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By JD Blackburn JD: How did your Bassmaster Elite Series season go this year? Lester: I finished in sixth place in the Toyota Angler of the Year point standings and also finished sixth in the 2019 Bassmaster Classic. Those were both career-best marks. JD: What one new piece of equipment did you adopt this year that really helped you? Lester: The new C-Map card from Lowrance Electronics. Case in point: on Lake Guntersville this year, I fished structure I had no idea was in existence on that lake. The detail the card has on it is just amazing.
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s the holidays approach and temperatures drop, many will feel the need to scratch that fishing itch. There is no better place to catch your next trophy this winter than down in sunny south Florida. If it’s monster offshore pelagics you seek, winter offers some of our best fishing. Take your boat or book a charter out of Stuart, Fla.—aka “The Sailfish Capital of the World”—and you are sure to land a sailfish, a bucket list fish for many. Mahi, cobia, kingfish and wahoo will also be biting. Our average January high of 74 degrees will also quickly quench your thirst for warmer weather.
North of Palm Beach, we do a lot of trolling, and south you’ll find live baiting very popular, so don’t forget your sabiki rod. No boat? No problem. We have multiple beach-access points where you can catch your fill of Pompano, whiting, bluefish, snook and more, maybe even a permit or bonefish. In Martin County, check out Stuart Beach, Hobe Sound Beach and Tiger Shores. Excellent jetties and piers include Juno Pier, Ft. Pierce Inlet and Sebastian Inlet, where I recently limited out on redfish one day and caught an inshore slam the next! Fishing off the beach, a “pompano rig” will catch a ton of species and even cut bait on the bottom with a pyramid sinker will work. For lures, I like topwaters in the morning and after that I throw lipped crankbaits and paddletail swimbaits. Regarding inshore saltwater, I love fishing from the Saint Lucie Inlet north to Ft. Pierce. Under the docks and along the mangroves you will find snook, redfish and trout, as well as flounder and drum in deeper holes and channels. If you can’t find any mullet to net, a simple live shrimp and a bobber will catch everything and anything. If you do not have a boat, walk the shoreline for some incredible wade fishing. I caught my first snook wading the docks in Ft. Pierce many years ago. Don’t worry, I didn’t forget about you bass guys! Our incredible bass fishing this time of year starts with the largemouth spawn and plenty of crappie on Lake Okeechobee. I also love Camp Mack in Lake Wales, Fla. Mix up your freshwater game with abundant exotic species fisheries featuring clownknife fish, peacock bass, hybrid bass and even the bullseye snakehead. You will catch exotics in any of the Lake Clarke, Lake Osborne or Lake Ida chains in Palm Beach County. If you have any questions, Google “Darcizzle Offshore” to find my Youtube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, website, podcast and e-mail to drop me a note.
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he sailfish are snapping! December is the peak of our sailfish season here in Fort Lauderdale and this year is shaping up to be a great year for sailfish. The strong easterly winds create great sailfishing conditions and push the offshore dolphin into our main fishing grounds on the reefs. Kite fishing on the blue water edge just outside the reef with a spread of live goggle eyes is all but a guaranteed bite on a sail or big dolphin. Anglers from all around the world come to Fort Lauderdale during the next couple months to enjoy our awesome sailfish season. The best days for fishing will be the first few days of a cold front and anytime there has been a strong east wind for 3 consecutive days or more. Basically, whenever the weather is bad, the fishing is great. Deep dropping around the shipwrecks in 200 to 300 feet will also provide good action this month. Warsaw groupers, one of the largest in the grouper family, are not uncommon to catch
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in a quick walk the dog pattern can lead to exciting and explosive topwater bites. Jacks cover a wide territory from wrecks out in the ocean, to the inlet and all the way back in the rivers and estuaries. Inshore, look for moving water at the mouths of canals and rivers and along structure, but don’t be afraid to cast out into open water as jacks will often stage out in the open as well. Jacks are crepuscular animals, meaning they are mostly active at dawn and dusk, but still can be caught throughout the day and even at night if there is a feeding event such as the mullet run. Also look for areas where bait is holding, particularly mullet. Often times these places will have an event every morning where packs of jacks take mullet to the seawall for an easy, early morning meal. These fish are the best to