Globally noted recreational marine industry consultant, writer and sportfishing captain. Yacht broker at Merritt's Boat & Engine Works Brokerage.
The things I love most about this business are the people I get to spend time with, the places we go, the quarry and the history of big game fishing, from the evolution of tackle to the modern technology of boats. I grew up looking at black and white photos of my Dad with marlin, … More Big Game Fishing — A Family Tradition
By Karl Anderson This article first appeared in Marlin Magazine. Situated off the west African coast, the Canary Islands are a chain of seven islands with Lanzarote and Fuerteventura the eastern most, Gran Canaria, Tenerife and La Gomera in the center with La Palma and Hierro the western most islands. These islands have long been … More Big Game Fishing in La Gomera, Canary Islands
By Karl Anderson This article first appeared in Marlin Magazine. When we talk about fishing the canyons today, it’s not such a big deal. A sixty, seventy, eighty or even 100 mile run offshore to the continental shelf is so commonplace, it would seem that those grounds had been fished forever. But like pretty much … More Canyon Fishing Pioneers
This article originally appeared in On The Rip, the magazine of South Jersey Tournaments. Several things collided to make Atlantic City one of the hottest fishing destinations on the coast throughout the 1920s to the early 1980s. With it’s naturally deep Absecon Inlet, its prominence as an upscale east coast seaside resort in the early … More History of Sportfishing in Atlantic City, NJ.
This article originally appeared in On The Rip, the magazine of South Jersey Tournaments. When Dutch Captain Cornelius Jacobsen Mey made his way down the South Jersey coast in 1614, he gave names to the places along the coast that are still in use today, most famously, Cape May and Cape May County. There is … More History of Sportfishing in Cape May, NJ.
This article originally appeared in On the Rip, the magazine of South Jersey Tournaments. The young crews and anglers coming into sportfishing today know nothing different than dredges, circle hooks and electronics with more computer power than any of the Apollo Space Missions. Of course they probably don’t even know the Apollo program, it is … More Bait Rigging for Bluewater
This article originally appeared in On The Rip, the magazine of South Jersey Tournaments. Beach Haven is known as the Queen City. Sitting at the southern end of Long Beach Island, a narrow spit of land that borders the Atlantic Ocean along New Jersey’s coast, Beach Haven is long known as a sporting destination. On … More History of Sportfishing at Beach Haven, NJ
Having the right tools to do any job saves time and makes the job easier. That surely holds true for opening clams and oysters. When you grow up around the water in a place like Beach Haven as I did, you had these well-weathered, super experienced baymen and charter captains that did more than their … More How to Properly Open Clams
I’ve never been a fan of top ten lists. Letterman did them best but magazine editors just can’t help themselves churning them out. When it comes to “the best” lures, or lures vs. bait, it’s a totally subjective thing. To list the “top ten” tube, or plunger or whatever lure, is pointless, except it does … More The Lure Makers
Carrying or towing a tender is becoming increasingly more popular as it opens up endless opportunities to explore new territory, fish expansive areas inaccessible for the big boat and allows you to take advantage of lousy weather. With the right equipment set up correctly for easy use, having a tender or two makes every trip … More Yacht Tenders: How to do it right
Capt. Karl Anderson 