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By Astrid DeGruchy

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icked Tuna is a show my fiancé, Capt.

Brandon Storin, and I like to watch. As an avid angler betrothed to a charter captain, I think it’s pretty cool to watch these guys reel in giants, but it’s even cooler to do it yourself.

Brandon and I wanted this experience, so we went on a charter with the legendary crew of the “Hard Merchandise.” Docked in Gloucester, Mass., the boat is very spacious with a heated cabin, full head and all the latest electronics. Capt. Joe Marciano and his Mate, Jay, are exactly as they are from the show, and their skillsets for catching huge bluefin tuna are amazing.

During our time with them, conditions were a bit rough. It called for us leaving the docks earlier than anyone else, and while riding out, you could really see how meticulous they are in each part of the rigging and set up. During the boat ride, conversation was great, with plenty of laughs to go around. Before we knew it, we were at the tuna grounds.

In the midst of catching and soaking baits and waiting for the bite, the crew made us fresh breakfast and it was amazing.

We had bacon and scrambled eggs with lobster.

The experience is very much like what you would expect from watching the show. There’s lots of refreshing baits and waiting for a bite. When they mark fish on the sonar, the enthusiasm from the crew is amazing, just like on television. Capt. Joe and Jay jump up, yelling “WE’RE MARKING!” Adrenaline starts pumping with anticipation as you hope everything is lined up perfect enough to get a bite.

Fortunately, we did get tight, and I have never seen a fish take such a wild and ferocious run… several times. I was up to battle this fish with coaching from Capt. Joe and Jay. There is finesse needed to fight a giant like this, and a craft in staying tight and knowing when to let him run. Every second spent reeling elevated the hope that we might land this big tuna. Yet there was also anxiety. If you’ve watched the show, you know that losing one of these monsters is a very real possibility.

We battled the fish for a while. Gaining where I could, adrenaline kept me pumping while the crew maneuvered the boat. The communication is constant as everyone works together.

Finally, I saw this huge beast start surfacing. Capt. Joe moved in with the harpoon, ready to take the shot. Everything happened so quickly! The beast surfaced, and Capt. Joe drilled it with a perfect gill shot. It wasn’t over yet, but it was just a matter of time. After the fish made one last run, taking a bunch of rope, we hauled it back in and roped its tail. At that point, I knew I had landed my top bucket-list fish.

It was an amazing experience, and it felt like we were literally in an episode of Wicked Tuna. What you see from the show is what you get in person. There is no script; nothing is fake. There is only grit, talent and hope, and these guys have all that.

The Hard Merchandise team recently launched Angelica Seafoods, where one can order fresh bluefin, lobster, scallops, oysters and more to be delivered to your door. If you plan a trip to Boston and want to catch a fish of a lifetime, book a charter with the Hard Merchandise.

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I spoke with Hilary while she was in Palatka, Fla. preparing to fish the Florida Bass Nation tournaments on the St. Johns River, and her enthusiasm and passion for the sport of bass fishing were impressive.

Last year, at 16, she finished fifth at the State Championship of the Florida Bass Nation with a total weight heavier than 19 pounds. She’s hoping to do even better this year.

I asked her if she could remember when she first started fishing, and she laughed as she guessed that she was “probably only 2 years old.” After all, she does come from a pretty well-known family of professional bass fishermen.

Her grandfather, the legendary Roland Martin, is one of the greatest bass fishermen of all time.

Her father, Scott, won the 2011 Forest Wood Cup Championship, and also has 45 top-ten finishes and eight tour victories in the FLW and hosts the Scott Martin Challenge.

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in the past. Today, social media is the key to reaching your audience, and Hilary has done an incredible job on both YouTube, with over 100,000 subscribers, and Instagram with 103,000 followers.

Most of her videos are bass fishing, although she’s had some very interesting saltwater fishing videos, as well.

Hilary said she started taking bass fishing seriously when she was 15 years old, and at 16, joined the Florida Bass Nation Series.

She has her own bass boat, a 20’ Skeeter FXR, with a 250hp Yamaha, but she also fishes out of her dad’s boat from time to time, because, “it’s got all the goodies,” she laughed.

Her biggest bass, a whopping 9.1-pounder was caught flipping a black/blue Sweet Beaver along the edges of cattails on Lake Okeechobee when she was only 14 years old. She hopes to break that personal best soon.

Her fishing arsenal includes a Favorite Phantom Series fishing rod, a Shimano Curado reel and braided or fluorocarbon line, along with her favorite bait, a Zoom Speed Worm.

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Listening to her tell that story, her excitement, enthusiasm and passion for bass fishing became even more obvious.

If you haven’t seen one of her videos on YouTube (TheReelHilarySue), I’d strongly recommend you check them out. They’re fun to watch, and you might just learn something. She’s a natural.

