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Dear Reader, Fishing magazines are not really that common, but Coastal Angler Magazine and its interior freshwater publication, The Angler Magazine, are changing the landscape of the publishing industry. Today, these localized fishing magazines are available for the marine enthusiast throughout the continental U.S and Costa Rica. These publications are distinctly different, but all provide great information for anyone interested in the pursuit of fishing.

Coastal Angler and The Angler’s franchise publishing system have produced a field of co-publishers united in their mission of giving the best local fishing information possible. By working with the local fishing guides and charter captains, these co-publishers have their fingers on the pulse of what’s happening across the different fishing areas every month – month in, month out. If your plans have you traveling to a new area this summer, check out www.coastalanglermag.com and review the same quality of fishing information, that you are used to reading in your area, from any area in the magazine’s current footprint.

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Oakley’s new Prizm lens collection finetunes vision for different sports and environments.

They’ve created the perfect lenses for several outdoor endeavors, and

of course they’ve got anglers covered as well.

In fact, they’ve developed two different formulas tailored to whatever type fishing you do. The Prizm Shallow Water is perfect for sightcasters and skinny-water anglers, whether it’s in the mangroves or on a trout stream. Prizm Deep Water is for open-water anglers who need the ability to peer into the depths.

Prizm Shallow Water enhances greens and coppers and keeps whites bright so anglers can better see hiding spots and fish shadows. The added polarization cuts through the glare of the water.

Prizm Deep Water filters out the shades of blue that overwhelm your vision on open water, while boosting greens and reds and keeping whites bright, so anglers can spot flashing fish and see what’s beneath the surface. The added polarization cuts through the water’s glare, and the dark lens provides comfort on long days out on the water.

With a renowned brand like Oakley, you can rest assured the optical clarity and fit of their Prizm line will be second to none. Now there’s a pair of Oakleys designed specifically for the sport you enjoy.

From fishing the flats to backcountry fly, the fish are biting for the Native Eyewear SIGHTCASTER. Weighing less than an ounce, the SIGHTCASTER is the right pair for the pursuit of a good catch. Color-enhancing, high-def optics allow you to see deeper and 99.9 percent polarization efficiency cuts through glare.

The frame’s wrap enhances protection and coverage while nonslip CUSHINOL rubber temples and nose pads ensure all-day comfort and a secure fit. Starting at just $109, you won’t find a better value for a quality piece of gear.

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WWW.OAKLEY.COM MAKO EYEWEAR BLADE The Mako Polarized sunglass collection launched this year in the United States, featuring a range of technical lenses created for outdoor sports with a particular focus on fishing.

One of the best-selling Mako Polarized sunglasses is the Blade, offering a comfortable fit without sacrificing style. An eight-base design, the Blade wraps close to your face, reducing side light and improving line-of-sight and peripheral vision. Thin arms reduce pressure over the ears and are excellent for fishermen who always wear a hat.

Mako sunglasses are available in four polarized glare-reducing lens types, all made from glass for its scratch-resistant properties and ultimate clarity. All of our sunglasses have an industry-leading 12+ anti-reflective coatings, advanced polarization, and oleophobic and hydrophobic coatings to repel oil, dust, dirt and water.

The featured lens for the Blade is the Green Mirror (G2H5), polarized lens, featuring a special rose base color which helps you see enhanced detail at a greater depth. The internal green mirror reflects the brightest sunlight while its high definition filter removes harmful UV light rays, enhances color and increases contrast.

WWW.MAKOEYEWEAR.COM COSTA CAPE Costa’s new Cape style is an extra-large frame that offers massive lenses and ultra-wide temples to provide the most protection from the sun’s harmful rays.

Manufactured from biodegradable resins sourced from reclaimed castor oil, Costa’s new frame withstands the elements of adventure while also providing comfort and wearability. Cape features Costa’s new innovative sweat management system, with ventilation ducting allowing air to flow through the end piece of the frame, which reduces lens fogging. Sweat management temple channels enable airflow from the vents to cool, wick away and drain sweat and moisture through openings on the temple tips. In addition, a thinned out inner bottom eyewire tucks closely into the back surface of the lens, which allows sweat and moisture to drain down the back of the lens and off the frame.

The new style also features Costa’s patented 580 lens technology, providing 100 percent UV protection and polarization to give anglers the clearest lenses on the planet. Color-enhancing technology filters out harsh yellow light for superior contrast and definition and absorbs high-energy blue light to cut haze and enhance sharpness.

Cape is available in matte black ultra, shiny steel gray metallic, bowfin and matte russet, with lenses in seven lens colors, including Sunrise Silver Mirror and Gray Silver Mirror. The new frame can also be customized with prescription lenses.

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OCEAN WAVES JAX BEACH Ocean Waves Sunglasses, renowned for fishing eyewear, has produced an excellent and versatile pair of fishing glasses with their Jax Beach frame.

The Jax Beach comes in tortoise or matte black and has the widest range of size flexibility and wrap to fit anyone’s head. From small to XL head sizes, the Jax Beach provides a great wrap look, excellent coverage, and comfortable fit and feel.

The Jax Beach can be paired with any of Ocean Waves’ specialized lens types according to the angler’s personal preference and visual needs. Ocean Waves Sunglasses customizes fit, utilizing two lens curvatures, which can be selected in any of the company’s high-quality mirrored lenses: Offshore Blue (OSB), Backwater Green (BWG), Lunar Silver (LS – ultra dark), or Luminator Purple (LP – light enhancing) as well as non-mirrored Grey and Amber. Piece together the perfect shades to fit your style and needs.

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RIO RAY MALIBU Rio Ray Optics is the best new affordable polarized brand on the market.

Designed for the outdoor lifestyle, all Rio Ray sunglasses come with 100-percent optically correct polarized CR39 lenses, frames with indestructible TR90, acetate and memory metal titanium with optical spring hinges for maximum comfort and a hassle-free lifetime warranty.

All Rio Ray hard-coated polarized lenses are made of the highest quality CR39 and contain nine layers of protection with 100 percent UV protection. A hydrophobic coating on the front repels water, sunscreen and dirt, which makes cleaning and maintenance easy. A vibrant flash mirror provides additional glare reduction, and a superior scratch resistant coating prevents lens damage. The backside anti-reflective coating eliminates bounce-back glare.

Rio Ray MaxFlex frame technology makes these the most comfortable sunglasses on the market, utilizing lightweight TR90 nylon, which maintains frame shape and offers incredible durability. Frames are prescription ready, and each pair comes with a full array of accessories including a hard and soft case and cleaning cloth.

The frames here are Rio Ray’s Malibus. Go to their website to see all their stylish models.

For dealer inquires, call 800-498-2104 or email jarrod@riorayoptics.com.

American-owned and based in Florida, RCI Optics is producing the most advanced sunglasses, equipped with more features than any other brand. These glasses, manufactured in Italy, are lightweight and incredibly durable, with optics that are crisp and clean with unbeatable polarization. Built for the elite waterman and outdoor enthusiast, RCI’s glasses are in a league of their own.

RCI’s Power Plants are made with a Ballista 2.0 frame material that’s virtually bombproof.

The Helius 2.2 lens material is six times denser than standard polycarbonate lenses. An ANSI Z87.1 safety rating meets OSHA requirements for safety glasses, and a Mil Std 662 military rating stops a .15 caliber projectile fired at 650 ft. per second. How’s that for durability?

Well, they’re also top-notch in terms of optics. RCT (Radius Curving Technology) offers distortion-free optics for the clearest vision. These shades are 99.9 percent polarized, using injected polarization, not laminated. H780 Infrared blocking technology eliminates harmful radiation. Multilayered antireflective coatings eliminate distracting internal reflections, and permanent hydrophobic, oleophobic and antistatic coatings are applied to both sides of the lenses.

Try a pair for yourself and you will see why they say, “The Advantage is Clear.”

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The most recognizable name on the water, Salt Life, is also the maker of stellar sunglasses.

Their Andros Matte Black sunglasses are performance designed and lightweight, offering extreme comfort for extended wear in the sun. Made in Italy with highquality glass lenses, they allow you to see images crisper and clearer.

Andros are available in lens colors of Smoke Blue and Copper Green. Their lenses are 100-percent UV protected with five layers of anti-glare reflective coating that completely eliminates glare.

Go out and get noticed in Salt Life sunglasses.

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WWW.RIORAYOPTICS.COM SKELETON OPTICS MOSSY OAK BREAK-UP COUNTRY SCOUT Skeleton Optics high performance eyewear delivers superb craftsmanship, trendforward innovation and advanced technology for Outdoor enthusiasts everywhere.

From the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean, Skeleton Optics sunglasses are designed to empower ordinary people to do extraordinary things, inspiring them to live the “No Boundaries” lifestyle. The Skeleton Optics Mossy Oak Break-Up Country Scout sunglasses are a product of that thought process.

Working with experts at Mossy Oak and Zeiss, Skeleton Optics is pleased to provide hunters and sportsmen with sunglasses featuring the most true-to-nature elements ever produced on camo. Mossy Oak Break-Up Country combines digitally enhanced, life-sized natural elements with perfect color tones to help you blend in and shadowing elements that break up your outline like no other pattern available. A blaze orange nosepiece has been fitted for anti-slip and moisture wicking, and to complete the look,

the Skeleton logo has been hand-painted in blaze orange. No two frames look exactly alike! So, no matter where you hunt, becoming a part of your surroundings won’t be a problem.

