These are sites that we look at a lot, along with our subjective opinions on various aspects of the content. Don’t like our opinions? Have you got one you think should be on the list? If so,
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Message Boards
| Board Focus | Web Site | Comments |
| Ocean Fishing Boats | Bloody Decks Private Boaters Forum |
Many knowledgeable posters, can get wild. Mostly uncensored. |
The Hull Truth message boards |
A very popular site, lots of people not afraid to voice their opinions and experiences. | |
| Western Salt Water Fly Fishing | Dan Blanton’s Bulletin Board |
Dan is a well known outdoor writer, and a recent inductee into the Fly Fishing Hall of Fame. Very, very experienced crew of posters, including several world record holders, with occasional appearances from “Right Coast” people like Lefty Kreh, Bob Popovics, and Bob Clouser. Dan manages the threads with an iron hand, and insists on civil behavior. |
| Billfishing | Southern California Marlin Online |
Bart Miller, Peter Pakula, and many other luminaries of the marlin world put in regular appearances. Need I say more? |
Fishing Reference Sites
| Website Focus | Web Site | Comments |
| Small Boat, General Fishing Offshore |
Peter Pakula’s Scrapbook |
Peter Pakula is a well know offshore fisherman, and made his early mark fishing for big game from small boats. His personal website has a bunch of great articles that BTB readers will enjoy. Just look in the section titled “Articles” |
| Billfishing | Southern California Marlin Online |
See above comments |
Boating Reference Sites
| Website Focus | Web Site | Comments |
| General Boating | DocksideReports.com |
David Pascoe has some excellent information on boating, boat construction, etc. |
| All things E-TEC | E-TEC Owner’s Forums | A large group of dedicated E-TEC owners, dealers and mechanics. Very knowledgeable people! |
| Boat Reviews | BoatTest.com |
The best thing about this site are the boat test videos. They also have tables of test results, like fuel consumption and other performance items. |
| Boating Industry | BoatingIndustry.com |
A free site that has a lot of industry-related stories. Includes yachting and PWC stuff, too, so this may not be a site for you. |
| Survival Gear | Equipped To Survive |
An independent organization which tests survival gear like EPIRBS, survival knives, etc. Very useful. |
| Ropes & Knots | New England Ropes |
New England Ropes is one of the market leaders. This is a great site for not only product info, but also instructions on knots and splices. A little hard to navigate for certain things, click HERE to access the rope splicing page. |
| Charts | US NOAA Raster Navigation Chart Page |
Up-to-date official raster chart files that can be viewed and printed on your computer. |