What an incredible future this beautiful, talented young lady has in store. I think she’ll be one of the biggest names in professional bass fishing in the years to come.

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The bag limit during the fall season is the same as the regular summerseason bag limit. Anglers may keep two red snapper per person, within the 10-per-person daily aggregate snapper bag limit. The minimum size limit is 16 inches tail length. Charter captains and guides may not keep a limit on top of those retained by their anglers. A descending device or venting tool is required to be rigged and ready for use while fishing for reef fish in Gulf federal waters. FWC will continue to monitor harvest relative to Florida’s available quota.

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From The Amazon to Your Backyard:

The Peacock Bass in Florida

By Rex Hannon

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here’s an eruption during your retrieve that’s immediately followed by one of the most vicious strikes you’ve ever encountered. The unknown assailant pulls drag, digging deeper only to reverse course and perform one of the most acrobatic aerial shows you’ve ever witnessed.

Your first thought is a monster largemouth, but that idea vanishes when you see the color scheme and the large bump on the fish’s forehead. After a trying and equipment-testing battle, before you lies an unmistakable fish that many can only dream about or watch on television shows recorded in exotic locations. It’s a butterfly peacock bass.

Peacock bass are native to South America, where they are most commonly found in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins. Because of their appearance and name, there’s a common misconception that they are members of the bass family.

Actually, they are cichlids.

Peacock bass were introduced to South Florida by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) in 1984. They are nonnative, but they are considered noninvasive. Three stocks of fish were imported from Brazil, Guyana and Peru. After spawning at the FWC Non Native Research Lab and being tested for disease and parasites by both the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Auburn University, they were released to combat exotic invasive fish such as snakeheads, clown knife fish and oscars.

Peacock Bass have a body similar to largemouth bass, but the color scheme is noticeably different. The younger examples are generally golden/green with three black bars that fade as the fish matures. There is also usually a prominent black spot with a yellow/ gold halo on the tail. Peacock bass are fast growing, pushing an inch a month from one year to 18 months. A 19-inch fish can weigh 5 pounds.

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bass is 9.11 pounds, undocumented catches of 12 pounds and heavier have been reported. The IGFA all-tackle world record is 12.6 pounds and was caught in Venezuela.

Butterfly peacock bass are intolerant of cold water and high salinity. There have been reports of fish north of Palm Beach County, but they cannot survive temperatures below 60 degrees or salinity above 18 parts per million.

This species is commonly found in canals, lakes and ponds, and prefers to feed and spawn in shallow water with vegetation.

Live bait is the easiest way to catch these amazing fish, and they will also strike artificial lures and flies. Butterfly peacock bass prefer feeding during daylight hours, when they use their great speed to pursue and capture prey.

Butterfly peacock bass are edible, but the FWC recommends catch and release due to the valuable service they provide in keeping invasive species in check. The pursuit of this species is also an economic boon to the state. It is estimated that anglers spend more than $8 million a year chasing peacock bass in Florida. Butterfly peacock bass are another example of Florida’s amazing fishing opportunities.

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n this series on long-distance lures, we’ve covered just about everything about the cast and equipment. Now that you’ve made that super-long cast—beating other anglers’ distance by 50 feet, or maybe 50 yards—you are presenting your lure to fish that others can’t reach.

What’s next the next step?

This is where we enter the heart of the action, where things get fun and exciting. First thing first, start working your lure.

The long distance between your rod tip and the lure means more line is on the water. You will have less control of the lure’s action, and the delay between when the fish strikes and when you feel it will be longer.

The hook set is also affected. Waves, wind and current all amplify this lag.

The type of lure will determine how you should alter your retrieve to achieve the proper action. Darters, heavy spoons, billed minnows, bottleneck swimplugs and jointed swimbaits are all designed to provide their own action, and they will start swimming when you begin your retrieve.

Lures that require more angler interaction

will require you to adapt your retrieve to compensate for the extra distance and diminished control. A popper

might require harder pulls to pop. A stick bait or pencil might need a slower cadence and sharper rod twitches to achieve the desired action.

These details might seem insignificant as you read this, but go give it a try on the water, preferably in calm conditions. At the end of a super-long cast, you’ll experience first-

hand what I am trying to impart. You’ll need practice to adjust the way you work a lure at distance, and by paying attention to the way different lures react, you will learn to fish them more effectively.

Now, with the current ripping and wave action pulling the line and lure side to side, there’s no way to avoid losing some control over the quality of a lure’s action. The good thing is, fish in such conditions are usually less picky and more aggressive. Still, the better the action you provide to your lure, the better your results will be.

Then suddenly, the bite happens!