Every pair of Scouts include polarized polycarbonate lenses

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Designed for those who don’t go where the path leads, the Mossy Oak Break-Up Country® Scout sunglasses are intended for those who instead forge their own trail.

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very blade-handy angler has their own techniques and tricks for peeling the perfect fillet off a fish. But anyone who has spent enough time around a cutting board knows the perfect way to fillet is a combination of three crucial elements: technique, tools and practice.

Whether it’s a 15-pound red snapper or a 6-ounce bream, the basics of filleting a fish are the same. The idea is to remove the meat along the fish’s flanks, while leaving behind the head, bones and guts.

Step 1: Make a vertical cut just behind the fish’s gill plate and pectoral fin. This cut should go all the way down to the bone and

extend from back to belly.

Step 2: Run the blade from the first cut all the way down the top of the fish, along the backbone to the tail, making a shallow incision as close to the backbone as you can get it.

Step 3: Using that long cut along the backbone, utilize smooth, light strokes to work the fillet away from the bones moving from the back to the belly. The other hand can be used to peel back the meat as you go. Cut around the ribcage when you arrive at it.

Step 4: With step 3 completed, you should have a beautiful skinon fillet. To remove the skin, place the fillet on the board skin side down. Start from the tail and insert the knife through the meat down to the skin, leaving a tab of meat and skin at the tail to hold onto. Turn the knife horizontal and run the blade up the skin to remove the meat.

Step 5: Use tweezers to pick out any pin bones left in the fillet.

The technique seems simple enough, but if you don’t have good, sharp, flexible knives that are sized correctly for the fish on the board, you’re going to make a mess out of your fillets. Havalon has come up with an all-in-one solution for this issue with its Talon system. With five styles of high-quality blades that all fit on the same handle, switching from a 7-inch blade down to a 5-incher or even down to a 3.5-inch utility blade is as easy as pressing a button with their Quik-Change II blade replacement system. The blades can be resharpened as well as replaced to make sure they are razor sharp when you need them.

Also, with a handle that opens up, clean-up is both thorough and easy with the Havalon Talon system. Rinse your tools down and roll them up in the included canvas kit so they’ll be ready the next time you need them.

And next time should be soon, because practice is the final and most important element in the perfect way to fillet. Go fishing enough, and you’ll be peeling off perfect fillets for the table in no time.

Check out the Havalon Talon System at www.havalon.com.

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B&W Trailer Hitches S ince 1987, B&W Trailer Hitches has been using quality and innovation to build one of the most trustworthy names in the industry. Employee-owned and all American, B&W manufactures towing products with the kind of quality that can only be delivered when pride of ownership goes into every step of the process, from design to the final customer experience. While most other manufacturers have shipped their operations overseas, this commitment to excellence has made B&W one of the few remaining hitch makers in America.

Like many American success stories, B&W’s began in a garage. It was 1987 in the Midwestern town of Humboldt, Kansas.

Roger Baker was experiencing declining demand for his skills as a classic-car restorer, and Joe Works had endured several tough years on the family farm. To provide for their families, they began applying their skills in a new way—building custom truck beds under the name B&W. They quickly recognized a way to remove the inconvenience of a gooseneck ball permanently welded in the bed of a truck.

They designed a gooseneck hitch with the mounting hardware underneath the bed and a ball that turned over and stowed in place.

The Turnoverball Gooseneck Hitch was born.

They didn’t know it would revolutionize the industry the way it did, but today nearly every gooseneck manufacturer uses this type of ball storage and mounting system. They didn’t invent the trailer hitch, but they made everyone else reinvent theirs.

A few years later, they applied the same

concepts to fifth-wheel hitches. Using the same under-bed mounting hardware and hole in the bed, they designed a Companion with a single point attachment that was removable when not towing. They also designed the Companion to provide a quiet and smooth ride for the user.

From there, they kept solving problems other hitch manufacturers weren’t, always thinking of the customer’s towing experience.

They set the bar high and built a company that continues to raise it.

Baker retired in 1999, and in 2007, Works began transferring ownership to the company’s 390 employees, who are now employee-owners. With a vested interest in their products, the employee-owners are more dedicated than ever to making the best hitches and accessories possible.

Their product line now includes all types of innovative towing products manufactured on-site in their nearly 500,000-square-foot facility, where they can oversee every detail.

Their steel comes straight from the American Heartland and is forged in mills they’ve known and trusted for years. Because the best labor doesn’t come from the lowest bidder overseas, B&W’s craftsmen are some of the best and brightest in the industry.

“We know that what you tow matters— and so does what you tow it with,” is a company motto.

B&W Trailer Hitches is a shining example of American-made quality and American ingenuity.

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veryone who goes out on the water wants to have a good time and come home safely. No matter what boating activity you take part in, there is something freeing about that feeling of the wind in your face, the gentle rocking of the hull and the sound of the waves.

Unlike cars, there are no yellow lines to stay between; you can go anywhere you want. But just like in a car, there are some rules you must follow. The Navigation Rules and Regulations Handbook, published by the U.S. Coast Guard, includes the U.S. Inland Navigation Rules or NAVRULES and the international rules known as the COLREGS. These rules were developed for the purpose of avoiding collisions and keeping boaters safe. Every boat owner should have a copy and spend some time understanding them. It is mandatory to have a copy onboard any vessel over 39.4 feet in length. Taking a class on the rules can also be extremely helpful.

To break it down, the rules tell you what to do when you come across another vessel. In this case, the term “vessel” is used to classify almost anything that floats on water that can be used for transportation. That means there is a rule that applies to almost every situation involving everything from a kayak to a seaplane. They cover steering regulations as well as sound signaling equipment and navigation lights.

As a responsible boater, you should not only be familiar with the basics of how the regulations apply to the specific situations for where you are fishing but should try to know and understand all the requirements. If you regularly go fishing on a small lake or kayak fishing in a river, it is probably rare for you to come into contact with commercial vessels, but you still should know how to handle those situations. Also, just because you are fishing, does not mean you are always a “stand-on”

vessel like a commercial fishing vessel using nets or longlines. Knowing the different rules that apply to all of these situations can mean the difference between a good day on the water and tragedy. At a minimum, you should always have a proper lookout, operate at a safe speed and yield or give-way to another vessel when in doubt and to always avoid a collision, even if that means breaking a navigation rule to save lives and avoid damaging property.

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n May 9, Chasen’Tailz hosted “Canvas and Cocktails,” featuring world-renowned artist Carey Chen. Carey is well known throughout the marine community for his love of the ocean and marine life, as illustrated through his incredible artwork. What some may not know is that Carey has been a supporter of the Chasen’Tailz KDW Fishing Tournament since day one. He has donated his time and artwork for every tournament and has, once again, stepped up to the plate to assist with this incredible event.

Carey showed his dedication to the local community by leading the night’s events. Thirty-five guests spent the evening painting a blue marlin under Carey’s direction. Attendees enjoyed a spread of food donated by Bravo, at Harbourside Place, which will once again be the host location for this year’s tournament on Sept. 8. Guests enjoyed wine from Salute Market in Palm Beach Gardens and, as always, Tito’s vodka. Whole Foods, in West Palm Beach, was another great supporter of the event and provided a delectable spread of cheeses and MidCi provided salads and charcuterie. Without a doubt, this was another exciting and funfilled evening adding to the Chasen’Tailz series of events.

The Chasen’Tailz KDW Fishing Tournament was founded

by Summer and Jay Warren in memory of their son Chase, who passed away from the complications of Type 2 Gaucher Disease.

This year, Chasen’Tailz is donating proceeds to families with children with life-threatening illnesses. It is their current and future mission to improve the lives of sick children.

Jay and Summer were determined to create a legacy in memory of Chase to spread awareness about rare childhood diseases and assist families in need. Since its beginning, the tournament has grown to include a multitude of events during the tournament weekend and events, such as “Canvas and Cocktails,” throughout the year. According to Assistant Tournament Director Heather Oblaczynski, “The continued support of businesses and individuals such as Carey Chen are the backbone of the tournament. This event was a ton of fun for all who participated. The support of all the businesses made it happen and we couldn’t be more thankful. We look forward to many more events like this in the future.”

Check out Cary Chen’s incredible artwork and don’t miss your chance to sign up for the 2018 Chasen’Tailz KDW Fishing Tournament on Sept. 8, 2018 at Harbourside Place in Jupiter, Fla. For more information, visit www.chasentailz.com.

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fter a pursuit lasting more than a decade, Team Reel Addiction finally topped the field of 117 boats to win the 2018 Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic June 4-10.

Angler Chase Pate, of Pensacola, Fla., Capt. Scooter Porto, owners Rocky and Laurie Jones, and mates Zach Taylor, Seth Brennan and Nate Dennis boated a 796.9-pound blue marlin after a 30-minute fight Saturday, June 9. The largest marlin of the week earned the team $405,705 for the top tournament award and optional entries. The overall tournament prize money was nearly $2.2 million.

“Winning this one was on my bucket list,” Rocky Jones explained.

“We won top release boat 12 years ago, and I’ve been trying to win the whole shooting match ever since. We finally did it!”

Reel Addiction, a 56 Viking and a regular on the Gulf big-game circuit, is based in Pensacola Beach. With the win, the team also earned an invitation to the 2019 Offshore World Championship in Quepos, Costa Rica.

