BOISE, Idaho — Tight Lines 208 is dedicated to helping people become better anglers through education. The Tackle Tip is designed to give readers a crash course on a specific lure or gear item. Want ...

There's few things I enjoy more than float tube fishing. I got my first when I was about 12 years old, after saving all my snow shoveling money to buy one. Since then, I've looked for any excuse to ...

Sometimes referred to as belly boats or kick boats, float tubes are most often associated with fly-fishing for trout on relatively small waterways, but with a little creativity and effort, they can ...

Fishing from atop the water rather than from shore is the desire of many an angler whose cast falls just short of where the fish are rising. Then there are those situations where large sections of ...

Float tubes have been around for years, but until recently there has been negligible variety or ingenuity in their design. Basically what you got for $150 was a fancy inner-tube of highly dubious ...

Anglers have to decide not just where to fish and what to fish for, but also how to fish for it. For all-day comfort on big water, you've got to go with a boat. For speed and ease, you just can't beat ...

There is no personal watercraft ideal for every situation. Once fishermen accept that bad news — even though it won’t keep us from trying — we can move on to the good news: There are a large and ...

Last week, I wrote about the origin of float tubes and their use as a fishing platform, primarily on small waterways. But they also can open the door to fishing opportunities on larger waters such as ...

Looking to cool off by hitting the pool, river, lake or the beach this summer? In case you’re looking to cool off as things heat up in July and August, here are a dozen floatation items, from the ...