target with artificial or the fly as they are aggressive and more susceptible to making a mistake. Cast into the white water and move it as soon as it lands and you should be tight right away. When rigging for jacks it is important to keep in mind the size of the fish you will be targeting. Typically in Fort Lauderdale around this time of year the jack crevalle averages around 4 to 8 pounds and can be targeted with 12 pound mono or any comparative braid, while in the spring when jacks are routinely over the 10 pound mark, it is wise to use 15 to 20 pound test. Even then some larger fish may still be lost. If you are consistently losing big fish, bump up to heavier braid and lock down the drag. Jacks are typically not leader shy. Although jacks don’t have rough mouths or teeth that warrant a heavy leader, fishing with a heavy leader can make all the difference when fishing around structure. A bimini twist of the main line tied to about 4 to 5 feet of 40 to 60 pound mono leader should do the trick. Vary your hook size depending on the size of your bait. A 3/0 to 4/0 circle hook is best for finger mullet and pilchards while a 5/0 to 6/0 is best for a standard 6 to 8 inch mullet or goggle eye. Beefy rods are best as jack fishing does not require much finesse. A star rod fitted with a 5000 size spinning reel is a good place to start for jacks of all sizes. If you’re looking for a fun time fishing with explosive topwater bites, screaming drag and a day full of bent rods, look no further than the jack crevalle. These fish certainly deserve more credit than they are given, and will provide anglers of all skill levels with endless entertainment.
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ften overlooked and under appreciated, the jack crevalle still manages to fit every facet of gamefish. Fast, strong, and powerful can all be used to describe these hard fighting members of the Carangidae family. Perhaps its reputation becomes tainted due to the aggressive nature of this fish, striking out in voracity at any fast moving object that comes across its path. However, this aggressiveness should not be confused with lack of intelligence, especially with fish of larger size. Jack crevalle can be caught all over the state with a myriad of different techniques to land fish ranging in size from under a pound to well over 30. Don’t let that smaller ‘dork jack’ fool you either, as jacks are pound for pound, one of the toughest fighting inshore fish. A 20 pound jack is much harder to put the brakes on compared to a snook of equal size and they almost always know right where the structure is located. Many times jacks have saved fishing trips when other fish aren’t biting or when it is too windy to venture offshore. Jacks also typically travel in schools meaning when you catch one you can often expect to catch multiple fish, leading to bent rods and sore arms. The first step in having success when it comes to catching jacks is securing frisky live bait. A large jack crevalle more than likely will not eat a lethargic bait because it needs something lively and fast moving to elicit its predatory instinct. A live mullet is a top bait and it is hard to beat, but live pilchards, sardines, goggle eyes and threadfins will all draw interest. Slow trolling anyone of these baits is a great way to cover territory and find fish. The mullet is best trolled by placing the hook in the mouth and pushing it through the top lip. Jacks can be caught on artificials too and will even inhale a properly presented fly. Leading the way is a topwater lure, followed by diving plugs and jigs. My favorite all time lure is the TopDog made by Mirrolure. Worked fast or
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inter kayak fishing in South Florida brings sailfish, mahi and some surprises. The month of December in South Florida is always a good sailfish month and the beginning of the sailfish season for offshore kayak anglers. They start moving through in depths ranging from 60 to 180 feet of water. Sometimes in December I have scored double sailfish hook ups on the right day. Kayak anglers need to pick and choose their days wisely in the winter months for catching sailfish, because cold fronts moving through bring some extreme conditions, but also awesome fishing. My choice of tackle for catching sailfish on a kayak is 30 to 40 pound mono or fluorocarbon to a 3/0 or 4/0 circle hook. I like to go stealthy on my gear when targeting sailfish. Make sure your reel can hold at least 300 yards of line. These fish are one of the
