New: Fishing Report Syndication Service

Post your fishing report to 12 websites with one email!

We have just launched our new fishing report syndication service, which allows fishing guides and charter services to get their fishing report posted to twelve fishing report websites by simply sending an email. Find out how it works, builds traffic, and helps establish great search engine rankings by visiting our fishing report syndication section.

24 Fishing and Hunting Directories

Fishing & Hunting Guide DirectoriesSubmitting your guide service or outfitter to directory websites is a good idea for two reasons:

First, because many of these sites come up in major search engines for a variety of phrases, which can lead potential clients to your website. Second, it can help build your search engine rankings by giving you high quality, relevant inbound links to your charter or guide website. Most are free, and some require you to link back to their site from yours (reciprocal linking), but all offer web links as well as contact info pointed towards your business.

Fishing Directories

Hunting Directories

10 Tips to Save on Gas at the Marina

Boat fuel saving tipsGas isn’t getting any cheaper, especially on the water. Here’s a few tips to get the most out of your fill up this summer.

  1. Install a fuel flow gauge if you haven’t already.
    Not only can you find out what speed is most efficient for your vessel, but it will help you evaluate the effectiveness of these and other gas saving measures.
  2. Tune up.
    A yearly work over will keep inboards and outboards alike working at maximum efficiency, and will easily pay for itself in gas savings over the course of the year.
  3. Lose some weight.
    Too often we leave the dock with everything we ever need on the water. Try to lighten up by leaving unnecessary items, especially the heavy ones. Examples- full water tanks on a half day trip, or trolling motor (and battery) while heading out deep.
  4. Throttle back.
    Running your boat wide open uses a tremendous amount of energy. Throttling back to 80% can offer huge savings in both MPG and GPH.
  5. Maintain that plane.
    Once up on a plane, a boat will use much less gas even if only going a couple knots faster.
  6. Plan it out.
    Try to minimize miles traveled by planning the best route, or doing a little research before hand. Wondering for hours will certainly burn more gas, and may not get you more fish.
  7. Check your prop.
    Lower pitch props. may help you get out of the hole faster, but will bleed efficiency at higher speeds. Remember to check for dings, dents, and chips that will affect fuel economy and balance.
  8. Balanced running.
    While it’s a great idea to test MPG for different trim levels on your boat, it is certain that it will perform better while balanced evenly from side to side.
  9. Drain livewells.
    Out of bait or done fishing? Drain those wells before leaving to come home, at 8 lbs. per gallon the weight can add up.
  10. Keep it’s bottom clean.
    Whether it’s barnacles , or slime and grime, it’s slowing you down. And it’s costing you at the pump too.

Bonus tip:

Warm up time…. Most new engines with electronic fuel injection, etc., don’t require lengthy warm up periods. Try warming a minute to three depending on engine size and age.

NEW: Great Outdoors Photo Contest

Fishing Photo ContestWe’ll make ya famous.

April’s Photo Contest Theme: Fishing in General

What do you win?  We’ll feature your shot & contact info. on our homepage for a month.

….. and we’ll announce it in our Outdoor e-Marketing Newsletter too.

Who decides? You do.  Winners are chosen by votes from all the participants.

Always Fishing? No.  We’re thinking about a hunting theme in May, maybe gobblers?  Suggestions welcome.

For rules, deadline, and how to enter visit the Photo Contest page.

Embed Tide Charts into Your Website with FreeTideTables.com

I ran across this cool tool from FreeTideTables.com that allows you to embed an auto-updating tide chart or charts in your website or blog.  It’s absolutely free, and they actually give you the code – all you have to do is copy and paste!

Here’s why this tool is even cooler than it looks:

  1. It’s a great resource for your visitors.
  2. It’s a simple and free way to differentiate your website or blog from the competition.
  3. It builds visitor loyalty, as they need to come back to the page over and over.
  4. It’s great link bait, which helps your search engine rankings.

Screeshot:

Tides table for your website:

Or  view a live demo on my Bonefish Demo Website