Lately, I've been noticing an encouraging trend for Bluesails Sportfishing Charters of having more families with young kids onboard (even as young as 5yrs); usually Dads introducing Junior to the best hobby in the world: big game sportfishing! The kids excitement & enthusiasm is always contagious & makes for a memorable experience out on the water, & it's really satisfying helping to facilitate bonding between Dads & Sons as they tag-team to reel in the Sails. I enjoy teachin

I often get guys asking me, what does a FAD look like, how do you construct one & how does it work? Definitions first. FAD stands for Fish Aggregating / Attracting Device & refers to any man-made object used to attract fish in open water. Basically, an FAD is like an artificial reef where bait-fish congregate and in turn, attract larger fish from further up the food-chain. They are used by both recreational and commercial fisheries. I have attached a photo of a typical Malays

Standing on the jetty, gazing down admiringly at the new boat (cruising speed 23kn, according to Capt. Mike Tan, with a safe maximum speed of 27kn, clean and spacious and with the latest Lowrance fish-finder and GPS perched at the wheel, and powerful brand new Yamaha four-stroke twin outboard motors with 150 hp growling at the stern), I experienced a sudden flashback to the last time I stepped onto a local Malaysian fishing boat. We had hired one of the boats moored at Tanjon