thorough winterization on your ride typically insures a smooth start-up come springtime; The Fisherman’s November edition of Boat Sense focuses on tips and tricks for winterizing your boat’s major systems.

In this installment of The Fisherman Magazine’s monthly “Boat Sense” series for 2017, Capt. John Raguso breaks down the finer points of the ideal inshore fishing boat for Northeast and Mid-Atlantic anglers.

The ideal family fishing boat can go a long way toward building a lifetime of lasting memories, and the latest installment from The Fisherman’s 2017 Boat Sense series looks at some family-friendly layouts.

The Fisherman Magazine’s monthly "Boat Sense" feature for May spotlights northeast inshore fishing boats and what makes each layout unique in its singular focus to gets rods bending.

Be first at the canyon, last to leave the bite, and still be back at the weigh station with time to spare with the new breed of high performance center consoles; a June "Boat Sense" spotlight in The Fisherman Magazine.

The Fisherman’s "Boat Sense" column for July looks at your boat’s optimum fuel economy and realistic range, the secrets to knowing how far you can travel and how much fishing time you will get.

In The Fisherman’s August installment of our monthly Boat Sense feature, Capt. John Raguso looks at the benefits of repowering with some of the latest technological advancements from the world of outboard engines.

When the weather turns snotty, these true three-season fishing machines will provide the protection you need to keep on fishing.