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ith the ongoing debate over red snapper population estimates in the Gulf of Mexico, researchers from the University of Florida have received a $10 million grant to hopefully settle the dispute and determine what the snapper population actually is.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service and Sea Grant are funding the study, which will be conducted over two years by UF associate professors Robert Ahrens and Will Patterson along with researchers from other institutions from around the Southeast.

Currently under a federal recovery plan, the Gulf red snapper fishery has been considered overfished since the 1980s by the federal government. Under the recovery plan, coastal communities and businesses, such as charter boat operations and all the others that benefit from money spent by anglers, have been hurt by extremely limited opportunities to harvest this important recreational and commercial species. All the while, recreational anglers and biologists with Gulf state wildlife agencies have been pointing to flaws in the formal stock assessments. And the structure of the allowed catch has created a rift between recreational and commercial fishermen.

Over the vast Gulf of Mexico, it will be one of the largest and most ambitious fish studies ever conducted, and even with $10 million in funding, there are those who doubt the study will achieve its goal of a population estimate with a coefficient variation of 30 percent, according to a UF release. Meeting the requirement would require numerous supplementary samples until the numbers contract into the accept-

Jeff and Payton Oney caught their limit of beautiful Gulf red snapper as well as red and gag grouper and other reef fish while fishing off Anna Maria Island with Capt. Larry McGuire and Show Me The Fish Charters. able range of variance between locations.

Researchers will use methods beyond catch data in their study.

Remote operated vehicles, camera sleds, acoustics and divers will play a role in producing the estimate. Researchers will also be capturing some fish and taking fin clips to develop genetic tags to be used in future estimates.

Along with the snapper study, there is excitement over additional information that can be gathered in a study of this size. The distribution and size of other reef fish, as well as the invasive lionfish are of particular interest.

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GEAR GUIDE Beach Marine Products Bay Buddy Bait pens by Beach Marine Products are not your average bait cages. Built by engineers and hard-core anglers, every care was taken to design bait pens that are rugged, durable, convenient for the angler, and stress-free for the bait.

They feature a sloped-bottom design and industry-changing false bottom, making recapturing your bait easy. Heavy duty aluminum construction with zinc anode assures a durable product. All hardware is stainless steel and doubled up. The pens are powder coated with no sharp edges to injure or red nose baits. Large oversize doors allow access for cast nets and large dip nets.

Beach Bait Pens come in many different shapes and sizes. Their smallest pen is the Bay Buddy, which is ideal for holding shrimp, crabs and multiple species of live baitfish. The Bay Buddy is 20 inches wide by 18 inches deep.

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Kaku Kayak Wahoo 10.5 With the release of their new Wahoo 10.5, Kaku Kayak is building on its reputation of excellent stability and performance with a more compact boat that retains all the features and performance of the larger Wahoo 12.5.

The Wahoo 10.5 tracks extremely well for a shorter kayak, is easy to stand in and responds to tight turns easily. It has all the features of its older brother, the Wahoo 12.5, with plenty of gear tracks, a raised aluminum seat and integrated mounting for the Power Pole Micro. It is also rudder ready and comes standard with a great looking deck pad.

It is an extremely versatile fishing kayak that offers a stable, roomy platform for standing to cast or sight fish. There is also plenty of storage in the bow hatch, rear tankwell and a rear day hatch.

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Wilderness Systems Kayak Krate Wilderness Systems has built a reputation for producing some of the finest fishing kayaks available. The fishability of their boats is improved with a unique and useful line of accessories designed to help anglers fish harder and more efficiently.

The Wilderness Kayak Krate is the ultimate tankwell storage option. The Kayak Krate sophisticates tankwell storage with superior function and a sleek look that make storing and accessing gear hassle-free.

An open main compartment accommodates larger gear and tackle boxes and features removable dividers.

Smaller items can be stowed in the secondary lid storage. Functional and durable inside and out, the Kayak Krate is blow-molded, water resistant, is easily lashed down and comes with four rod holders.

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Tsunami Forged 12 Lever Drag Reel Tsunami recently introduced its new FORGED 12 lever drag reel. It’s a larger and more powerful version of the popular FORGED 10, and it’s perfect for jigging, bottom fishing and live baiting.

The Tsunami FORGED 12 is built to catch the strongest saltwater game fish. Its powder-forged frame is lightweight and precision machined for braided line tolerances and strength.

The hardened high-precision stainless steel 4.3:1 ratio drive and pinion gears are strong, tough, and operate smoothly. The completely disengaged “floating” spool rides freely on two shielded stainless steel ball bearings mounted to a spool shaft, giving the FORGED extreme free-spool and maximum castability. The instant anti-reverse bearing, along with two failsafe backup dogs, ensure strong, sure hooksets with no line loss. That is when the smooth, powerful carbon fiber drag comes into play, giving you all the fighting control you need.

