September/October 2005 Volume 1, Issue 3

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Useful Web Sites:

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, email us with your comments/nominee!

Message Boards
Board Focus Web Site Comments
Ocean Fishing Boats AllCoast Sportfishing Private Boaters Technical Info Lots of very knowledgeable posters, usually civil tone.
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, Fred Archer 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 OSJ readers will enjoy. Just look in the section titled "Full List of All Pakula Articles"
Billfishing Southern California Marlin Online See above comments

Boating Reference Sites
Website Focus Web Site Comments
General Power Boating Powerboat-reports.com A subscription-based web site. In-depth boat and product reviews, technically very astute. Worth the money!
DocksideReports.com David Pascoe has some excellent information on boating, boat construction, etc.
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 Boating Industry International 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.