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Pro Anglers Share Spring Secrets
Anyone serious about fishing knows each season brings unique challenges. But only the best will take advantage of new opportunities this spring as waters warm and the spawning season kicks into high gear. As mainstays of the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament circuit, Rapala pro-staffers Ott DeFoe, Bernie Schultz and Mike “Ike” Iaconelli […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
2013 Has Lowest Number of Boating Fatalities on Record
The U.S. Coast Guard released its 2013 Recreational Boating Statistics Wednesday, revealing that boating fatalities that year totaled 560 — the lowest number of boating fatalities on record. From 2012 to 2013, deaths in boating-related accidents decreased 14 percent, from 651 to 560, and injuries decreased from 3,000 to 2,620, a 12.7 percent reduction. The total […] Read More
Take a Boating Safety Course
Confidence and experience at the helm can make all the difference in your boating, whether on lakes, inland rivers or offshore in the Gulf, and in varying types of weather. Often, stuff happens because the more novice, or even a fairly seasoned boater, is operating under a false sense of security. BoatUS Foundation Director […] Read More
TVA Warns Boaters of Low Water in Three Tennessee Lakes
As the summer recreation season nears, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) officials are warning boaters of lower-than-normal water levels at three lakes in East Tennessee. TVA officials told media that a lack of rainfall has caused the situation, which is affecting the Norris, Cherokee and South Holston reservoirs. “It’s mainly to […] Read More
Miami Heat
If you’ve never been to the “Miami Boat Show,” it’s worth the trip. Shall we count the whys? First, it’s not just one show but four: the Progressive Miami International Boat Show at Miami Beach Convention Center, Strictly Sail at Miamarina at Bayside, the Yacht & Power Boat Show at Sea Isle […] Read More
Lovin' the Loop! Part 2
Eight weeks after we started our Great Loop odyssey in Pensacola, Fla., we begin heading north from Fernandina Beach, planning to arrive in the Chesapeake Bay in the spring. From here (Mile Marker 717), the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) runs to Norfolk, Va. (MM 0), where we enter the Chesapeake. While some boaters consider the ICW […] Read More
Boat Bums and River Rats on the Cumberland
If love makes the world go round, it can also cause boat trips. A September family wedding in the Nashville area made the perfect excuse for travel up the Cumberland River. As dedicated boat bums will do, we allowed two to three months for this trip. In mid-August, we left our home […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Iowa's Ocean
The waters of Lake Rathbun, which span some 11,000-square-feet, are known for boating, hunting, camping and fishing. Located in southeast Iowa and created for flood control and recreation in the early 1950s, the lake is surrounded by 155 miles of shoreline and 21,000 acres with eight wooded parks and restored native grasslands. Because of […] Read More