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Chase Lake, didn’t go home empty-handed, even though their Friday night marlin weighed 739.1 pounds. The 76 Viking from Destin went back out and caught a 156.6-pound yellowfin to boost the overall winnings to $313,115 for the second-place tournament award and optionals.

Pearl took the third-place tournament award and pocketed $122,970.

Angler Edgar McKee and Capt. Shawnie Clemons and the team aboard the 48 Viking based in Orange Beach boated a 611.5-pound blue to earn that payout.

The Catch and Release Division was close and final standings were determined by time of catch. Relentless Pursuit was the overall winner with 1,800 points (three blue releases), earning a check of $265,050.

Done Deal came in second in the division, also with 1,800 points. Money Shot was the third-place release team with 1,200 points, good for a $12,000 payday.

Angler Robeau Whibbs and the team aboard Swee Pea, a 50 Topaz from Pensacola, captured the top tuna. Their yellowfin weighed 182.3 pounds, good for $24,000. Anthony Stauffer (Hayride) boated the largest swordfish, a 144.1 broadbill, good for $39,600.

Johnny Moore, fishing aboard Alma-Ann, a 48 Cabo (Capt. Nick Jones), made MGCBC tournament history when he finally landed the new record dolphin after a two-hour waiting game. The 57.2-pound bull earned the team $66,750.

The wahoo this year didn’t quite meet normal Classic averages but were respectable fish nonetheless and earned nice payouts. Lined Out and Jeff Dees caught the largest, 61.4 pounds, good for $48,300. Seament’s Doug Lake was second with a 48.5 wahoo ($37,125) and Neal Foster, betting heavily on Team Intensity, took home $82,425 for three entries in the optional categories.

The Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel was this year’s tournament host. High Roller sponsors included the City of Biloxi, Release Marine, Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast, Gorenflo’s Tackle and Marina Store and Yeti Coolers. Next year’s tournament is slated for June 3-9.

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lex Hensley, of Fort Walton Beach, caught a 22-inch STAR-tagged redfish on June 12 near Rocky Creek in Okaloosa County. He is now the new owner of a Pathfinder 2200TRS with a Yamaha 150, Humminbird Solix electronics and a Minn Kota Terova trolling motor.

This awesome prize package was the first of the major prizes to be awarded in CCA-Florida’s signature event for 2018. The statewide fishing contest kicked-off May 26 and will run through Sept. 3. If you fish in Florida and are not registered for CCA-Florida STAR, you could be missing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes.

CCA Florida STAR, presented by Yamaha, is the largest family friendly saltwater fishing competition in Florida. Unlike traditional fishing tournaments, STAR focuses on conservation and offers up to $500,000 in prizes and scholarships. CCA Florida is using the social media-based, 101-day event to educate the public on the importance of protecting Florida’s marine resources.

Recognized as a “catch, photo and release” competition, STAR’s smart phone app eliminates the requirement for anglers to harvest or capture and transport fish.

“Our state’s natural resources and fisheries are here for our enjoyment, and we understand that smart fishing will preserve these resources for the future,” said Brian Gorski, CCA Florida executive director.

Remaining prizes in the event’s STAR Signature Division include a new GMC Sierra Pickup or one of several Yamaha-powered boat packages including a Contender 22 Sport, a Hewes Redfisher 16, a Carolina Skiff 21 Ultra and a Cottonmouth Aluminum Bay/Flats boat. “It really can happen, you just need to be registered for STAR when you go fishing said Leiza Fitzgerald, STAR director.

With 17 divisions, 11 species included in the event, and most winners determined by random drawing, anglers of all ages and skill levels have opportunities to win. Registration is $40 for current CCA Florida members, or $75 for non-members, which includes CCA Florida membership. Kids ages 6-17 can register for free with their current ($10) CCA Florida youth membership.

Alex Hensley has been a member of nonprofit CCA-Florida, the state’s leading marine fisheries conservation, education and advocacy organization, since May of 2017.

“I knew the rules and followed them, then the excitement set in,” said Hensley. “I’m still in shock and incredibly blessed to be the first registered angler.”

Register today, go fishing, and like Alex you could be the shocked and incredibly blessed owner of a new truck or Yamaha-powered boat package.

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The Broward County-based company supplies safety and survival equipment crucial to boaters, aviators and military personnel everywhere. At the June ceremony in Orlando, the company was presented with the top award in the category for companies with up to 199 employees. It is the second prestigious manufacturing award f o r ACR Electronics this year. In March, it was named South Florida’s Manufacturer of the Year by the South Florida Manufacturers Association.

ACR was selected as the outstanding candidate for its exceptional leadership, strategic planning, customer and market focus, measurement, analysis and knowledge management, workforce and operations. ACR employees were also praised for their commitment to saving lives.

“We accept this award with great pride with the knowledge that this achievement is only possible with an exceptional team doing exceptional work,” said ACR Executive Vice President Gerry Angeli. “I was particularly pleased to hear feedback that a key determinant of our success was how enthusiastic, engaged and involved our employees are about saving lives.

“Our products must work the first time, every time, and that requires strong leadership with a dedication to quality from everyone that works at ACR Electronics.”

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have caught some of my biggest fish on jigs, and they have put me in some really good positions while competing. Some anglers have never fished a jig in their life and feel the work that goes into fishing jigs can waste a lot of time. Well, I don’t agree with that. The success of fishing jigs comes down to key factors such as equipment, location and retrieve. Let’s dive right in and make jigs more enjoyable to fish.

The football jig has a football-shaped lead head with a heavy-duty hook with or without a weed guard and a skirt that can come in a variety of colors. What makes the jig so effective is the versatility.

A good universal set-up is a 7-foot heavy action rod with a pretty stiff backbone, 14-pound line and a 3/8-ounce football head jig in my favorite color, green pumpkin brown. This set-up is my go-to in many situations.

This time of year, as we head into deep summer, I like to find migration routes that lead to and from shallow water out to deeper water. Bass tend to stack up near these locations before they completely retreat to their offshore summer haunts.

Ledges are a prime location to target with football jigs. I increase the size of my jig from 3/8 to 1/2 ounce, and sometimes to 3/4 ounce, to make the jig fall at a faster on the ledges. I can make contact with the bottom faster and start my retrieve. When fishing a jig in deep water, be sure to let the jig hit the bottom. Once you hit bottom, lightly raise the rod tip to about a 10 o’clock position to tighten the line. Keep a light pulling pressure on the rod tip to move the jig.

This action mimics a crawfish moving across the bottom and triggers strikes. Jig fishing around deep submerged structure like rocks, deep wood or brushpiles will pick up some quality fish in deep water.

Retrieval is a key component to being successful with jigs. Try targeting ledges, migration routes, channels or ditches. I like ledges because fish bunch up right off them in summer, where they can move up and down easily to feed throughout the day.

Cast a football head jig on the ledge and pull it until you feel it start to fall off the edge. Allow the line to remain limp on the fall. If the line twitches or tightens even a little bit, set the hook. You have to be a line watcher, especially when ledges are 20 to 30 feet deep.

Take the time to learn how to fish a football jig. Sticking with it will ultimately lead to opportunities at big bass.

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une marks the beginning of the second high-season in northern Costa Rica. Most of the country is already in the grips of the rainy season, but the remote location of the Nicoya Peninsula has a completely different weather pattern than the rest of the country.

Most of Costa Rica’s fishing operations are on the hill until November, but the fishing continues well into late August in Nosara. The tour books haven’t caught onto this trend, but the captains of FishingNosara have been posting excellent catches during the summer months for the last 10 years.

Actually, the fishery is energized by massive rains in the middle of the country. The mountain streams that empty onto shore are swelled with fresh water, and this highly oxygenated nutrient-rich water hits the feeder fish population like a jolt of steroids. Combine that with porpoises herding up the bait fish, and you have the recipe for incredible bluewater action.

For instance, FishingNosara Hall of Famer Chuck Harris has been coming down to Costa Rica from Tallahassee, Fla. every summer for the last five years. Once again, his group nabbed several marlin releases, swarms of sailfish, and excellent yellowfin tuna catches.

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Bryan Wood, of Wortham, Texas, scored more than enough yellowfin tuna to eat for the week and lost a fistfight with a big marlin.

“Thanks to the crew on the Harvester today!” Bryan posted to Facebook. “Got supper but I lost the marlin for you guys. My bad, but we had a great day and a great crew! Thanks again FishingNosara and we hope to come back soon!”

Lila Weirich brought such a big group of folks from Texas down that they needed both the Wanderer and Discoverer to hold them. Over three days offshore, the group scored sailfish, yellowfin tuna, and multiple dorados better than 60 pounds.

Nosara is also lucky enough to welcome journeyman anglers who are willing to come from all over the country to fish in the “land that the rainy season forgot.”

Scott Burke, of Elkhart, Indiana, is one such fishing enthusiast. We picked this guy up in Tamarindo (3 hours away) at 3 a.m., brought him to Nosara, fished a full day, and took him back at the end of the trip. The odyssey proved worthwhile, with multiple great sailfish releases reported.

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The next day he posted the trip of the year so far. First off was a simultaneous double sailfish release. Then the real monster arrived as the Harvester reports a 400-plus-pound massive marlin release.

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Hide And Seek With World Record Stripers

By Tom Schlichter

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t’s no secret really big stripers patrol the eastern end of Long Island Sound. Just ask Greg Myerson; he found the biggest one in August of 2012 – the IGFA world record, which weighed 81 pounds 14 ounces!