A long belly of line influenced by current and waves increases the delay between your hook set and the moment it translates to the lure. Also, some energy will be lost. Use a wide, sweeping rod movement to set the hook when the lure is far away. This generates a long pull that provides the most energy possible to drive the hook into a fish’s mouth. Also, fish a tight drag when you’re casting for distance. I’ve seen many anglers miss fish when the drag gives line on the hook set. Be ready to adjust the drag lighter based on the power of the fish once you have it hooked.

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Fall Has Arrived By: Capt. Dave Stephens

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n Southwest Florida, the days are getting shorter and the cold fronts are beginning to push further down south. This is the time of year when fish are in a transition from basking in the warm sun on the grassy flats, to getting ready for the colder days of winter.

During the summer months our fish can be found on the lush grass flats all over the Harbor. As fall arrives and the water begins to cool a large majority of those fish migrate to deeper water for winter. On the top of that list would be snook. It is very important for snook to migrate to areas where they have access to deep water. Living in the sub tropics during most of the year our water temperatures are above eighty degrees. However, during the colder months of winter, it can drop down below sixty even at times into the fifties. Fortunately for us and the fish we have plenty of deep water for our fish to migrate to. Not only do we have the rivers, we also have miles of man-made canals. When the mercury drops down to the cooler temperatures these are areas that our fish depend on for warmer water to help them survive during the winter months. Locating fish in these areas can be a little bit tricky. Most of the year we look for mangrove shore lines with nice green bushes hanging over the shore lines, and good

tidal flow. When trying to locate fish in their deeper winter haunts tidal flow is very necessary, however green mangrove over hangs are not. The main thing that people over look is the depth. It’s like the old saying goes to catch fish you got to think like a fish. The main reason the fish have moved to these areas is for deeper warmer water. Once you have located deeper water you also need to slow down fish a little slower than you normally would. Often many times fishing in deeper water the tidal flow can be a little stronger. Split shots work great for slowing your bait down to keep it in the strike zone longer. The great thing about fishing deeper water generally when you locate the fish there is a lot of them there. You might have to fish different areas. Once you start to learn and locate some of our deep-water fish I’m sure you will have a great day on the water and keep the rod bent.

If you would like to experience some of the areas finest fishing give me a call or send me an email. All of our trips are private and customized to fit you and your party’s needs.

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Time to Target

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By: Capt. Bart Marx

ime to head out into the Gulf and target some tripletail. In our area there are commercial fishermen that target stone crab claws.

And they litter the nearshore waters with traps. Yes, this is a good thing as the buoys on these traps are where tripletail like to hang out. They nose up to the rope under the buoy and it truly looks like a wad of grass stuck on the line or they look like a plastic shopping bag tangled on the line, just under the buoy. Yea this is very productive for them to harvest any little fish that will come to hide around the buoy too. When I worked at the fish market many years ago one of the stone crab guys would bring tripletail in with his crab claws an after a few discussions he shared he would dip them up with a net. I was not much of an offshore guy in my twenties, but as I learned later you can use a fishing pole. When you see what you think is a fish, go past the buoy, slow down and make a U-turn. Approach the buoy slowly and position the in-casting distance to the buoy. Usually you can use a red fish set up to do this, with 20lb. braid and a clear leader about the same length as your rod 20lb. test. I may use live shrimp on a 1/0 VMC circle hook with a 1/4-ounce egg weight. Gulp new penny 3" or 4" will work on this rig too and DOA's work very well tied on the clear leader with no weight.

As I pull up and cast past the buoy I’ll reel the bait up to the line and stop the retrieve and let the bait sink and watch the fish they will roll off the buoy and attack the bait. When this happens DO NOT set the hook! Yes, this sounds crazy but most of the time if you set the hook they avoid it. If I wait to feel weight on the line I’ll then jack it up. This is when I need to keep the fish from going around the trap line. The trap line gets rough from them lifting them with the wench and it may cut your line, not a happy camper then. They put up a great fight and are good table fare too. The other thing while I may be running the trap line look for kingfish busting up the bait balls or spanish mackerel. If the waters are cool enough the gag grouper will migrate to the shallow waters where it is easy to troll for them. Yes, troll for grouper it works, using a deep diving lure like an` X-Rap 25/30. Or even a stretch 30 will work. I use a 3/0 Penn with 30lb. Suffix Braid on a med to heavy 7' rod. with a rod length 30lb. leader with a 2ft. 50lb. leader. It may take some trial and error to figure out the length and speed best but I usually travel about 5knots when I troll with around 100 to 150 feet of line in about 50 feet. Troll around artificial reefs and natural hard bottom for best results.

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Change is in the Air By: Capt. Mike Manis

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e’re approaching a winter pattern around the harbor as sporadic northern fronts combine with seasonally low tides. As well as contributing to cooler temperatures, these winds also push water out of the harbor escalating these tides.

Typically, I’ll turn my attention to redfish and spotted sea trout.

