Giant Thresher Shark Sets Record, Flounder Season Canceled, Choose an Outboard Brand

From: Salt Water Sportsman - Thursday Feb 16,2023 10:01 pm

Tested: Sailfish 312 CC

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Record Thresher Shark

Giant Thresher Shark Smashes Record

Records are broken all the time. This one was demolished. Steven Viltoft, of Southport, North Carolina, blew away the state record for common thresher shark with a 589-pounder caught off Oak Island.

Flounder Season

Flounder Season Canceled in North Carolina

Anglers in the Tar Heel State will have to wait until the fall to catch flounder. The six-week long spring season, which was slated to open on March 1, has been canceled. Fall dates have yet to be set.

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Sailfish 312 CC

Boat Review: Sailfish 312 CC

In a sea full of center-console sport-fishers, finding one that stands out in the fleet requires the builder to pay special attention to making the deck suitable for doing battle against big game. Sailfish knew how to check all those boxes.

Outboard Engines

What Outboard Brand Should I Buy?

Whenever someone asks me about what outboard engine they should choose, I respond with questions of my own. How do you use your motor? What’s the size of your boat? What’s your budget? And do you plan to get the motor serviced?

Deepwater Ling

Betcha Can’t Identify This Swordfish Bycatch

Noted angler Al McGlashan, of Australia, submitted this photo of a very cool specimen, hooked and landed while swordfishing. Dropping to nearly 2,000 feet of water off southern Oz, he pulled up this interesting fish

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