Lenny Rudow

Lenny Rudow …has been a writer and editor in the marine field for over two decades, and has authored seven books. He is currently the Angler in Chief at Rudow's FishTalk Magazine, is Electronics and Fishing Editor for BoatUS Magazine, and is a contributing editor to several other publications. His writing has resulted in 45 BWI writing contest and two OWAA Excellence in Craft awards. Volunteer positions have included NMMA Innovations Award judging, serving as president of Boating Writers International, and serving as the president of the Maryland Freshwater Foundation. Rudow is an alumnus of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology, and The Sea School. He boats and fishes as often as possible on the Chesapeake Bay and in the Atlantic Ocean.

Articles: 200

Lenny Rudow Articles

Fishing Marine Electronics

Chart Transplant: New Digital Charting from NOAA

The NOAA migration from raster to vector electronic charting and the NOAA ENC electronic navigational chart viewer brings substantial change. We all love to hate the gov-mint, but NOAA’s transition from paper to digital charts, raster to vector charts, and the next-gen ENC electronic navigational …

Fishing Boats Marine Electronics

Smoothing out the Seas with Seakeeper Ride

The new Ride system from Seakeeper can make a boat ride better — and how it works might be surprising. Just about everyone’s heard about Seakeeper and their gyroscopic stabilization systems. And anyone who’s fished on a Seakeeper-equipped boat knows that these things work magic. …

Gryoscopic Binoculars feature image

Gryoscopic Binoculars feature image

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Gyroscopic Binoculars: Do You Want Them, Do You Need Them?

Stabilized binoculars can give you an edge over the competition. Whether you’re searching for diving birds, chipping fish, or full on foam , one thing is for sure: a good pair of binoculars will help you see for miles beyond what the naked eye can pick …

Boating Safety Marine Electronics

Boating Night Vision Options for Anglers

Today’s night vision options will make your adventures in the dark safer than ever before — and at a lot less cost than you may imagine. Any time you’re running a boat at night there’s an elevated element of danger. And while uber-expensive thermal cameras …

Fishing Marine Electronics Offshore Fishing

Interpreting Temperature and Chlorophyll Breaks on SST

Sea surface temperature charts can help you drive directly to the hot bite — but only if you understand what they’re telling you. Sea surface temperature charts and chlorophyll charts a la Fishdope are one of the best fish-finding, fuel-saving tools available to a modern …

Fishing Marine Electronics

Finding Fish: Wide Beam vs. Narrow Beam Transducers

Some anglers prefer peering into the depths with a wide fishfinder beam while others like narrow beams. Which is really best? It took you months to settle on the best fishfinder for your needs, and now you have to figure out what transducer would work …

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Eyes Wide Open: 360-Degree Sonar Views for Recreational Anglers

Can you expand your view of the underwater world without breaking the bank? What’s the best advice never spoken when it comes to catching yellowfin tuna? Troll directly over the school of fish. Sure, that would help, but this advice is utterly useless since you …

Boating Boating Safety Marine Electronics

Remote Monitoring Systems: Three Top Picks

Just how safe is your boat when it’s sitting at the dock? Remote monitoring systems add peace of mind and a sense of security. You want to know where your boat is at any given time? How many times the bilge pumps have kicked on …

Boat Accessories Boating Marine Electronics

Choosing the Best Autopilot

Autopilots are a joy to have, but picking the right one for your system is not always a simple task. An autopilot won’t exactly turn your fishing machine into an autonomous self-driving boat, but having one sure is nice. There’s no more fighting the wheel …

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Side-Scanning and Real-Time Imaging: The Latest Tech

Fishfinder technology continues to improve, providing a boost to both inshore and offshore anglers. There’s no doubt that for many anglers, side-scan revolutionized the way they use their fishfinders. Then along came Panoptix LiveScope, soon to be followed by other real-time imaging sonar systems. Again, …

Boating Fishing Marine Electronics

DIY OR BUY? SHOULD YOU INSTALL NEW ELECTRONICS?