Both species tolerate cold well.

As we get away from summer rain, our water clears up, cools down, and salinity increases.

Consequently, I’ll start pushing into the backcountry and getting up into some of our many creek systems. As the oxygen and salinity increases, fish will begin moving in as well. As the water cools, a favorite prey species, scaled sardines, move offshore looking for more stable water temperatures. This forces the reds and trout to rely on shrimp and small crustaceans that these creeks provide as well as a refuge from erratic conditions.

Therefore, I’ll begin throwing smaller clouser type patterns. I like the way it emulates the motion of a jig and gets down in the water column where small crustaceans hide. Unlike some patterns, it doesn’t stop moving during the retrieve when the angler is not stripping. A sinking bait is a good representation of fleeing prey.

I like creeks that hold deeper edges off points and bends. Fortunately, there are plenty of options. Out of Punta Gorda, the east side south of Ponce Park all the way to Matlacha has more real estate than most of us have time to explore. At the top of the harbor, Hog Island and the Myakka Cutoff provide another expanse of mangrove creeks. Lastly, the west wall incorporates enough of these areas to keep anyone busy all winter.

When the wind lays down, pompano provide a change of pace. I like looking outside the bar along the southern end of the west wall and off the hard bottom outside Cape Haze Point. Here, a clouser is perfect and a ¼ ounce Nylure jig is the artificial of choice on a spinning rod. It’s not unusual to find them jumping your boat wake while running outside the bar along the wall.

Sheepshead is a good bet. In fact, from shore, it offers one of the best opportunities all year. Docks, piers, and seawalls are all good. The Placida Trestle is very popular. The bait of choice is cut shrimp and fiddler crabs. Until next month, good tides.

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Hurrican Ian Fishing Report By: Capt. Terry Fisher and Moby Dick (2nd MATE)

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irst and foremost, I want to offer condolences to all of those who suffered loses of family or friends. My prayers are with you, even though I may not know you. Secondly, I hope this article will find everyone and their families (including pets), that survived the horrific event are getting things back in order.

Like many, 1st Mate Vicki and 2nd Mate Moby (six years old, Chocolate Lab) ‘weathered the storm’, in Cape Coral, moving from room to room as the 150 plus mph winds battered the Hurricane Shutters from different directions. Later we were compelled to move from the first floor to the ‘loft’ (Captain’s Quarters), for safety as I watched the surge (Tsunami) approaching our house from Beach Blvd. up Surfside, stopping short of coming in the house. None the less, it appears (as I write), that we suffered minimal losses compared to many. 2nd Mate Moby earned his ‘stripes’ during the event preceding and subsequently as a real ‘Mate’. Normally, he gets nervous and starts barking and hiding at the sight of a dark cloud or a bolt of lightning.

He was obedient and supportive throughout the horrific event and has remained steadfast and reliable like a good boy!

On a lighter note: My new boat is in service and will be featured in the December Edition of Coastal Angler along with the support of my sponsors (Ft. Myers Marine, Yamaha, Power Pole, Coastal Angler Magazine). It is a 26ft Pathfinder HPS and will allow more flexibility for new and loyal customers with, more frequent opportunities to fish offshore. This vessel is longer and wider than my previous 23ft. Pathfinder HPS providing extra room as well as a smoother ride in choppy water.

Regardless of what we have been through with Hurricane IAN, I feel the fishing will be good throughout the remainder of the year as, IAN’s strong surge and currents will not only wipe out some older, familiar locations, but will create new and better locations with structure to hold fish.

Moreover, the floods from the rivers that dumped water into the Gulf of Mexico (‘Gulf’) was unprecedented and could actually be seen from space, up to about 30 miles and more into the (‘Gulf’). Natural debris from these runoffs will be a huge part of the change in our estuaries of San Carlos Bay, Matlacha Pass, Pine Island Sound, Charlotte Harbor,

Turtle Bay, Bull Bay as well as the passes of Boca Grande, N. Captiva and Captiva, to name a few. In other words, everything will change to some degree. Our job as anglers and me as a Charter Captain, is to find those opportunities and share them with clients.

As many know, I hire out on other vessels as ‘Captain for Hire’ (by the hour) to show fishing locations, fishing techniques as well as navigation and safety.

My initial advise to boaters, is to be extra careful and go slow as submerged debris will exist as well as new shoals been created from IAN. This situation will last for some time, so be cognizant. I am also available (on line) to assist with questions regarding boat repair, service for docks, etc., or other relevant questions regarding the fishing and boating industry.

Anyone, wanting to contact me should go on line to fishfacecharters@ yahoo.com or call me direct at 239-357-6829. I am also available for charters on my vessel or yours.

In regards to fishing: offshore locations will change as the strong currents will destroy the seabed and relocate structure. I am a scuba diver and have witnessed this firsthand destruction from hurricanes in the deep waters of the Cayman Islands and more recently, in the Turks and Caicos.

