Tom Rowland

Lowrance | Radar Use In Low Light Navigation

Lowrance | Radar Use In Low Light Navigation

So we just got our new Yellowfin 26 and it is fully rigged out with a Lowrance Electronics package. The thing that I'm most excited about with electronics this year is I got the new Lowrance Halo 24 Radar. This is a super-compact radar and a 24-inch dome and it just has some awesome features… One, it's twice as strong as any radar I've ever used on my inshore boats. It's got a 48-mile range so I can see a storm or boats just way out away from me make good decisions.

How to Deep Drop for Barrel Fish - A Rare Monster From the Deep | WAYPOINT

How to Deep Drop for Barrel Fish - A Rare Monster From the Deep | WAYPOINT

The Florida Everglades make up one of the most well-known and treasured American National Parks. They are also being “strangled” by water issues. Since the damming of the Kissimmee River, the Everglades’ primary source of freshwater, this beautiful fishery has seen “endangered wildlife populations, declining water quality, water mismanagement, [and] extensive urban and agricultural development,” according to Captains For Clean Water, a conservation organization dedicated to restoring the health and natural beauty of the Everglades. Read more on Waypoint…

2 Tricks for Fishing the Everglades and How to Help Keep Them Healthy | WAYPOINT

2 Tricks for Fishing the Everglades and How to Help Keep Them Healthy | WAYPOINT

The Florida Everglades make up one of the most well-known and treasured American National Parks. They are also being “strangled” by water issues. Since the damming of the Kissimmee River, the Everglades’ primary source of freshwater, this beautiful fishery has seen “endangered wildlife populations, declining water quality, water mismanagement, [and] extensive urban and agricultural development,” according to Captains For Clean Water, a conservation organization dedicated to restoring the health and natural beauty of the Everglades. Read more on Waypoint…

Power Pole | Expanding The Use Of Power Pole

Power Pole | Expanding The Use Of Power Pole

So traditionally we use Power Poles on our Skiffs and our Bay boats. It's been just a game-changer for us to be able to use these on boats and stop on a dime. We can be pursuing a fish, hit a button and instantly and quietly stop so we can cast that fish instead of having to drop a bulky anchor. We can just push that Power-Pole down and shallow water and stop the boat.

How to Catch a Key West Grand Slam | WAYPOINT

How to Catch a Key West Grand Slam | WAYPOINT

It’s about 6:30 am, just as the sun is beginning to peek over the horizon and Capt. Labadie is charging ahead to the crew’s first destination. Since tarpon are the easiest of the three to catch in low light conditions, this is where Labadie opts to start. Rowland and Tudor remark that they were somewhat surprised at first by the guide’s choice to fish right in front of the coastline resorts and houses. On a day that they were purely targeting tarpon, the Saltwater Experience hosts would tend to go somewhere a little more remote. Labadie chose this spot because he knew the fish would be there, but, more importantly, it was on the way to their other targets, eliminating the need to backtrack later and burn up precious time. Read more on Waypoint…

B&W Trailer | Boat Ramp Etiquette

B&W Trailer | Boat Ramp Etiquette

We often get a lot of questions about how to have a better day on the water. Whether that's catching more fish or bigger fish or whatever. But I can tell you that the best way to have a better day on the water is to start the day out well. A lot of people trailer their boats and a lot of days are kind of ruined at the boat ramp. Boat ramp etiquette is a huge thing and it's really not very hard to do. It just takes a little bit of consideration and a little bit of forward-thinking to where you're prepared when you get to the boat ramp. So when you pull off of the highway and you come to your boat ramp chances are you're not ready to put the boat in so don't go and back right down the middle of the boat ramp.