Ric Burnley
“Thank God my dad wasn’t a podiatrist,” jokes Ric about following in the footsteps of a famous outdoor writer. After graduating from Radford University and serving two years in Russia with the Peace Corps, Ric returned to Virginia Beach and started writing for The Fisherman magazine, where his dad was editor. When the kayak fishing scene exploded, Ric was among the first to get onboard. His 2007 book, The Complete Kayak Fisherman is one of the first tomes to introduce anglers to paddle fishing and hundreds of articles and seminars have brought countless anglers into the fold. When he’s not chasing every fish that swims, Ric teaches English at a school for at-risk teens.
Famous Kayak Anglers Dish On Their Lucky Fishing Hats
You’ve seen them on TV, in the magazines and online. You thought, how do they do it? How can Jim Sammons, Drew Gregory and...
10 Top Kayak Designers On What Makes Them Tick
Prominently displayed on the side of every kayak is the name of the company where it was made. But who designed the kayak? Who...
Ultimate Rigging Guide For SUP Fishing
No one knows how soon after the invention of the standup paddleboard someone took one fishing. But for BOTE pro Harry Madison and other...
Ultimate Rigging Guide For Kayak Safety Gear
According to the United States Coast Guard’s 2018 Boating Statistics report, canoe, kayak and standup paddleboard fatalities were down 12.8 percent. The number of...
Ultimate Rigging Guide For River Fishing
Lightweight, with a shallow draft and damn near indestructible, a kayak is perfect for bouncing over rocks and twisting through swiftwater. These same qualities...
Ultimate Rigging Guide For Sit-Inside Fishing
For Bonafide Kayaks pro staffer Trevor Soety, a sit-inside kayak is perfect for pond hopping the neighborhoods around Orlando, Florida. “There are tons of...
Oru Inlet Folding Kayak Review
If I told you my fishing kayak weighs 20 pounds, is only nine feet, eight inches long and has a 275-pound capacity, you would...
Angler Avoids Disaster After Sailfish Spears His Kayak
Owner and operator at Deep Blue Kayak Fishing, pro guide Eric McDonald has landed over 250 billfish for himself and clients. But it only...
24 Steps To Kayak Fishing Mastery
My parents have a faded Polaroid of me, at two years old, holding my first catch. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t...
6 Top Fishing Tools Of The Trade
My kayak is littered with fishing tools. I keep a pair of scissors and a pair of pliers on the front of my gear...
