INSHORE

by Capt. Abie Raymond

May shing in Biscayne Bay is what we dream about all year. Permit, tarpon, and screaming drag in the bright beautiful daylight. Look for big tarpon rolling in any of the inlets or along the shore close to the inlets. Permit will nd YOU while you’re tarpon shing. Fish with a live crab for bait. Hook the crab in the shoulder and drill your hook back and forth gently from the bottom of his shell towards the top in the shoulder with the least amount of legs remaining. If both sides of crab have same amount of legs, it doesn’t matter. Get your crabs in any bait shop. Rig a heavy-braid spinner with an 8-15 foot 40 lb. uorocarbon leader. Attach the leader to your braided mainline (30-50 lb braid) with a uni-uni knot connection. en slide on a small round bead. Slide on a sliding bobber such as an R&R kite oat in orange color for ease of visibility, then another bead. Cut a #64 runner band in half. On either side of your beads tie on a half of the rubber band with a double half hitch. Finish it with an in-line medium wire circle hook appropriately sized to match the crab. I like a VMC tournament circle in 7/0-8/0. e cork will slide as it is held with only two half rubber bands. When you spot a school of rolling tarpon, bait your crab (drill it gently with the hook) then slide the cork 6-8 Ft above the braid to keep the crab from getting to the bottom and hiding or getting snagged. Most likely these schools will be in water 10-20 deep. Try to present your crab by dri ing it WITH the tide. Go catch some big Tarpon and Permit.

GO HARD AND GOOD LUCK,

Captain Abie Raymond

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