When it comes to installing new marine electronics we all want to save a buck. But, is doing a DIY installation always the smart move? Some electronics installations are a piece of cake, while some others seem like they should be easy but turn out …

Marine Electronics

Marine Electronics

Boat Accessories Fishing Marine Electronics

THE BOTTOM LINE ON READING BOTTOM

Do you know what your fishfinder is trying to tell you about bottom composition? If you’ve been fishing long enough to end up here on the pages of BD Outdoors and you’ve spent some time perusing our Marine Electronics section, we’re guessing you already have …

Marine Electronics

MARINE ELECTRONICS INSIGHT: THE FIVE BEST FISHING APPS

You don’t need an app to catch more fish, but these five picks will help boost your catch rate. The last thing you want to do while fishing is probably doodle around on the cell phone, but as we examined a while back in The …

Marine Electronics

Marine Electronics

Boat Accessories Marine Electronics

LIFE WITH LIFEPO4: THE NEW AGE IN MARINE BATTERIES

Is it time to power up with lithium? Outboard engine manufacturers are constantly introducing newer and bigger internal combustion power-plants like the Suzuki DF350, the Yamaha F425, and the Mercury 600 Verado, which push past the existing limits one after the next. Meanwhile, automotive manufacturers …

Boat electronics screens

Boat electronics screens

Boat Accessories Marine Electronics

VISUAL DILEMMA: DO YOU NEED VIDEO AT THE HELM?

Video cameras can be a great addition to your electronics suite. Once upon a time, piping video to your chartplotter was a big deal. Today, it’s easy to connect multiple cameras to most professional-level MFDs and many mid-level units, some support recording as well as …

Simrad Electronics

Simrad Electronics

Boat Accessories Marine Electronics

The Latest and Greatest in Chartplotters for 2022

Whether you’re checking out new boats or looking to upgrade the electronics on your existing boat, you’ll want to know about the latest in chartplotter developments. To today’s anglers it’s no surprise that modern marine electronics can help you catch more fish, but considering the …

Boat Electronics

Boat Electronics

Boat Accessories Marine Electronics

5 Signs It’s Time For New Electronics On Your Boat

If your boat’s electronics suite shows any of these critical weaknesses, it’s time to invest in an upgrade. Unless you’re working with a full suite of the latest gear, there’s a good chance a marine electronics upgrade will help you catch more fish. But like …

Marine Electronics fishing boat

Marine Electronics fishing boat

Fishing Marine Electronics

THE BEST MARINE RADAR IN 2022

Boat radar just keeps getting better and better as time goes on. As the calendar ticked through the 20-teens there was a marine radar revolution going on. The advent of short-range solid-state units was soon topped by the ability to combine solid-state and long-range open …

Marine Electronics Fishfinder

Marine Electronics Fishfinder

Marine Electronics

Understanding Fishfinder Frequencies

Which fishfinder frequency works best in what conditions, for what purposes, and why? When it comes to finding the best fishfinder for you, you may or may not have considered the frequency or frequencies one unit or another utilizes to ping through the depths. True, …

Side-Scan

Boat Accessories Marine Electronics

Five Tips for Finding More Fish with Side-Scan

Seeing sideways can help you catch more fish, and these five tips will help make it happen. See those little dots right there? Cast 45-degrees off to starboard and get ready for the strike. But you’ll only know how to spot those fish if you …

PENN Bay Slay Chesapeake Bay, MD

PENN Bay Slay Chesapeake Bay, MD

Bay Slay Fishing

BAY SLAY: Chesapeake Bay, MD

The Chesapeake Bay is uber famous for its fishing capabilities. It’s sitting in a transitional zone between the Southern and Northern eastern seaboard states. Due to its location, it enjoys a lot of overlapping fisheries. Due to the vast array of species, Lenny Rudow focuses …

How Do You Gulp!? Lenny Rudow

How Do You Gulp!? Lenny Rudow

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How Do You Gulp!? – Lenny Rudow

Lenny Rudow, BD Contributor & striped bass fishing fanatic shows us how he Gulps! “The 5″ Jerk Shad! I love these things when the stripers get finicky. When they only give you a fraction of a second to set the hook, they like to spit …

tuna chunking

How To Fish Offshore Fishing On The Line

Fluorocarbon Leaders For Yellowfin – The Eyes Have It

Everyone knows that choosing the best leader and rigging it properly is an important component to success, especially in clear-water environments. But when you’re talking about yellowfin tuna in offshore territory, using the right leader becomes utterly critical — particularly when the fish are taking …

used boat tips

Boating Tips Season Ready

How To Buy A Used Fishing Boat

Boat buying tips for used fishing boats that will help you sort the wheat from the chaff. How to buy a used fishing boat is a topic that gets raised often among anglers, and it’s no wonder: making a major financial purchase on a used …

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