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Black Sea Bass Fishing in the Atlantic Southeast: A Guide

Black Sea Bass Fishing in the Atlantic Southeast: A Guide

Where Southeast black sea bass hold on ledges, reefs and live bottom, how anglers fish them, and who sets the rules on each side of Cape Hatteras.

By Breakpoint Team
Black Sea Bass Fishing in the Atlantic Northeast

Black Sea Bass Fishing in the Atlantic Northeast

Where northern-stock sea bass sit from spring to fall, the hard bottom that holds them, and why the state where you land sets the rules even in federal waters.

By Breakpoint Team
Atlantic Tuna Rules for Recreational Anglers, Explained

Atlantic Tuna Rules for Recreational Anglers, Explained

The federal size, bag and gear rules for yellowfin, bigeye, albacore, skipjack and bluefin, species by species. It also covers how bluefin size classes and quota categories work, and where to confirm the limit that changes in-season.

By Breakpoint Team
Atlantic HMS Permits and Reporting for Recreational Anglers

Atlantic HMS Permits and Reporting for Recreational Anglers

Which federal HMS permit your boat needs, how to buy and renew it, and how to report bluefin, billfish and swordfish. It also covers tournament registration, size rules and release requirements for the Atlantic, Gulf and Caribbean.

By Breakpoint Team
Atlantic Billfish and Swordfish Rules for Anglers

Atlantic Billfish and Swordfish Rules for Anglers

Federal minimum sizes, swordfish limits by permit, measuring and reporting rules for Atlantic, Gulf and Caribbean anglers. The guide also covers what changes when a fish is landed in a registered tournament.

By Breakpoint Team
Gulf of Mexico Fishing Guide: Species, Structure and Seasons

Gulf of Mexico Fishing Guide: Species, Structure and Seasons

How the Gulf fishes area by area, from Texas rigs to Florida west coast ledges, and why fish hold on platforms, banks, wrecks and current edges. Then pick the right species or local guide.

By Breakpoint Team
Yellowfin Tuna off Venice, Louisiana: A Boater’s Guide

Yellowfin Tuna off Venice, Louisiana: A Boater’s Guide

How the river, the passes and the weather shape a self-run yellowfin trip out of Venice. Covers where to look, how this water fishes and which permits apply.

By Breakpoint Team
Yellowfin Tuna at the Hudson Canyon: A Local Guide

Yellowfin Tuna at the Hudson Canyon: A Local Guide

Where the Hudson Canyon's walls, tip and warm-water breaks set up, which tactics fit day and night, and how HMS, New Jersey and New York rules apply when you run your own boat.

By Breakpoint Team
Yellowfin Tuna Fishing in the Pacific Southwest: Where & How

Yellowfin Tuna Fishing in the Pacific Southwest: Where & How

How Southern California yellowfin relate to temperature breaks, color edges, banks and kelp paddies, and how anglers fish them. It also covers exactly how federal, California and Mexican rules apply to your catch.

By Breakpoint Team
Yellowfin Tuna Fishing off Port Aransas, Texas: Local Guide

Yellowfin Tuna Fishing off Port Aransas, Texas: Local Guide

The run from the Aransas Pass jetties to the shelf edge, the named public structure along the way, and how to read SST, chlorophyll and Loop Current eddies before you commit to a direction.

By Breakpoint Team