Kingfish – king mackerel – kings – whatever the name, they rule the water up and down the Atlantic and Gulf coasts this time of year. The Southern Kingfish Association (SKA), arguably the foremost kingfish tournament trail, is in full swing with tournaments every weekend. Add to that local and regional money tournaments and you have several tournaments going on concurrently on the same body of water...

Have you ever hooked a fish, I mean a good fish, only to have your line apparently break just when you were about to land him? I have, and it is one of the most frustrating events a fisherman can experience. Most of the time when this happens, if you look at the end of the line carefully, you will find the line really did not break. Rather the knot came undone! And when you realize that fact, you become even more frustrated. How many knots do you know how to tie?