Destination: Cedros Island, Mexico

Recently we have had a lot of people asking us whats our favorite spot that we have fished within our travels. There are so many exotic places in the world to fish but most take a concerted effort to get there by plane, trains, and automobiles. If you are looking for a fishing destination that has a good population of fish in a very rustic setting there is no better place than Cedros Island. This small gem in the fishing...

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Hunting Wahoo in the Southern California Bight.

Rob and Dallas with their payoff after five weekends and 110 miles of trolling. The 2015 saltwater fishing season brought southern California an abundance of exotics never seen in local waters. The first push of gamefish were Yellowtail that bit through the holidays and are still biting in a lot of inshore haunts. They were followed by mass numbers of Bluefin that ranged from schoolies in the 20 to 40 lb range, to bigger models in excess of 200 lbs. The...

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Conservation through Fishing: Future of the Sport

Marlin being released with a Billfish Tag Recently we put out a poll regarding how many people practice some type of catch and release ethics. The poll was created to start a dialogue with anglers to see what views they have towards self replenishment of the stocks (Catch and Release). We received some interesting replies, but the main focus was to get some type of response, which we did. We saw that the following percentages applied to a mid range sampling...

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The Aspects of New Product Development and Time on the Water

The Twins of TwinDrag, Dave and Doug Nilsen Here at Accurate Fishing Products, being a relatively smaller company versus other reel manufacturers definitely works to our advantage in our eyes. We find that product communication with us is often direct, and the ability to get first hand knowledge in our new product development helps us put out the best possible products. Not having to work with the production off-site or be hampered with communication problems either with language, or by time...

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Fishing with the Family

Little Summer and Dad in the early years. Summer's fat Yellow from last week. Recently, I was fortunate enough to spend a few days fishing with my daughters who were home from college on break. I forgot how much fun it was to spend time on the boat with them enjoying what we love to do. They have been fishing since they could walk and truly enjoy the time on the water. All this is a result of investing time fishing with...

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Yellowtail on TwinSpin SR-20

Accurate ProStaffer, Sgt. Matt Elash, went fishing on a private boat Sunday, August 16 and had a great trip using the Accurate SR-20 to catch yellowtail ranging from 30 to 40 pounds. Matt said: "The reel was great for this class of fish. I have nothing but praise for this reel. Can't wait to get back on the water."  

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