fastest fish in the ocean and can make strong runs. Slow trolling live goggle eyes in 80 to150 feet of water should get you hooked up. I like to fish on an outgoing tide, straight out from the Pompano pier, Port Everglades or Hillsboro Inlet. Kingfish in December has always been very spotty for me. Depths of 80 to 120 feet will usually produce a few 15 pounders and with the occasional 25 pounder. Schools of mahi mahi will be running through South Florida in the winter months too. What’s great about fishing for dolphin in the winter, is the east winds blow these fish into close range for kayak anglers. I will always catch 10 to 20 pounders in 180 to 200 feet around weed patches in the months of December. Look for the weed lines and color changes Joe Hector on the beach and fish along those areas. My with a slob kingfish slayed choice of tackle for mahi mahi is from the kayak. the same as for catching sailfish. Sometimes I will throw a stinger rig on when fishing along weed will be swimming either beneath a patches. The occasional wahoo school of dolphin or up and down
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the above techniques are what you need to be doing. #4 - Urban Canals: These waterways are loaded this time of year. The State Road 84 canal, Griffin Roadcanal, I-75 canal system, the Airport canals and lakes and the turnpike canals will all produce. The culvert pipes and rip rap hold heat and shelter for these fish to get out of the weather. The easiest way to catch them all day is with live bait. This time of year, live bait is my first and very easy choice to catch a big one. Peacock bass are everywhere and continue to impress. Largemouth bass, snook, tarpon and clown knife fish are biting as well. Remember, if you're not going to keep your fish get them back in the water as soon as possible. Keep in mind the big largemouth and peacock bass are breeder fish. They should be released to preserve the future of our sport. Not to mention, fishing can only get better if these fish are released to reproduce. Let's work together to keep our waters and shorelines clean. Pick up your garbage and dispose of discarded fishing line properly. If any of our readers ever have any questions, feel free to contact me and I will try my best to answer them. Tight lines and bent rods,
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rowing up, I used corks a lot, usually to know when a bream had taken my little dough ball when I was fishing in my backyard. Later, I used them to keep track of lively white bait or aid in casting shrimp farther. Now days, I use them more as a dinner bell than anything else. I am also using them in much deeper water than you would ever expect, but here you need a little patience.
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If you’ve fished the flats in saltwater, you have probably used a popping cork and a shrimp at some point. Giving your rod a sharp tug to make the cork pop always seemed to liven up the action. Well, the same can be done in deep water to help hungry reds find your meal offering. The really cool thing about this is it works with conventional tackle as well as fly setups. The concept is pretty simple, a popping cork with about 20 inches of mono out of the bottom tied to large swimbait or fly. We use them around large schools of bait that are being worked over by breeding-sized reds. “Pop it hard and wait at least 10 seconds. You know it’s deep here and it will take at least that long for the fish to find it,” said Capt. Gary Dubiel. He should know since he invented the Pop N Fly technique. The key is to make a huge pop with a lot of noise and then pause. The deeper the water, the longer you wait. The fish are in constant movement around enormous schools of bait. When they hear what seems to be another fish feeding, they come running to get their share. But it might take a minute. You want to make sure your bait gets straight down below the cork, as well as giving the fish plenty of time to locate it before popping again. On average, wait 8 to 10 seconds in 14 feet of water, longer if the water is deeper. It is also nice that you don’t need live bait for this technique because it saves time at first light, making it easy to run and gun on large schools of bait. For tackle, a medium weight spinning rod with plenty of 20- or 30-pound braid will do the trick. On the fly, you will want a 10 weight to cast the rig and plenty of backing. Below the cork, your fly or swimbait will slowly sink down looking like a stunned or wounded baitfish that seemingly escaped a vicious attack… aka an easy meal. Pop and be patient, the strikes are basically unremarkable; the cork just disappears. But the fight of these 40-plus-pound beasts on light tackle or a fly rod is much more noteworthy. Will Schmidt is a seasoned tournament angler who has been writing about fishing for two decades. Reach Capt. Dubiel at (252) 249-1520.
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rog fishing is one of the most exciting ways to catch the largemouth bass that ambush feed in grass-choked reservoirs of the South. Lake Seminole, on the Florida/Georgia border, is one of the best frog-fishing lakes in the country. If you ever get the chance to visit Seminole, do it. In the meantime, these tips and techniques may help on your local grass mats. My favorite hollow-body frogs are the Spro Bronzeye series. Spro Bronzeye frogs are built
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