(There were reports of wave heights over 50ft. in the ‘Gulf’ from ‘IAN’ and the velocity of surge was relentless).

Fishing was good a few weeks after each hurricane mentioned above, I just had to find the fish. I suggest starting at one’s original locations and then using the sonar, look for new ones. Keep a lookout for debris on the surface, as it should provide opportunity for catching Pelagic species during their fall run. Inshore locations will be compromised. I suggest to start in the proven spots and then look for new ones, as fish will seek shelter that holds food. The techniques will not change, only the locations. The thing that most concerns me, for the next couple of weeks or so, is in the ‘back country’ shallows which require higher tides to access. This is where one is most likely to hit a submerged object and damage a vessel. Be careful.

The November, Ft. Myers Annual Boat Show (as I understand) will be rescheduled at a later date. Naturally, I will be there at my booth as well as doing the fishing seminars. This is Captain Terry Fisher of Fish Face Charters looking forward to great fishing in November. Check out my website at www.fishfacecharters. com for charter information. Email or call at the above email address and phone number stated in an earlier paragraph above.

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ishing with artificial lures is a little bit art, a little bit luck and a lot of practice. There is now a dizzying array of hard and soft plastics that all claim to be the “one” and sometimes I believe they are designed to entice you more than the fish but over time and through either experience or shared expertise you will find the ones that work for your area.

Admittedly I’m a soft plastic fanatic as the range of colors, sizes and shapes help me present baits that are closely matched to what the predators we chase are already eating. Sure, you can toss your favorite lure all day and perhaps trick one or two fish to hit but alternating between various options may increase your catch rate. Don’t get me wrong as I’ve been known to throw a top water bait for hours, well past the magic couple of early morning hours that is typical, knowing that I’m going to entice one more top water attack just to prove I can but in reality, catching more fish is the goal!

Fishing with lures takes practice because your trying to convince a fish that something that is not natural is food so presentation and what is called cadence meaning the speed at which you reel the line back and the way you twitch your rod tip or pause the retrieve is the all deciding factor.

Over time and with practice a pattern begins to emerge for each bait that helps you present the right action to elicit a strike. Don’t be afraid to ask others how they use a lure as it will shorten the learning curve. There

is one technique that I personally think is being completely over looked and that is the steady retrieve. Because I fish out of the peddle drive kayak, I can peddle and troll baits behind me. I’m now catching more fish on this method so I’ve included this steady retrieve even while stopped and it’s a proven style for me.

As fall is now approaching S.W. Florida there is one fish to target that will absolutely respond to a large array of plastic baits and that is the Redfish.

October is prime redfish season although once you figure them out you’ll be able to target them year-round. These fish will gladly follow a slow worked paddle tail or shad tail rubber bait, on a twist lock weighted hook, across a shallow flat until it decides to attack or turn off. You’ll know when you see a big bulge of water coming up behind the bait and a word of caution, do not stop a bait that the fish are pursuing as they are used to prey darting away not pausing.

Trout are another species that will readily take plastics and especially a paddle tail on a jig head worked right across the top of grass and potholes.

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The Candlelighters of SWFL By: Mike Hammond

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esterday I had a chance to look at the online version of my October Coastal Angler article. The article mentioned the Calusa Blueway Kayak Fishing Tournament and the Sirenia Vista kayak launch.

It’s a week after Ian hit. I doubt that the floating kayak launch is still in the park.

A day or two after Ian passed, I was able to get enough of a cellar signal to see the devastation that happened throughout our area.

Information came in bits and pieces. When I heard what had happened in Matlacha, I thought that we would have to cancel the fishing tournament. Then reality started to sink in and the terrifying thoughts we all had started pouring in. Were my friends safe? The organizers of the tournament and owners of Gulf Coast Kayak, Diana and Bryan, are safe. I still don’t know the status of their business, but their building is standing and their beach launch is one of the staging areas for rescue efforts on Pine Island.

Yesterday Diana reached out to me and Klair from the Candlelighters of Southwest Florida. We all agreed for many reasons to cancel the tournament this year.

The Candlelighters of Southwest Florida has been the beneficiaries of the tournament for several years. Their mission is to provide support, education and assistance to families of children with cancer or blood disorders and the professionals who care for them.

While fishing tournaments and many other fundraisers have been postponed, cancer has not. Cancer doesn’t slow down because parents lost their cars, roads are flooded, medical facilities are closed.

It doesn’t wait until families have a safe place to stay. I can’t imagine what these families are going through right now. I do know we can still help though. The Candlelighters of Southwest Florida and Calusa Blueway Kayak Fishing Tournament Facebook pages will both have links to make donations and win Body Glove inflatable standup paddleboards and a kayak. Vanhunks donated a 12’ Zambezi kayak and Surf 9 generously donated six iSUPs for tournament prizes and raffle items. All six iSUPs and the kayak will be used to raise as much money as possible for the Candlelighter families.