Lucky catch? Hardly. Myerson, 50, of Wallingford, Connecticut, has targeted big bass in these waters since childhood. Over last decade he’s hauled in numerous 50- and 60-pounders, plus a 73-pound behemoth, in addition to the top prize.

“I’ve released some others,” he said, “that might have broken my own record.”

What draws such big fish into the area? Myerson believes it’s a search for lobster.

“The eastern end of Long Island Sound is very rocky and, until recently, it held a ton of lobsters,” he said. “Big bass are lazy. They don’t like

fighting strong currents, so they slip in behind submerged boulders or hold in the lee of outcroppings and reefs. That’s where lobsters like to feed, too, so it’s a convenient ambush spot for the bass.”

Myerson noted there is plenty of good bottom to investigate here.

“Southwest Ledge and Southwest Reef make good starting points,” he stated, “but there are other obvious opportunities if you poke around.”

Once he finds a spot, the current striper king follows a specific routine. He’ll chart a path that avoids lobster pots but still allows access to the lee side of submerged boulders. He’ll fish when the tide is flowing slowly and prefers to ply his trade after dark, just past slack high water, and on the last quarter of the moon.

“Lobster feed best from 0 to 1.4 knots of current,” he explained, “so that’s when the biggest bass chew, too.”

Myerson’s secret weapon is a special sinker he’s developed and now markets through his business, World Record Striper Company (worldrecordstripercompany.com). Called a Rattlesinker, it rattles at the same 10-decibel sound level lobsters use to send out a buzzing underwater warning when danger enters the area. When bass hear the rattle, they start looking for food.

Myerson uses a clip to attach the sinker to a three-way swivel and a 5-foot length of fluorocarbon leader that terminates in 5/0 eel hook to present an eel. Using conventional tackle and a braided main line, he bounces the sinker across the bottom as the eel follows behind. The rattling sound and sea snake have proven to be a lethal combination cow bass just can’t resist.

Myerson said he’s sure there’s bigger bass still to be caught in Connecticut’s waters.

“I think it’s possible to break 100 pounds here someday,” he stated, “at least as long as the lobsters stay around.”

If you’d like to give the cow stripers of Eastern Long Island Sound a shot, you can stay at The Water’s Edge Resort and Spa (www.watersedgeresortandspa.com) in Old Saybrook or The Madison Beach Hotel (@madisonbeachhotel). For a charter trip, consider Flying Connie Charters (www.flyingconnie.com) out of Clinton or fish with Myerson though his World Record Striper Company (www.worldrecordstripercompany.com), the same place you can purchase Rattlesinkers should you want to give them a try.

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appy Birthday USA. Every day, I am so grateful to be a natural born citizen of the United States. Our country is great, and we have been great, every day of my 74 years. Our greatness lies in our citizens, not our leaders.

(Just my opinion.) Fly our flag with pride every day. God Bless America.

Last month, Cary and I spent a week in Wisconsin, in the Dells area, with our antique Buick touring club. We drove our 1991 Buick Hearse. (LST RYDE) We had a wonderful week, visiting with our Buick family. Every day we drove our cars to a location of interest, and then had lunch. (There is always a lot of eating involved.) Parking Lot Races has become an important and very competitive event at our tours. The races are not run with our antique Buicks, but with our little remote-controlled cars. Cary bought his car at a thrift store and it isn’t high powered, but he has a lot of fun, even if he rarely wins. We visited The house on the Rock, and my only words for that place is WOW, WOW, and WOW; an absolute must- see museum, of sorts, if you ever get the opportunity.

We also visited a potato farm, a huge dairy and a cheese factory. We were in Wisconsin after all.

Please see page 2 for information on The Plantation Redfish Classic in Crystal River. It is in midSeptember; weather should be a bit cooler.

See page 9 for this month’s recipe, Seasoned Parchment Wraps. It is something just a little different. Let me know what you think.

Are you loving the rain? I do love the very green grass and trees. My river has risen about six feet, and it is fine just the way it is. A big rain-maker-storm in South Georgia however, could easily bring us a flood.

Florida’s underwater Easter Egg hunt, SCALLOPING, has begun. It is the best thing about summer in our beautiful gulf. It is fun and relaxing and easy enough for all ages. If you have never been, you are missing a real treat; the activity is a treat and the delicious scallops are a culinary treat! If you are unsure about “what and where”, call one of our guides. They know all about “what and where”!

Don’t forget to thank the owners of the business where you picked up this wonderful FREE magazine, and our advertisers too.

Send me your catch-photos. I will use them on a space-available basis.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Dr. Kevin McCarthy Bruce Butler John Freeze Noel Kuhn Capt. Jason Clark Capt. Dan Clymer Capt. Tommy Derringer Capt. Stacy Horak Capt. Jimbo Keith Capt. Pat McGriff Capt. Brett Selph Capt. Brian Smith Capt. Dan Smith Capt. Craig Spitznogle

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ain, rain, rain!!! That's what we've been dealing with daily! It's like a monsoon here every time I hook the boat up. The skies part, and suddenly it's like a scene from Jumanji. Being a guide, I rely on the weather, and most days, Mother Nature has her own plan.

That's when you learn to adapt. For instance, when you see the storms rolling in from offshore, you make it an inshore fishing day. I've learned to prepare pretty well, and I try to make the best of every trip, no matter what the weather. Normally in the summer days, you can plan your trips earlier and beat the afternoon storms. This year, however, has been a little more unpredictable. Safety is always first.

Sure, you want every client to have epic catches and go home with lasting memories, but sometimes it just isn't possible. These sudden storms on the water are nothing to scoff at. The winds and seas in these bursts can equal hurricane force; it's all part of the business. Right now, cobia and grouper are the highlight in our area, and they have been on fire. Book a charter with any of the local reputable guides and you will not be disappointed.

Red snapper are here and they are absolutely delicious, so get out there and catch some grub for the family, and make some memories in the meantime!

July 1st starts scallop season, so now is a great time to beat the crowds. If

you have never scalloped, make a date and do it. Scalloping is a great way to spend time with the family in our beautiful crystal clear flats. Snorkeling and finding those beautiful creatures is sure to satisfy the family! Make sure you apply sunblock and hydrate; it's hot out there this time of year. Enjoy all that the west coast of Florida has to offer. From dolphin watching to just taking in our magnificent sunsets, you can always find something to do. Until next time.

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FLORIDA WATERWAYS

The Columbine Shipwreck

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ur Florida waterways contain a multitude of objects, some good (fish, turtles, sea grass) and some not good (hyacinths, pollution, and shipwrecks). The

By Kevin McCarthy shipwrecks include some caused by nature (the Commodore off Daytona Beach, the Atocha in the Keys), some deliberately sunk (the America near Palatka, the Massachusetts off Pensacola), and some sunk in war (the Gulfamerica off Jacksonville Beach, the Columbine in the St. Johns River).

The story of the deliberate sinking of the lastmentioned ship is pretty unusual, since it is about the capturing of a ship in a river by a dismounted cavalry, something very rare in the annals of war. In May, 1864, in what some call “the major Confederate naval victory in Florida,” a sidewheel tug armed with two twenty-pounder rifles became part of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron.

The 1850 wooden tug, Columbine, which was 117 feet long and almost 21 feet wide, patrolled the south Atlantic off South Carolina before arriving in Jacksonville to patrol the St. Johns River, attack Confederate ships in the river, and transport goods and people.

Toward the end of May, 1864, as the vessel left Welaka and approached Horse Landing, Confederate cavalry under the command of the brilliant Captain J.J. Dickison on the western bank of the river dismounted from their horses, opened fire on the boat, disabled it completely, and watched it drift helplessly onto a sandbar. The Union commander surrendered when he realized how futile any resistance would be. The toll of the battle was heavy as half of the 148 Union soldiers were wounded. The scuttling of the vessel did not have much effect on the outcome of the war, but it did rally Floridians behind Captain Dickison and gave his troops a much-needed psychological lift in the weary months at the end of the war.

The remains of the Columbine rested for over one hundred years on the bottom of the St. Johns, until divers chanced upon her in the 1970s. Very little is now left of the ship, but some recovered artifacts are on display in local museums, artifacts that tell a little-

known story of the Civil War. This is one of the shipwrecks I wrote about in a book entitled “Thirty Florida Shipwrecks” that my friend, the late William Trotter, illustrated with color paintings.

In a way, having some two thousand and more shipwrecks in our waters is not surprising, since we have one of this country’s longest continuous coastlines, and such a long history of people living along our coasts and lakes. Shipwrecks, then, are just one more part of our rich Florida waterways.

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Kevin McCarthy, the author of Thirty Florida Shipwrecks - 1992 (available at amazon.com), can be reached at ceyhankevin@gmail.com.

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ith air temps in the mid to upper 90's this month, it’s a good idea to get on the water as early, or as late as possible, as the fish will be on the feed during those times, and lying low during the heat of the day. Inshore, toss your favorite top-water plug at first light for exciting redfish and trout blowups.

Some favorite top-water plugs for our area are the Rapala Skitterwalk, Heddon Super Spook Jr., or any “walk the dog” type of lure. If you're not an “early bird”, check out the dusk bite, using the same lures. The fishing right off the beach really comes alive this time of year. Huge sharks, tarpon, kingfish, and many more will be chowin’ down on the giant pods of pogies right behind the breakers. It’s a great time to put your heavier tackle to the test!

