SWEducation Inshore Expo – Saturday, January 16, 2027

A full-day masterclass on tackle and tactics for striped bass, false albacore, sea bass, and tautog.

Join us at the Knights of Columbus in Middletown, RI, for a full-day, hands-on inshore fishing expo for intermediate-to-advanced anglers. Learn directly from top New England captains and tackle experts. Tickets are $100 and include a box lunch, bottled water, take-home guides, and entry into the raffle.

Event Overview

The SWEducation Inshore Expo is your chance to sharpen skills for New England's most exciting inshore species: striped bass, false albacore, sea bass, and tautog. From reading the water to using electronics, rigging leaders, and lure strategies, this event brings together the knowledge and tools you need to become a more effective angler.

• Date: Saturday, January 16, 2027
• Location: Knights of Columbus, 7 Valley Rd, Middletown, RI 02842
• Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM (registration and coffee at 8:30 AM)
• Cost: $100 (includes box lunch, bottled water, and take-home materials)

What's Included

• Welcome packet with lure selection guide and laminated bait calendar
• Vendor booths with exclusive gear access
• Hands-on rigging clinics and product demos
• Networking with local captains and fellow anglers
• Entry into raffle giveaways featuring tackle and apparel from leading brands

Full Schedule

8:30 – 9:00 AM | Registration & Coffee
Meet instructors, check vendor booths, and receive welcome materials.

9:00 – 9:30 AM | Reading the Water

• Structure: dynamic vs. static
• Moon and tide cycles
• Clues from birds and bait

9:30 – 10:00 AM | Electronics & Navigation

• Sonar interpretation (rock piles vs. sand, bait ID)
• Waypoints and drift planning for fluke and sea bass
• Navigation apps and tools (Navionics, tide and wind planning)

10:00 – 10:15 AM | Break

10:15 – 11:30 AM | Striped Bass: Tackle and Tactics

• Tackle selection
• Finding fish: Narragansett Bay and oceanfront structure
• Lure strategies: topwater, soft plastics, metal jigs, swimmers
• Seasonal migrations and environmental triggers
• Conservation practices and common mistakes

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM | Speed Demons of the Inshore (False Albacore & Bonito)

• Tackle setups for speedsters
• Identifying blitzes and nervous water
• Retrieve speed, lure weight, and leaders
• Chasing vs. intercepting fish
• Common mistakes

12:15 – 1:00 PM | Lunch & Q&A with Captains

1:00 – 1:45 PM | Tog Curious: Tackle and Tactics

• Rig comparisons
• Structure and habitat breakdown
• Bait and rig strategies (crabs, tog jigs)
• Anchoring, positioning, and shore tactics
• Common mistakes

1:45 – 2:30 PM | Rigging Clinics & Product Demos

• Knot tying (FG knot, loop knots)
• Rigging soft plastics
• Fluorocarbon leader setups
• Sonar demo
• Networking session

2:30 – 3:00 PM | Wrap-Up & Raffle
Key takeaways and raffle giveaways.

Schedule subject to change.

Take-Home Materials

• Laminated seasonal bait migration chart
• Knot and rigging quick-reference card
• Lure cheat sheet for bass, tuna, and albies
  

Faculty

Learn from some of the Northeast's most respected anglers and captains:

• Jeff Sullivan
• Captain Eric "Teezer" Thomas
• Dustin Stevens

Details

• Tickets are non-refundable but transferable; email us if you need to pass yours to another angler.
• Your order confirmation is your ticket. Check in at registration from 8:30 AM.
• Attending more than one SWEducation Expo this winter? Ask about multi-expo pricing.
• See the full winter lineup on our Events calendar.