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Mexico Bass Fishing at Lake Baccarac: Part 2

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This is part 2 in a series of articles as I prepare for Mexico Bass Fishing at Lake Baccarac. If you stumbled upon this article without reading part 1, then you might want to start by clicking here. I’m super excited and a little nervous. I will get over both as there is no turning back now. So, how does one go about booking a bucket-list trip to Mexico?  Well,… ...Read More

Mexico Bass Fishing at Lake Baccarac: Part 1

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Mexico bass fishing has been on my bucket list for more than 15 years. Take a wild guess as to what I will be doing come this March. I will be knocking off this bucket list item come this March. I will be heading to Mexico to fish what is arguably the best bass fishery in the world, Lake Baccarac. You boys like Mexico? Game on ladies and gentlemen. First off, I owe a big thank… ...Read More

Aluminum Boat Cleaning

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Aluminum boat cleaning can be easy. If you have the right products and time, anything is possible. I came across this video below and I wanted to share that shows how you can restore your boat very easily without a ton of work. For those of you with bare aluminum boats, this looks like a no-brainer. The best part? This aluminum brightener is dirt cheap. You can get… ...Read More

This is how you do it!

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There is something to be said about having a jet-powered tin boat. You can pretty much go anywhere. A buddy of mine had a tank with a 40hp Jet outboard, and now that I think about it, some of the best fishing we had came out of that boat. We went places only people on foot or kayaks could go. What you lose in control from having a jet, you more than makeup by going places you… ...Read More

Will Fish Eat a Block of Wood?

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Will fish eat a Block of wood? Watch this video and find out! I came across this video from one of our members and thought it was a pretty enjoyable video. I subscribed, you should too if you are a bait enthusiast. Youtube: Marling Baits (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});… ...Read More

Grizzly Sunglasses Review

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This is a quick and dirty Grizzly sunglasses review. It’s strange how some things come about. I was spending time researching sunglasses online. That’s what I normally do before I buy something. I ended up liking the Grizzly Fishing page on Facebook because they started popping up on my feed. It’s funny how that works, seems they are always… ...Read More

Wiley X WX Compass sunglass review

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Wiley X has a new model sunglass out called the WX compass. I first saw the WX compass at ICAST 2019 in the new product showcase. If you have never been to ICAST then you probably are not familiar with the “new product showcase“. The new product showcase is one section that is cornered off and manufacturers display the latest gear, apparel, and accessories,… ...Read More

Piscifun Phantom Member Review

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Product Reviews for members by the members is what we really like and want here on TinBoats.net. Unsolicited reviews allow you to make decisions on what you are buying, not just paid product pushers cramming product down your throat. This Review was done by TinBoats member Onthewater102 as I asked how he liked the Piscifun Phantom reel he talked about on the forum.… ...Read More

Throwing a Jig

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There is no technique I want to learn more than throwing a Jig. This technique is a curse for me and no matter how much time I dedicate to it, I just don’t “get it”.  What am I missing? I don’t know. I will tell you what though, I have secured a private lesson with one of the best Jig experts out there and his name is Bill Quattrucci, owner of Bico… ...Read More