When looking to catch some redfish, be on the lookout for concentrations of finger mullet or pogies on the flats. You can be guaranteed, that at least a redfish or two, will be hanging nearby a big wad of baitfish this time of year. During the higher tide stages, one of my favorite lures to toss this time of the year, is the spinner bait, as it nicely mimics a finger mullet. The water is murky right now and the bright flash of the spinners blade, and the thump it creates while going through the water, will be sure to get the fishes’ attention. On the lower tide stages, a lot of the bigger fish will move to slightly deeper water where it’s a little cooler. Any kind of live or chunked

bait will work well for reds, trout, and flounder when fishing deeper. A scented soft plastic, fished very, very slowly, will also be a good bet.

The flounder bite should be good this month at the St. Augustine and Mantanzas inlets, and just about all the regular inshore flatty haunts. Fishing around the slack tides will give you the best chance to get your bait on the bottom, where the flounder hide. Small to medium sized finger mullet on a fish finder rig can be deadly. Don’t be afraid to use a decent sized mullet to catch the doormats. Just remember to let the flounder chew on the bait a few moments before setting the hook.

One of my favorite fish, the tarpon, should be thick along the beach, gorging themselves on the bait (pogy) pods just about now. They started to show around the shrimp boats and at the inlets last month, and should have pogys on their mind now. The best bite will be early morning, and just before or after the afternoon summer rainstorms. Rig a live pogy on a large 6/0-10/0 circle hook and fish the outside of the bait pods.

Sometimes a little weight to help the pogy get down will help. Don’t forget to rig a rod with a plug for the giant jacks and Spanish macs that will be on the pods as well.

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The big black drums are chewing, getting limits on trout has been a daily blessing, and the redfish and flounder have not disappointed.

Thanks to the B-52 super sounder and Jim's Jigs, every fish I just mentioned, has been caught on the exact same set-up, (a live shrimp hanging just off the bottom). The trout are still plentiful on the grass flats, and the reds, drums, and flounder have all been found around shell mounds, oyster beds, and cuts/ turns with a good water flow.

Now with the heat of summer coming up, I will put up most of my artificial lures and go to stickley live baits. In my experience, the hotter the water gets; the slower the fish like their food, so running anything that needs constant movement is kind of a turn-off in my opinion. I like throwing popping corks and just letting them move with the current, while giving the occasional pop. You may still have luck running top-water in the early AM, but don't waste too much time if you get no action.

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Dale Nicholos with a big 80-pound cobia, caught while fishing on a Meet-New-Friends-Mixed-Group with Up the Limit.

e are well in to snapper season, and scallop season just kicked off at the time of this article. Our Captains and fishing charters have been limiting out daily on red snapper, and as well as catching some really nice gag grouper this past month, and June and will carry over into July as well.

Picture this scenario; it is 6:30 AM and off in the southwest sky is a big dark cloud, as well as some thunder, lighting and distant rumbling in the background. As the crew pulls up to the dock, we are discussing our options and looking at the radar trying to make a best guess as to what the storm is wanting to do, grow-up or die-out? After watching movement and waiting another 30 minuets, it appears to be braking and with not further delay, all aboard as we push off to add the next page into the Up the Limit Fishing Adventures Book. As we pass #2 channel marker, there is a little chop on the water, and a lot of rain still in the distance, so we head a little more to the northwest in hopes to skirt around the dark cloud the was making its way east toward Suwannee river. After a 4 to 5-mile detour around the thunder storm, we were back on track to the snapper grounds. Due to the extra chop (4foot sea) we arrive about 9:00 am. We are at out first mark in 65 feet, and as we swing over the ledge, the bottom machine lights up with life on the bottom marker buoy over the side. We set up for anchoring and as the anchor line comes tight, the bottom lights up again as the snapper rise up to greet us, not knowing what we have in store for them. Live pin fish are the first baits over the side and some cut thread fin to get the bite started, and it is fish-on! On just about every

rod, at least if it was in the water with bait, it had a fish on. As the excitement played on, adding big red snapper, ranging from 8 to 13 pounds, as well as a few big gags, we had our fish box just about full with big snapper and keeper-grouper. As we pulled anchor, one of the crew hollers, “Cobia”, and sure enough, we pitched a flat-line pin fish to it, and BAM, we add a bonus 30-pound cobia to the catch. Four and a half hours later, this was a one-stop-and-done trip. As we point the gulf hunter, a 29-foot C hawk home, the crew and I notice the dark cloud is building again in the afternoon heat, and is now a little more intimidating, standing between us and home, appearing to stretch horizon to horizon, north and south. About 25 miles in, to our return, as say, 20 miles off shore, we made for the lightest part of the clouds, and rain and wind is what we found as well as 6 foot-plus seas. Man, sure was proud to have that cab over us a couple hours later (6:45), we pull up to the dock and we were a happy crew to be home with a great catch. In our safety tackle box is a 406 float free epirb and ditch bag with hand held VHF radio and other emergency items. If you plan to venture off shore, you should have one too. to keep and eye on the weather and play it safe. Some days just don’t work out!

We have a few weekdays left open in the 2018 snapper season, and fewer weekend days, so if you would like to get in on the fun, don’t wait too longs to call us. The blanks are filling up fast.

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Seasoned Parchment Wraps

COOKING DIRECTIONS A couple of months ago, I purchased a neat new cooking product. It was a piece of parchment paper, folded in half, oiled and seasoned. It was designed to be a cooking wrap for boneless, skinless chicken breasts. There were four wraps in the package. I used two of them with chicken one night, and the other two with boneless pork chops for dinner another night. Then, I had a “light bulb moment.”

I have parchment paper. I have oil. I have seasonings, fresh and dried. I can make my own much less expensively, and best of all, I and can control the seasonings. I decided to try it out on red snapper fillets.

1. Cut the parchment paper pieces, a little bigger than twice the size of the boneless piece fillet. If your fillet is 3 inches X 6 inches, cut a piece of parchment 7 inches X 8 inches and fold in half to be 4 inches X 7 inches. Cut one wrap for each serving.

2. Sprinkle a few drops of oil on each wrap and rub onto both sides of the parchment.

3. Open the wrap flat, add salt and pepper, and herbs and spices of your choice, fresh or dried.

4. Place the fish, chicken or pork of your choice (no thicker than ¾ of an inch) on one half of the wrap, and fold the other half over.

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5. Heat a skillet to medium high. Do not add oil. Place each wrap into the hot skillet.

Cook for the length of time that you would usually cook a piece of meat on one side, and then carefully flip to other side, being careful to keep fillet inside the wrap. Cook a few minutes more. I used my long fish spatula to keep everything together. If you don’t have a fish spatula, try using two regular pancake turners.

6. To serve, obviously, discard the parchment.

7. For my red snapper, I used salt and pepper and fresh basil, thyme and parsley from my herb garden. I placed the red snapper fillet on one half of the wrap and sprinkled it with lemon juice before folding the wrap over.

8. What I found with cooking chicken, pork and the snapper, is that the meat is perfectly cooked and retains its moisture. All delicious!

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ey Folks, The summer pattern is in full swing with the fish and weather.

We are definitely getting our share of rain, and it is helping to keep the water temps a little cooler, which in turn, is helping the inshore bite.

The red fish have been biting decently on both the incoming and outgoing tide. Cut mullet fished on the bottom is still working, which is one of my go-to techniques to catch big reds. The fish are not everywhere, but if you find the schools of mullet, the reds won’t be far from them.

The speckled trout bite has slowed a little, but it’s still pretty decent. Finding keepers is a bit of a struggle like every summer. It seems to me, that the bigger fish are schooling up on the drop offs in 5 to 6 feet of water. Also, the deeper grass flats in 7 to 10 feet of water really stack up with bait, and in turn, they stack up with fish!

Casting a 1/4-1/2oz jig with your favorite Saltwater Assassin tail on it, will produce plenty of fish. The trick is letting it get to the bottom and reel it slowly. If you reel it too fast, you will catch more lady fish than trout.

This time of the year, is also the time that it starts getting very hot out on the water and I want to remind you to stay hydrated. There are also some company’s

like Frogg Toggs who make cooling pads to help you stay cool while outside. These pads are great products that are inexpensive and work well at keeping you cool while it’s hot outside. Well folks, I hope this will help you out while on the water, and like always, get outside and enjoy what God has made for us.

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appy July! What a great time to be an American, unless you are a shrimp! Just like every year after the 4th of July, our wonderful shrimp, that everyone loves to eat, head far, far away, leaving their very small adolescent children to be swept up in nets - if the shrimp boats are lucky. As a bait shop owner, these next couple of months are rough. We want to give you normal sized shrimp, but they are just not available, so please go easy on the bait people. This time of the year, is also the perfect time to experiment with new live baits.

There is usually an abundance of killifish, pin fish, and some fresh cut mullet or ladyfish. All, if used in the right where-and-when, can make for a fun time and full belly.

Okay, off to a new subject, tailing drum. This time of year, if you know where to go, you will see tailing red and black drum all around you. It can be very frustrating at times, trying to figure out what they want.

Redfish will want the fresh or live, and on the bottom. If their face is down and their tail is up, please do not struggle with artificial topwater. Now if you want to catch

one of those underwater black tug boats, you have you go a little dirty.