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GEAR GUIDE Vexilar FishPhone Vexilar has launched a game changer in the underwater camera market. The FishPhone takes Vexilar’s proven Fish Scout camera technology and uses an innovative new WiFi transmitting system to send high quality video directly to your smartphone or tablet.

FishPhone turns your smart phone or tablet into a fully functional underwater camera monitor by creating its own 100-foot WiFi hotspot that can be shared with friends or kept secure. The FishPhone works anywhere in the world, and you don’t need cell phone coverage to use it. The free software app works with both Android and IOS systems.

The FishPhone comes with a unique holder and battery pack system that makes it easy to carry and manage 50 feet of cable. The camera used in the FishPhone system is a Sony Color/ B&W camera that automatically shifts from color to black and white when light conditions are limited.

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Native Eyewear Eddyline Native’s Eddyline model features a wood Trilaminate construction with silver polarized Reflex lenses. These shades are ideal for inshore adventures since they weigh less than an ounce, and their eight-base curvature fits your face perfectly while blocking side light with thicker temple arms. All Native Eyewear lenses are polarized, impact and scratch resistant, include Cushional non-slip nose and temple pads and come with a limited lifetime warranty. Whether you’re hitting the backcountry or going to the inlet, you need a pair of Natives!

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Dexter SOFGRIP Knives Dexter has been famous for their SOFGRIP white-handle knives for years. It’s a handle other companies try to duplicate but can’t match. The handle is soft to the grip, ergonomically perfect in your hand, and the patented textured pattern makes it slip free.

The blades are made of DEXSTEEL, a high-carbon, high-alloy stain free steel that is ultra-sharp out of the package, holds its edge and can be easily re-sharpened. Dexter has been manufacturing knives in the U.S.A. for nearly 200 years. They offer proven quality, proven designs and proven reliability. That’s why Dexter is the No. 1 choice for fishermen.

The SOFGRIP comes in a large selection of designs and sizes.

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Phenix Rods RTS Inshore Whether you’re fishing the flats for trout and snook or pulling big reds from the mangroves, Phenix Rods’ new RTS inshore line has the power to deliver.

Super light weight and sturdy, RTS rods feature a T-40 carbon fiber blank with Phenix’s own Nanolite resins that produce excellent sensitivity, while retaining the backbone to fight big hard-pulling reds and snook.

The RTS series utilizes the new Phenix Essex T-Ring premium carbide guides with Ring Lock to FrameLok technology and premium high density EVA and cork blend grips, with a carbon reel seat.

The RTS series, meaning “reds, trout and snook,” promises to be the lightest, most sensitive inshore rod on the market. It offers 5 casting and 5 spinning models to fit your needs.

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Up to four xFOB’s can be connected to the xHUB at the same time, with one unit acting as the captain’s stop unit, and the additional three as alarm units for passengers. The system consists of an easy to install xHUB (mounted on or near the boat console) and a wearable xFOB. The two communicate wirelessly with each other and stop the engine when the xFOB is submerged in water or is beyond range of the xHUB. The xFOB can be worn on your wrist, around your neck, or clipped to your PFD using xBAND or xTAG accessories.

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’ve heard people say ‘A bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work,’” said Master Capt. William Mendoza with his trademark wry smile, “I’m not really sure I know the difference.”

Capt. Mendoza is a Costa Rica-based charter captain with 30 years of experience. Since 2009 he has run over 250 trips a year on the Wanderer for the FishingNosara team from his home port on the north Pacific coast, making him the busiest charter captain in all of Central America.

This area has become a hot spot for anglers because of the nearby bluewater and virtually non-existent commercial pressure; in fact the Costa Rican government has mandated that all commercial fishing must be done at minimum 60 miles from shore.

The main fear of men like Captain Mendoza is: will this fishery last?

Many have heard stories of Cabo Blanco, Peru and its famous “Marlin Boulevard”. In the 1950s this area produced the most granders in the world, including a 1,560-lb. black marlin catch that is still the world record.

Now Cabo Blanco is a ghost town, due to human conceit and greed.

The argument still rages as to why. Some say it was overfishing of the apex predators like marlin and swordfish by sport-fishermen, while others maintain the government opened up the feeder fish, mostly sardines, for overharvesting.

Let’s look at the problem from both ends of the food chain. The Costa Rican government enforces their 60-mile line vigorously and is very strong against unlicensed commercial operations. These efforts maintain a healthy number of feeder fish.

