Admittedly, I’m biased, but this issue is the best one yet. I know I’ve said that before, but the magazine, behind a team of dedicated volunteers, just gets better and better.

Besides the reader contributed fish stories and historical and educational pieces, here’s a couple nearshore lure reviews:

Eric Parubrub breaks down the GTFC popper lineup to help you decide which model is best suited for your ability and fishing conditions.  In the next issue he’ll break down the GTFC pencil type lures in similar fashion. That’s Erik’s dad Ed in the photo. Handsome buggah yeah?

And I describe how the Live Deception jig has out-fished live bait in shallow jigging conditions all the way out to 300 feet.  For $5 to $7 depending on the jig size, it’s a no brainer to keep a few on hand just in case.

Sorry for shamelessly plugging my own article.