A stinky shrimp or crab works wonders. These big ones are easy to spot and stalk also. You can get close, and put that dirty piece of bait right on its nose, and that bottom feeder will suck it up. Nothing more fun than catching one of those old fat slobs, out of a piece of paddling equipment, I tell ya. They are not worth eating when they are that large, so just let them go. They start getting really wormy after 22 inches.

Well, I hope you are enjoying your summer and please stay safe. If those clouds start talking, get to land. It’s a lot harder to drown on dirt. Please get these kids outside and take them fishing.

Wing on by the shop if I can help you in any way!

Capt. Daniel Cedar Key Paddling 352-665-1276 Dan_Gator@yahoo.com

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ummer is officially here, and the heat along with it. Make sure that you bring plenty of fluids with you if you plan on spending some time on the water. I have seen, on more than one occasion, where the heat sneaks up on someone and they are dealing with heat stroke on the water, and that is not a good situation.

This month, you will have plenty of options to pursue in our area. You can find the redfish, Snook, trout, tripletail, cobia, tarpon, and if you are an offshore guy, the gag grouper is open, and red snapper for a little longer.

Available in 17', 20', 22' and 24'

The redfish and snook will be found more on the outer bars and points, with the rising water temps.

If you are an artificial guy like me, you better get on the water early and go to it. As the water temps rise during the day, these guys are going to be less likely to chase an artificial.

You can always fall back to cut mullet or ladyfish to help boost your odds during the middle of the day.

I will defiantly pick up a top-water plug first thing and throw it until they just won’t chase it anymore; then I like to switch over to a zman diezel minnowz this time of year.

The trout will be concentrated in deeper water now. I like to zero-in on the 4 to 5-foot range, and pick up a zman trout trick. You also need to pay attention while you are in this zone for any floating grass patchs or crab trap buoys. You are likely to find a triple tail or two floating around them. I like to pitch a zman scented shrimpz to these guys, or live will defiantly get the job done.

For anyone wanting to chase the big fish, pay attention around any of our deeper passes. You will see the tarpon roll. I prefer a live finger mullet or pinfish for these guys. This is usually an early morning or late afternoon deal, so plan your day accordingly.

Until next month, have fun, be safe and take your kids fishing. If you would like to come explore our area with me, or if you would like to come with me and chase tarpon in Tampa Bay or Longboat, give me a call and book your trip today.

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reak out your brimmed hats and raincoats forest fishers, summer's crankin'. The weather get's a little crazy this time of year; but trust me, the fish are feeding like crazy.

Bass anglers are excited to finally start throwing top-water lures.

Weedless plastic frogs work best in our area, because you can swim them through lily pads and other heavy cover. On bluebird sky days, you want to slow down and switch to pitching craws and worms. The sunrise, sunset, and night-bite, will be your best bet during consecutive sunny days. Tip: Have a spinnerbait rigged up and ready for when you find schools of baitfish.

Warmouth often go overlooked out here, which means there are plenty to be caught. I like to bring along a canepole or crappie rod when I'm bass fishing, because warmouth live in the same areas that bass do. When I get an aggressive strike on my bass worm, but don't hook up; I will throw a small crappie jig back in there. Very often, I end up catching a bonus warmouth.

If you want to target warmouth specifically, make sure to fish shallow brush-piles (wood) and keep moving slowly down the bank. Warmouth are hard fighters, and one of the best eating fish in the forest. You can find them everywhere out here, but the Ocklawaha River is your best bet for catching good numbers of bigger fish.

For shoreside fishers, Sharpes Ferry Bridge has a long walkable bank and plenty of fallen branches to dip a jig into.

Catfish also love the Sharpes Ferry area. A bottom rig works best and chicken livers are the bait of choice.

Set out multiple rods and watch your rod tips for subtle bites. The dams at Rodman and Moss Bluff are popular cat-fishing spots as well.

Out on big Lake George, the hybrid stripers have started schooling up on bait pods. There's a lot of fry around, and the bait population will just keep growing as the year goes on.

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While hybrid fishing, you also catch largemouth bass and the occasional saltwater fish; like flounder and redfish. Fish the deep water channels with rattletraps and crankbaits. Cruise around looking for bait schools rippling the surface and gamefish blowing them up.

Don't let the summer heat keep you from getting out on the water. There are plenty of ways to stay comfortable and avoid getting burned; such as fishing rivers for their shade trees, wearing long-sleeved sun-shirts and brimmed hats, or simply taking a dip in the water to cool off. If you have kids, make an effort to plan a family outing. There's an endless number of cool spots to explore out here. So get outdoors and create some memories.

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elcome back Yak fans. This month, we're taking a road trip. I like to do a destination piece now and then, because I get to go there. I also love old Florida stories and this one is both. So we're heading to Cedar Key. With miles of shallow water flats and huge oyster bars, this area is a shallow-water-fisherman's dream. More on that later.

Cedar Keys’ first, (non-native) permanent occupation, came in 1839, and according to accounts, is Florida's second oldest town. It was an active port during the Civil War and was the Western station on the Florida Railroad in 1861, and saw service until the last train in 1932.

The boom years were between 1880 and 1890, with the sawmills, established to mill the cedar that was locally cut. They were built on open water keys, so that the boats could come in. They were virtually destroyed in 1896 by a hurricane, but not before reducing what was a huge forest of cedar, kind of like the huge cypress trees in my neck of the woods. Virtually all are gone now. The mills were never rebuilt and the keys make an interesting kayak trip. One key has an old cemetery if you're into that sort of thing.

The town has many structures dating back to the late 1800s, one of which the Island Hotel, is a great spot to sit at the bar or have a very good dinner. The bar has a huge painting of King Neptune painted in 1948 by Helen Tooker, in exchange for room and board. She was quite a character herself, and well worth the google. The hotel has been visited over the years by Jimmy Buffett, Richard Boone, (of Paladin fame) Myrna Loy and Tennessee Ernie Ford, among others.

Okay that's all well and good, but what about the fishing? I hadn't fished this area before, so with a little help from my friend, and fellow Coastal Angler writer, Daniel, the owner of Cedar Key Paddling, (and definitely the place to stop and see) if you decide to visit Cedar Key. Daniel put me on to all three launch sites that I used, and I caught fish at all of them. (I have to admit that might be more than

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I would do, and he will share with you too.) Though I caught some reds, the target species for me was the monster black drum. This was not the fish I set out to catch, but when you see those tails sticking up out of the water literally everywhere along the banks, grass lines, and open shallow bays, I knew what I had to do. So, for the next three days I went Monster hunting.

The water in the Cedar Key area was very muddy and dark. I couldn't tell if I was in 6 inches or 6 feet water; it's that dark, so accuracy is vital. I didn't have any crabs but shrimp work fine as long

as I dropped it right on their head, and this can lead to a lot of frustration, as they swam around and past the bait that I thought I had placed perfectly.

The terrain is so rocky that everybody uses some sort of float and I did catch some on a bobber rig, but the best was free-line and dropped it right in front of them, but be warned that you will lose setups that way from snagging on the oyster bars. Bring plenty of hooks! I was using 10-pound braid and a 30- pound leader, with a 1/0 hook, which when you hook into a 35 to 40 inch, 20 to 30-pound drum, you get quite a battle. At the end of the trip I guess I hooked into about 15 of those monsters. It's like hooking into a freight train, and at least a 20 minute or more battle. I love the sound of drag screaming!! So head to Cedar Key; truly a step back in time, no chain stores, no fast food. I loved it and the laid-back attitude.

Well before this gets too long, I better go. Until next month, thanks for reading.

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t is time to beat the summer heat. Scallop season is upon us and there’s no better way to keep cool than snorkeling the shallow grass flats, and gathering some tasty scallops. The pristine grass flats off Citrus County are where families come in great numbers to have a fun day on the water. The 3 to 5-foot depth range, is ideal for locating scallops and areas from Mangrove Point South off Crystal River, and St. Martins Keys off Homosassa, are the hot spots. A dive flag, snorkeling gear, and a saltwater fishing license (for those 16 and over) are all that’s needed to enjoy the fun.

Know the limits and regulations before you hit the water, and this may become a family tradition for years to come.

For a mixed bag of species, it’s tough to beat the deep grass patches just west of the foul area, or also known as the bombing range. The most consistent trout action will be in this vast spotty bottom. Using a variety of DOA shrimp, cal shad tail and MirrOlure Lil’ John jigs in the glow, bourbon and root beer colors, rigged on a 1/8oz

jig head are excellent choices. Trout, flounder, black sea bass, grouper, mackerel, etc., are always a possibility. Keep in mind the gulf water temp is in the 80’s, so an early start to the day, while using the tides to your advantage, will help with a more successful trip.

With the hot water, there’s hot red fishing.

The large redfish schools are arriving around the major moon phases and the much-anticipated redfish schools are always a summer treat.

Anchoring along the rocky points with a live pinfish, will seldom get refused by the over-slot redfish running these banks. Also, for those who prefer to use bait, the old-time Homosassa tradition with a fresh piece of cut mullet will keep the rod bent. Be sure to up your leader to at least 30lb fluorocarbon, due to the healthy snook population we now have.

For the offshore anglers, the seas are typically favorable for making long offshore runs this time of year and species such as mangrove snapper, hog fish, scamp, red and gag grouper and king mackerel can be targeted from the 30 to 60-foot range. Chum to get the snapper in a feeding mood and use small live baits or cut threadfin herring to catch a mondo “mango”. Also, this is the season we do have the occasional dolphin school cruise by the boat while offshore. Keep a jig, plug or free line bait rod on standby for when the situation arises, and you’ll be “the talk”, back at the dock.

