Sport Fishing (june 2006)

CROSSING OVER Plan to Fish the Bahamas from Your Own Boat WAHOO! 24 RED-HOT TIPS FROM THE GUY WHO WROTE THE BOOK 21 RIG YOUR BAIT RIGHT How to Avoid Common Mistakes JUNE 2006 CATCH THE NEARSHORE SUMMER BLUEFIN BLITZ Gear Up and Get Ready! We Tell You How — P. 82 SECRETS OF THE STRIP A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO RIGGING THE VENERABLE PANAMA BELLY STRIP PROTECT YOUR GEAR! WE COMPARE ANTI-CORROSION PRODUCTS, P. 50 BILLFISH AT THE CROSSROADS AN INSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE ON MANAGEMENT www.SportFishingMag.com VOLUME 21 ISSUE 6 U.S. $4.99 CAN. $5.99 CONTENTS JUNE 2006 • Volume 21 • Issue 6 BILL BOYCE 72 FEATURES 66 Belly Up Add the Panama strip bait to your offshore arsenal. By Andy Hahn 72 Words to the Wahoo Wise Two dozen hot tips that will put more ’hoos on your hooks. By Capt. Fred Archer 82 Return of the Schoolie Bluefin Next time these tough tuna return to shallow waters, try this pro’s tactics. By Capt. John N. Raguso 90 Go Long Six tips for planning your own long-range trip to the Bahamas. By Capt. Ted Lund 96 The Spectacular Spearfish A look at the most elusive and enigmatic billfish. By Scott Bannerot 102 Thou Shall Not Spin Avoid these common mistakes when rigging dead baits. By Andy Hahn 108 Why You Need to Understand ICCAT An overview of the organization that holds the future of North Atlantic billfish in its hands. By Ellen Peel SUBSCRIBERS: Address subscription service/questions to Sport Fishing, PO Box 420235, Palm Coast, FL 32142-0235. Call for address changes only: 888-702-0953. For all other subscription inquiries call 800-879-0496. Sport Fishing (ISSN 0896-7369) is published ten times a year, monthly January to June, and bimonthly July to December, special issue winter by