These families needed help before Ian. Now they need us more than ever. Please help if you can or share this if you can’t.

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Flounder will be migrating into the Gulf, so the obvious ambush areas will be around passes that lead to open water. The flounder will position themselves in different areas based on the tide level and current strength. In addition to using their burying-in-the-sand ambush technique, they also like to utilize structure in a couple of ways.

First, any object that protrudes above the bottom is a great ambush point.

This offers a current break for forage fish to gather directly above a buried flounder, which makes for an easy meal. Objects such as bulkheads are also great ambush points. Flounder like to position themselves against the solid barrier. I think this can be for two separate reasons depending on what other factors are at play. As mentioned above, it could be a current break, especially if the bulkhead has a corrugated shape. When a flounder settles against a bulkhead, its prey has fewer directions to flee, allowing the flounder greater odds of capturing it. When targeting flounder, never pass up a bulkhead.

Second, flounder can be caught on a variety of lures and live bait if you keep it in contact with the bottom to increase your odds for a strike. On the live-bait options, a frisky mullet will produce larger flounder, so if you want to increase your opportunity of landing a trophy, this is the way to go. I prefer to fish with lures and lean heavily on the paddletail style. Twitching these hard along the bottom sends a pulsating sound and vibration that really grabs their attention. Jerk-style soft plastics and bucktails can also be effective worked in the same manner.

If I had to pick a tide to maximize time on the water, I would choose a medium-flow outgoing. Although there are no set rules that fish always follow, flounder feed more on their way out to the Gulf and utilize the current to ease their journey. During the incoming tide, they bury themselves rather than fight the current.

Don’t let the closed season discourage you from targeting flounder during this migration. It will have its advantages. Going forward, we will undoubtedly have a larger flounder population, but the instant gratification will be a lot less traffic in our favorite flounder spot! I will use the closed season to target a new personal best this season, and so should you.

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Target Seatrout In Fall ’s Cooling Waters

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s the colder months arrive in Florida, the spotted seatrout bite will begin to pick up.

These gorgeously speckled fish are a nearly year-round target for anglers in Florida, and their meat is soft and flaky with a mild flavor.

Seatrout typically lurk in shallow murky waters of estuaries. Usually, these areas consist of seagrass and oyster beds that are hot spots for juvenile prey. While being able to hunt on smaller prey like shrimp, crabs, and baitfish, trout also are able to escape larger predators like sharks, big snook and jacks. Most trout move into deeper bay waters

during the colder months, where they gather together. Due to them being more condensed during the colder months, it makes them easier to catch.

While smaller seatrout school up and are most effectively caught with live bait, larger individuals are more solitary.

Mature individuals and breeding females longer than 20 or even 25 inches might pair up with another large fish, but they are rarely found schooling.

Seatrout in Florida are having a hard time. Their numbers have dwindled on the east and west coasts because of red tides, the disappearance of sea grass and other factors. They were once a great option for filling coolers for a fish fry, but limits have been tightened to protect overall populations as well as breeding-sized females. There is a slot limit in Florida, which allows anglers to keep only fish measuring 15 to 19 inches. There is an allowance for one fish longer than 19 inches per vessel, per day—or one fish longer than 19 inches per person, if fishing from shore. The bag limit ranges from two per person to five per person, depending on which

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If you’re targeting huge gator trout, use live baits in the 6- to 10-inch range. Gator trout have a ferocious appetite and would much rather grab one large meal than chase around a bunch of small ones. Silver mullet, as well as pinfish, snappers and grunts in that size range work best. You’ll want to target structure, as larger trout are ambush predators. Spoil islands, docks, oyster bars and rock jetties are prime places to find a gator trout like the IGFA all-tackle world record, which weighed 17 pounds, 7 ounces and was caught out of Ft. Pierce, Fla. Emily Rose Hanzlik holds 56 IGFA world records in various categories. She hails from West Palm Beach, where she has a part time Bowfin Guide Service as well as fishing classes for Jr. Anglers. Find her on Social Media @emilyhanzlikoutdoors.

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n September, I embarked on one of the craziest adventures I’ve ever experienced to fish for crazy exotic species on the Rio Guaviare deep in Columbia’s Mapiri Jungle.

Just getting there was an adventure. We spent two days flying from Miami to Bogata and then to San Jose, Colombia, which was a buzzing little town where we picked up last minute supplies, ate a breakfast of pirahana head soup and got wrist bands tied by an elderly women and her pet spider monkey, Kiki.