As always, if you have any other questions about the area, feel free to contact me anytime. Good Fishing.

Capt. Dan Clymer | 352.418.2160 | www.crystalriver-fishing.com

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Matt Williams of Dallas, Ga. with a 23-inch trout

rout fishing has been great, despite the heavy stain which Alberto laid on us.

We had 16 trout with three over 20 inches for Danny, Tracy and Jake Jaramillo of Valdosta, Ga. on Friday, June 8. We fished in 6 to 6.5 feet of water, with live pinfish under Back Bay Thunders for these limits of trout. The following day, I fished three ladies from St. Augustine in the Nauti-Girls tourney, and we won the trout division with a 5.15 pound trout for Laura Gavronsky (who, incidentally, won first place in the trout division fishing with me in 2016) “Charmed I’m sure” The large trout came in during a slick water period, right before the full tide stand, as the water was settling to stop altogether. The water was 4.5 to 5 feet where this sow hit. We brought in 12 trout with two more over 20 inches, five bsb and had four reds to 23 inches. The reds also ate live pinfish but were up in 3 to 3.5 feet of water, so dark you couldn’t see 16 inches deep.

This current stain is a blessing, especially on these calm days when the trout wouldn’t think of moving, much less eating in ginclear conditions, when it is slick and the sky is a “bluebird day” under a high pressure, etc. The right color “mix” would be a cross between coffee and tea; which provides cover for them to move about safely. That’s what I look for anyway. Plastic colors, which are working for me, are Assassin’s Stinky Pink, Croaker Shad, Pink Ghost, and Butt Naked. 1/8 ounce, Chartreuse Flash jig heads from Assassin are the match. I fish all my artificials on a Star 7 foot SG614FT70 rods matched with Star 3000 Aerial reels (no longer in production) spooled with TrikFish X-Rated co-polymer 12 lb. test line. A Shimano 2500 or 3000 reel will do just fine.

Trout should continue to migrate out from the shallower 3 to 4 ft. flats, to the deeper areas, as the water continues to heat up in July. We fished in 84 to 85 degrees this week. (Today is June 10.) I would expect to find the larger trout on, or near the breaks, where the deeper troughs feed to deep flats. Fish days when the tides are

Janice Cross of St. Augustine, with her first-ever redfish, June 9, 2018.

Laura Gavronsky of St. Augustine, Fl. with her winning trout; 25.5- inch, 5.15 lbs.

stronger; that means a greater range of tide (difference between high and low or low and high tides) which translates to more oxygen for the fish to utilize which both provides and extends the feed periods. 6 to 7 feet, and perhaps deeper this year, would be my target depth in July for trout.

We caught a few reds, before the blow, on Thunder-Spins and Intruder Hex Spoons, and I would expect by July, the same will follow. Try Silver and Gold now, until the water clears up a bit, then go back to Copper and Cajun Copper.

Keep an eye out and have a 40# outfit handy for Tarpon and Cobia.

Let's Go Fishing!

Pat McGriff dba One More Cast guide service for 28 years! www.onemorecast.net onemorecast@gtcom.net 850.838.7541

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ffshore fishing off Steinhatchee, is in the red. Red snapper are so abundant, they inhibit the grouper bite. Red snapper limits are collected, minimum boat length being twentyone inches, not including legal regulation, sixteen inches fish released, within forty-five minutes. Only “good” red snapper are kept, unless a shorter is gut hooked. The process takes less time than a play-through of your favorite CD. Frozen bait will do the deal, But, the best bet is live bait; especially freelined, regardless of depth. The biggest snapper, rise in the water column, and take the free swimming pinfish.

In regards to pinfish, pigfish and such, don’t buy those from a marina; rather catch those bait fresh yourself. Bought bait is often small, trap rashed, cannibalized and thus lethargic. The bait will not display a normal predator/prey response. The normal escape response triggers bites.

I believe anglers want fish to bite their live-bait.

To successfully catch live-bait, simply use light-weight trout gear, rigged with a split shot, eighteen inches above a thin wire bream, hook-baited with a bit of squid or a couple of Gulp waxies (available at Steinhatchee Bait

& Tackle Shack). The Gulp baits don’t have to be iced and will be successful on other fishing trips. Bait collection takes less than an hour, and is well worth the time. Furthermore, large live-bait will incite a grouper to take the bait far better than any frozen baits.

Kingfish are available for those willing to put forth the effort of trolling. Also, a wire harassed live-bait pitched off the stern, may lead to a surprise while snapper fishing.

Florida snapper and seabass fishing has been very good in forty-two feet over live bottom. Some of the largest Florida snapper have come aboard quickly, using squid along with seabass. If that ain’t a fish-fry, what is?

Inshore guides told me trout and red fishing has been excellent. That was said two days before scallop season. If you’re planning on going flats fishing, go early in the morning or late in the evening, to avoid the throng of scalloping boats that will rip across your drift. Flat fishing is different in Steinhatchee during scallop season.

Brian Smith | BIG BEND CHARTERS www.BigBendCharters.com CaptBrian@bellsouth.net 877.852.3474 | 352.210.3050

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arpon, blacktips, bonnet heads, and whiting are what the dog days of summer are about. Hot days can run you off the beach early.

To beat the heat hit, the sand at predawn. Catch a great sunrise, and some good eating.

Whiting are the easiest target.

They even bite at night! Best night fishing is on a high tide somewhere between Micklers and Vilano. Use a small piece of fresh shrimp or small pieces of fresh clam, on a #2-1/0 circle hook. You can star-gaze and fill the cooler at the same time.

Tarpon are the most elusive quarry. Early morning, or early evening is your best bet. Soak fresh chunks of mullet in the trough, or free line a live-one across the bar.

Casting a fresh dead whiting back into the slough, will often result in a battle with a blacktip or spinner shark. Be sure to use a heavy enough leader. I use 480lb

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cable with a 10/0 circle hook.

Here is a different opportunity for some great action. On days of calm seas, try throwing a big topwater lure into the surf. This can result in violent strikes of seatrout, ladyfish, blue fish, Jacks, and even tarpon.

Last July, my charters had a blast with bonnet heads in the 12 to 22-pound range. We averaged 7 per day, on 8 consecutive trips. Half a blue crab on a flooded sand bar is the ticket for this scrappy good eating shark. Their diet of mantis shrimp, blue, calico, and stone crabs, is why they taste so good!

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orthern snakeheads are a nasty invasive species, which makes them all the more fun to shoot with a bow and arrow.

Andrew Fox, of Mechanicsville, Maryland, spent Memorial Day weekend bowfishing with buddies at Mattawoman Creek in Charles County, Maryland. He came home with a new state record.

The trio was out on the water for a few hours the night of May 24, waiting for low tide, but despite the favorable tides, recent rains made visibility nearly impossible.

By pure luck, Fox caught a glimpse of a fish illuminated in the glare of the boat’s lights.

Thinking it might be carp, Fox said he was slow to respond, but after a few seconds determined it was a snakehead.

“That’s the biggest snakehead I’ve ever seen,” said Fox. Pulling back his bow, Fox struck the snakehead and hauled in the monster “frankenfish.” With the snakehead in the boat’s hull, Fox removed the arrow and said, “This might be a new state record.”

In fact, it is now the biggest northern snakehead caught in the state of Maryland. Fox’s snakehead tipped the scales at 19.9 pounds with a length of 35.157 inches, breaking a 2-year-old record.

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The team that accumulates the most points for blue marlin, white marlin and spearfish during the event’s three fishing days earns $25,000, while second- and third-place prizes are $10,000 and $5,000, respectively. All billfish must be released, except potentially record-setting blue marlin that exceed 600 pounds.

Teams also can enter one fun fish (tuna, dolphin, wahoo or released sailfish) per boat per day for additional points.

Marlin division competitors can pay an additional fee to compete for $10,000 in the fun fish division. Cash prizes await anglers who catch the three heaviest dolphin, three heaviest tuna (yellowfin, blackfin and skipjack) and three heaviest wahoo.

The Key West Marlin Tournament is to begin with a 4 to 6 p.m. final registration Wednesday, July 18, at the Waterfront Brewery, 201 William St. A captains meeting, auction and raffle are to follow.

Fishing is set for 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 19 and 20, and 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 21. Weighins take place after each day’s fishing on the dock behind the Waterfront Brewery.

Tournament social events include cocktail gatherings, an island-style pig roast and a fish fry. An awards banquet at the Margaritaville Key West Resort & Marina, 245 Front St., is scheduled Saturday night.

Entry fees are $1,800 per boat before June 15 ($2,100 thereafter) for two anglers, a captain and mate to compete in the marlin division and attend social events. Each additional angler per boat must pay $200 to fish.

Entry in the fun fish division is an additional $300 per boat.

For more information and to register, visit KeyWestMarlin.com.

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egendary author Ernest Hemingway fished for “big game” in Key West waters during the 1930s, and contemporary anglers can follow his lead Wednesday through Saturday, July 18-21.

Anglers targeting marlin and other fish are to compete for $50,000 in guaranteed cash prizes in the 2018 Havana Club Key West Marlin Tournament, held in conjunction with the island city’s annual Hemingway Days celebration. The tournament concludes on the 119th anniversary of Hemingway’s birth.

Our stars come out at night.