At the port, we loaded gear in a small shaded boat powered by a Yamaha 200 2-stroke, with a spare lower unit tied on top. I was accompanied by my cameraman Adrian, from Poland, good friends Jake, Derek, Karl, and our jungle guide Diego, from Chile.

We set out downstream and rode for hours, passing through two army checkpoints, before we reached our halfway point at 118 miles. We stopped for lunch and to refuel at an isolated jungle town only accessible by boat. As we creeped up muddy stone steps, we were shocked to see a small town with convenience stores, restaurants, a playground, a basketball court, and happy people everywhere. It was a cool window into a different reality.

After playing soccer with the local kids and a delicious fried fish lunch, we headed farther downstream. When darkness arrived, the jungle came alive and our driver did not feel comfortable navigating the rapids at night. So we stopped and Diego traded goods with an indigenous man for permission to sleep at his house. Some opted to sleep in the boat. The mosquitoes, hornets and massive cockroaches made it tough to sleep. After long hours, the sun finally rose, and we headed another 45 minutes downriver to base camp, where we discovered we were in for even more travel.

We packed lighter for three days of fishing and camping at a sacred waterfall inhabited by one of the jungle tribes. It was another 2.5 hours downstream to a small creek that would lead us up to a second camp. We fished our way up the creek.

On my first cast, a 15-pound sardinata exploded on my popper boatside. Imagine a huge pilchard but with sharp teeth and hyper-aggressive topwater strikes. Fully grown, Sardinata can weigh 25 pounds. This one threw the hooks, and fishing only got crazier from there.

I was throwing a 9-inch Countdown Rapala in Firetiger at the tree line and retrieving it to the boat. Almost every cast we hooked massive payara. This fish is similar to a tarpon, with silver scales, acrobatic leaps and a bony mouth that made hook sets difficult. Payara have long fangs on their lower jaw capable of slicing thick-scaled fish and fishing line with ease. They are without a doubt the most challenging, unique and aggressive jungle predators I’ve ever targeted. I managed to catch quite a few on fly and spin tackle.

Another unique species was a matrinxa, a silver-scaled delicacy. They are omnivorous and sit below trees to eat dropping fruits and nuts. They also hit lures with insane power. These fish were extremely hard fighting and very tasty. They have teeth like human molars for cracking hard nuts.

Red bellied pacu are another ferocious species we caught. They have a similar ambush style and diet to the matrinxa. They are equally aggressive and display gorgeous hues of purple and black

with a blood orange/red underbelly. Black and red bellied pirahana were in no shortage, either. After three days of fishing by the waterfall, we headed back to base camp for new species.

Heavy rains raised water levels, which busted our hopes to catch big peacock bass. But it opened a new door: catching monster catfish.

I caught several new species of large catfish.

One of the most unique was a ripsaw catfish. They have soft lips and a long face, similar to carp. They also have a sharp chainsaw blade for a lateral line, earning them the nickname “Caiman Killer.” I caught small tiger shovelnose catfish, as well as red tail catfish. Red tail catfish are one of the strongest fighting catfish I’ve ever encountered. It took three days of break-offs before I was able to muscle one up. It weighed 40 pounds.

Fishing the jungle is tough, and it is not for everyone. This trip scarred me with bug bites from head to toe, and I suffered many bee and hornet stings. It is not comfortable in any sense, but it is good for the mind. There’s no cell phone reception; you are stripped of everything. The only thing that matters is the present moment. For me, it is the biggest adrenaline rush to travel into the unknown and learn about new fishing and culture.

Check out Ryan Izquierdo’s YouTube Channel, “Ryan Iz Fishing” for a series called “Jungle Jeopardy.” E-mail him at Ryanizquierdoyt@ gmail.com with questions or to find out how you can go on one of these trips.

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here’s more to Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula than world-famous salmon runs. The saltwater fishing is also phenomenal, with species like halibut, salmon shark, flounder, yelloweye rockfish and ling cod being primary targets.

When you run out of Seward to Resurrection Bay, you might see some of the Deadliest Catch boats, and you might see multiple species of whale. We saw a lot of humpbacks this past summer. At more than 900 feet deep, with glaciers around the rim, the bay is awe-inspiring.

There are several good charter operations.

Some make long runs for big halibut, while some offer fishing that’s a little more local. Check with J Dock Fishing Co. in Seward for the latest fishing information and charters. If you’re more of a DIY angler, Miller’s Landing in Seward offers lodging and charters, and they also rent boats and fishing equipment. If you want this option, book early. I have mine booked for next year, already.

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and it’s another great Kenai destination. We went with some friends and got on some good Halibut!

I’m new to the electric reels we used. You had to time the hook-set just right. It took several bites to figure it out, but we caught fish once we got the hang of it. I pulled one a good way off the bottom before it decided it wasn’t coming in and broke a 150-pound-mono leader! We caught several good keepers and turned the smaller ones loose.

There are plenty of charters in Homer. North Country Charters is a great one that offers halibut and salmon trips. They will put you on some big halibut. My largest weighed 99 pounds, but North Country catches fish that are much larger.

If you want a long-run charter, check out Casino Charters. If you want to catch fish from the beach, check out Family Shore Fishing.

They set you up with a guide, fishing rods and bait at Lands End, which juts out into the bay.

Fishing low tide on the shelf, you can catch cod, flounder and halibut. We filled a cart with cod

and flounder in less than two hours fishing from shore. Then we went back another day without a guide and wore them out again!

Fishing in Alaska is just like anywhere else, once you learn what works, you can do it over and over. There are lots of different kinds of fishing there, but once you learn where and how to catch them, you can do it yourself.

On this past summer’s trip, as we were headed to the airport to go home, we drove along Cook Inlet and spotted a school of beluga whales swimming the shoreline. You never know what you’ll see in Alaska. Some things are just so amazing!

I’m currently pulling together next summer’s trip to Kenai, and I’m making a short guide of things traveling anglers might want to know. Feel free to shoot me an email with questions.

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bout 50 years ago, Ralph Vodicka lost one of his favorite rod and reel combos when his boat capsized in North Carolina’s unpredictable Oregon Inlet. Recently, Vodicka was reunited with his 9-foot rod equipped with a Fin-Nor 4 spinning reel, and it still works!

Here is a brief recount of the amazing story reported by Summer Stevens in The Coastland Times.

In fair weather in the early 1970s, Vodicka and three buddies attempted to return through Oregon Inlet after fishing off Hatteras National Seashore in a 17-foot 1966 Boston Whaler. The outgoing tide colliding with incoming rollers created rough conditions, even for a large trawler the anglers watched navigating the inlet. Vodicka was faced with a decision. They could either wait for the tide change, which would force them to make their run in the dark. Or they could go for it.

“Waiting it out would put us in the middle of the night,” Vodicka remembered. “We decided that the best choice was to race on in while we could see. I told everyone, ‘Hold on, don’t move. We’ll ride on the back of one of the breaking waves. Even if it takes a little water, it’ll be ok.’”

In the middle of the inlet, as they were taking on water, a line caught in the prop and it stopped turning. The boat was at the mercy of the tide and waves, and an 8-foot breaker flipped it end over end. The story of the exciting rescue is reported in detail in The Coastland Times. It involves the captain of an old 25-foot boat and his grandson risking great peril to time the waves and rescue each of the anglers one at a time. Vodicka’s badly damaged Whaler was later recovered, and he lost a bunch of fishing gear, including the rod and reel that began this story.

The details are lost to time, but apparently the Fin-Nor reel and the rod were hauled up in a commercial angler’s net. The unique set-up ended up doing decades of duty as a showpiece on the wall in Dennis Dudley’s Elizabeth City, North Carolina home.

The reel was equipped with a custom plate engraved with “Ralph E.

Vodicka,” and Dudley tried to locate the Fin-Nor’s owner when he received the rod in the mid-1970s. Dudley’s phone book searches came up empty, and the search was forgotten… until recently.

Dudley, 78, remembered the mystery of the reel’s owner while going through his possessions. A quick Google search turned up Vodicka, who is 89 and living in Raleigh, N.C. The men met to eat lunch, and Vodicka was reunited with the beautiful rod and reel he lost half a century ago.

Amazingly, the antique Fin-Nor is already back in action. Instead of hanging it on the wall, Vodicka had it serviced and used it on the Neuse River over Labor Day weekend.

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The event was the tour championship for the series, and the Team of the Year would also be crowned after weigh-ins. Team Crankin’ Hogs brought to the scales a five-fish limit that weighed more than 33-pounds. It It would have secured Jake Runyan and Chase Cominsky well over $20,000 for the championship win and for Team of the Year honors. They overplayed their dirty hand.

Tournament Director Jason Fischer suspected something was amiss when the fish hit the scales. Fischer later told CNN that the fish looked like they should have weighed 4 pounds each, but the total weight indicated they were much heavier. He handled the fish and felt something hard inside one of them.

In a now-viral YouTube Video, Fischer guts the fish as the cheaters stand by silently. “We have weights in the fish!” Fischer announced, and that’s when the shouting started as other anglers hurled obscenities at Runyan and Cominsky.

All-told, there were 8 pounds worth of lead weights, fillets from other walleye and a pair of pliers inside Team Crankin’ Hogs’ fish. They were immediately disqualified and banned from the tournament series. Both men were later indicted by an Ohio grand jury on charges of cheating and attempted grand theft.

It will be interesting to see if the team’s other tournament wins are called into question. They have won numerous events over the last couple of years, including the 2021 LEWT Championship.

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