From bridges teeming with tarpon and snook to swordfish prowling down deep, the night fishing in The Florida Keys is out of this world. In fact, it’s right up there with the daytime fishing, which is nothing short of stellar. fla-keys.com 1.800.fla.keys

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s a fisherman in Florida, I’ve long been interested in fish-related subjects like the language of fishing, fishing and cussing, place names from fish, and how painters depict fishermen.

One famous painter who did some of his best work in Florida was Winslow Homer (1836 – 1910). His painting entitled “The Herring Net” has much to tell us about the hard life of fishermen and the unglamorous part of providing fish for our plates. The self-taught American painter spent many winters in our state and painted some well-known watercolors about the sea and fishermen and favorite fishing spots, although this particular “cold” scene is probably far away from our warm shores.

Homer’s favorite fishing spots in the state and ones that inspired him to paint were Enterprise on the St. Johns River, Homosassa, Jacksonville, Key West and Tampa. He described Homosassa in a letter to his brother in glowing terms: “Delightful climate here about as cool as our September—fishing the best in America as far as I can find.” The Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park has a permanent exhibit about Homer’s watercolors of the river there.

The copyright-free reproduction here of Homer’s “The Herring Net” shows the back-breaking toil of fishermen catching herring from a small dory. The one fisherman hauls in netted fish while the younger one unloads the catch. The two have to work together to make it a productive day and also to keep the small boat steady in the ocean waves. We can’t see the faces of the fishermen, suggesting that they represent many anonymous toilers in the sea, maybe mankind in general.

The isolation of the fishermen in the midst of a hostile sea points out how hard a fisherman’s life can be, one that relies on weather and fish runs and much patience. Notice how the young fisherman’s body leans over the side of the boat to counterbalance the weight of the many

fish being pulled over the side in a net. The large sailing vessels in the distance may be where the two fishermen have come from in their dory and where they will return.

We know that the herring, sometimes called Atlantic Thread Herring, are in Florida’s coastal waters. Large dip nets can scoop up many of the herring either out in the depths of the ocean or in shallow streams near the coast. Many fishermen use the herring as a baitfish for catching other species, even lobsters. Aficionados like smoked herring.

I like such paintings that show different sides of fishing, in this case how long and arduous a life it can be to provide delicacies for a public that might not always appreciate how hard a life some fishermen live.

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Navy Seals are taught that, “slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.”

There’s no reason to rush anything. If you slow things down, you will avoid missteps. Not only that, but your breathing and heartrate will be lower, which is a huge advantage in the water. If scuba diving, you will conserve air. If freediving, you will be able to hold your breath longer. In either case, more bottom time translates into higher probability of landing that special fish you are looking for.

Besides working on your diving technique, you might want to think about upgrading your fins. They are one of the most important pieces of equipment and will help you move smoothly. There have been many advances in technology in recent years. Fins tend to be lighter and longer, and freediving “longfins” tend to be sold separately. In other words, you buy the foot pockets and the blades from different manufacturers, so you can choose exactly what works for you. Some dive shops will marry the two for you, or you can assemble them yourself using marine glue.

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Tips for Divers: 1. Practice slow and smooth movements, and watch how fish react to you.

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8. Use a Lycra or neoprene sock/bootie to avoid blisters.

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he surface pops, and I watch my line take off at 25 mph toward the open water.

Snook on! This one is the largest of the day, maybe 27 inches, almost a slot.

I keep my rod tip down, but she jumps out of the water then runs toward me.

By the time I get the slack reeled, she’s past me and jumping again.

That was my seventh snook of the morning, and I pulled her up take a photo with my phone before releasing her. I also managed to catch a 5-pound trout that was longer than 24 inches and broke my line as I tried to get a photo before the release.

Like Mark Nichols, founder of the Stuart, Fla. lure company D.O.A, I like to wade when I fish skinny water. Whether you have a flats boat or wade, the same shallow-water tactics apply. You gotta put the lure where the fish are, and that day, two of the snook were so far under the mangrove branches that unless you skipped the lure perfectly, you had no chance of catching the fish.

Most days I use a 1/16-ounce D.O.A. jig in chartreuse with a 4-inch pearl white paddle-tail. The light jig is best for skinny water because it stays near the top, and that’s what the fish want. You can fish it four main ways: 1) Jig it off the bottom, dead-stick it (let it sit), then repeat.

This style of slow jigging works for redfish and trout, but anything will take it. Use this technique if you know fish are in an area or the bite is slow.

2) Swim the jig. The paddletail will move, and you use a steady slow retrieve, keeping the lure off the bottom. This method is easy, and it’s easy for fish to find the lure.

3) Use the jig like a jerkbait, giving it a lot of action. Pull it up to the top and keep it moving and then stop it so it suspends. This is the style I use most of the time. In this instance, the jig is a search bait. You fish fast and cover a lot of water.

4) Use the jig as a top-water lure. Jerk the jig up to the top after casting and keep the rod tip as high as possible. Twitch the jig on top of the water while reeling in so it can’t fall. This is a technique not many people use in skinny water, and it works very well for getting reaction bites. You’ll miss more fish, but sometimes the splashing on top is what turns the fish on.

On my seven-snook day, I caught two in open water. There was a lot of bait, and the trout and snook were in the trough between the sandbar and the shore. Usually the best place to catch snook, reds and sometimes trout is around structure— piers, rocks, walls, docks, boats and mangroves. Two of the snook were in the mangroves, and when you fish under limbs and docks you have to skip the jig by throwing sidearm so the lure skips several times before it stops. If the target is far away, practice skipping nearer to you and bouncing the lure 25 feet on the first skip. It will usually skip again when it hits. Always skip across the shadow or into the shadow and twitch. Usually the fish will be in the shadow waiting for bait to come through.

I usually skip a lure under piers and out the other side. If you skip under a pier and get a fish on, immediately wade or get on

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the trolling motor to get away from the pier. Try to work the fish i n t o open water quickly. If you can’t get her out or she’s on the other side and the line is moving against the pier pilings, open the bail immediately, let line out and go under the pier. If you’re in a boat, go up to the pier and stick the rod under to the other side to see if you’ll get lucky. If you’re wading, after you go under the pier, you reel up the slack and see if the fish is still on.

Many times it still is.

This time of the year, head for the skinny water. One foot of water is enough.

Richard Matteson is staff writer for the Stuart Rod and Reel Club. He does most of his fishing in the Indian River Lagoon.

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’m headed to Pickwick Lake today and have a Neko rig tied on. Don’t know what a Neko rig is? It’s a pretty simple rig that really works no matter where you fish. You’ll probably start catching so many fish with it that you’ll turn pro soon and try to beat me on the Elite Series!

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sluggish bass into biting.

As more and more anglers get better at learning to fish offshore, the fish get more and more conditioned and tough to catch. The drop-shot rig was a technique I started to use when fish weren’t biting out deep in recent years. A Neko rig fits into that same category, but I think you can catch bigger fish with it. The main reason for that is you can use bigger worms and bigger hooks.

For depths of less than 10 feet, I use a 1/32- or 3/64-size nail weight. Out deep, I go with a 1/16 to 1/8, depending on the depth and current in the lake. The best hook for this technique hands-down is the Mustad Titan X Wacky/Neko hook. Once you get a hook in them on this rig, they don’t come off.

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t all started for me when I began focusing on the big bull reds that prowl the waters around the St. Andrews Pass and the bridges in Panama City, Fla. I knew many of them lurked in those deep waters, and using live bait was usually a sure bet, but I get such a kick out of fooling fish with artificial lures that I had to explore the world of deep jigs like the Shimano Butterfly jig and the Offshore Angler Freestyle jig.

When attempting to fool fish holding in water 50 to 100 feet deep, or more, you need a lure that gets down in a hurry. Not many tools can fill this niche, but these heavy, lead, streamlined jigs with the cool paint jobs come through in spades. Equipped with one or two hooks on a short tether, these jigs produce a wild, erratic fluttering on the fall, and when worked correctly, produce an enticing jumping action when ripped up off the bottom with the rod. The action is similar to a spoon more than a conventional jig, and fish of all species fall for it.

It’s crucial to team your jig up with a properly rated rod. Deep jigging rods are usually short and work very well, but many rod types will get the job done. Spinning reels work fine, but I’ve found reels built for bottom fishing, like the Shimano Torium, to be my favorite. They’re smooth and fast, perfect for this technique.

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Typically this is a vertical presentation with your boat positioned right on top of your target. Casting the jig, however, can be a very effective way of targeting fish that may be suspended somewhere in the water column and away from the boat. You can cover a lot of water using these jigs as a searchbait.

Cast or drop the jig and let it settle to the bottom.

Then begin pumping it back to the boat.

Work it with hard jerks several feet off the bottom, and let it settle on a semi slack line.

Usually, a hard jerk works best. This triggers a strike without giving the fish time to think about what it’s looking at. You will feel the strike, and it will likely be on the fall, so hold on! I once had a large fish rip a rod right out of my hand. Down it went, the whole rig.

That was a learning moment! Adjust your drag properly.

I have experienced several days, both nearshore and offshore, when I caught fish about four to one against my partners using live bait. This is due to the bait’s ability to cover a lot of water in a short time with extremely effective results. I’ve caught reds, grouper, bonito, snapper, Spanish and king mackerel, trout, amberjacks, mahi and more using these jigs. It is an extremely exciting and productive fishing technique; give it a try!

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