At the apex level, the preservation of billfish has been spearheaded by groups like the International Billfish Foundation and the IGFA. Costa Rica has also taken the lead in this effort by prohibiting sportsmen from removing billfish from the water (no hero shots allowed) and by banning the sale of meat from marlin and sailfish.

“The advantage of catch-and-release billfishing is mainly economical,” noted Capt. Mendoza. “Essentially, we want to create a market where these apex predators are more valuable swimming in the ocean than they are on the scale at a fish market.”

On average, a full day of marlin fishing costs $900 and provides renewable income for the captains and mates. Conversely, the value of the same fish at an unlicensed fish market can be as low as pennies per pound.

Charter fishing lies somewhere in between the bottom-line driven world of commercial fishing and the fun-loving experience of recreational fishing.

“A good charter trip should be fun, productive and educational, especially for novice anglers,” said Capt. Mendoza. “These trips can bring together multiple generations, as fishing tactics are handed down from grandfather to father, father to son.”

Capt. Mendoza knows all about that. This season, his 22-year-old son joined him in the mate position on the Wanderer to continue the family legacy. By operating under common-sense regulations, the fishing in Nosara should stay strong for generations to come “The ocean provides me with a livelihood, and I want to protect her the way she’s protected me. My idea of a perfect day is catch billfish, get a nice photo, set it free, and get the lines back out there again. Clearly that’s not a bad day at work.” concluded Capt. Mendoza.

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If you are interested in volunteering, email us at BayScallops@MyFWC. com.

This project is part of an effort that began in 2016 by FWC’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute to restore bay scallops in Florida’s Panhandle.

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While we only ask volunteers to participate for a period of nine months, the project itself will last until 2026. It is funded by restoration money set aside after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

This project will boost other restoration efforts already in place. Prior to the 2016 and 2017 scallop season, FWC staff enlisted the help of community members in Port St. Joe to collect scallops prior to the opening of the scallop season and place them in cages in a no-entry zone in St. Joseph Bay. In addition, each year FWC collects adult scallops from St. Joseph Bay and brings them to a hatchery, which provides juvenile scallops the following year. There are currently about 50 cages holding both wild and hatchery-produced scallops in the no-entry zone in St. Joseph Bay. Placing scallops in cages protects them from predators and from people harvesting scallops and increases the likelihood scallops will successfully produce offspring during spawning season.

Although we have made progress in our efforts to restore scallops, we think this project would be more successful with additional help from the communities around St. Joseph and St. Andrew Bays.

To summarize, the only requirements to participate in this program are: • Live near St. Andrew or St. Joseph Bay from April 2018 - January 2019 • Have access to the bay: either a private dock, boat, or kayak • Be willing and able to care for and clean scallops once a month from April 2018 – January 2019 • Attend or view via webinar our scallop-restoration workshop in April 2018 We hope that partnering with the community on this project will increase our chances of successfully restoring scallops to St. Joseph and St. Andrew Bays. If you are interested in volunteering, email us at BayScallops@MyFWC.com.

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Years have passed since my indoctrination. Since then, there have been countless fishing adventures, experiences and learned lessons, all of which have led me here today; writing my first column and sharing with you the first part of what it means to “Take a Kid Fishing.”

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he end of December was typical of winter weather with cold mornings and seasonally cool days. Those cold days dropped the water temps to the low 60’s but, did not seem to effect the fishing negatively for the most part. I look for those conditions to continue into January. The trout bite should remain stable and fair numbers of both speckled and yellow-mouthed trout will be available to be caught. Try working the edges of the St John’s River from the Mayport Rocks to the feeder creeks off the ICW both north and south of the river. Deploying float rigs and small jigs tipped with shrimp are effective as well as Gulp in Chartreuse, New Penny, and Root Beer in the 3in swimming mullet patterns or swimming shad.

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blue crab or good size mud minnow can be effective. The last 3 hours of the falling tides seem to give you the best opportunity. Live shrimp on jigs will also work well and can be an effective method for catching a few.

The sheepshead bite in December was hot one week and slow the next.

Look for the cooler temps to push more onto the big rocks at Mayport and areas from whiteshell east. Fiddler crabs and shrimp seem to work best. I like a ¼ oz jig for my go to rig. Work the edges of the rocks, oyster bars, and shell bottom areas for the best results and work them really slow. Most of the time I will just pitch a jig with a fiddler on it and try to find a flat rock/spot with the current barely moving the bait to entice a strike. Patience is the name of the game here. Small sheepshead jigs that can be purchased from B&M Bait or StrikeZone work best.

The offshore bite should be good for snapper but as of this report the sea bass bite has been slow. Some gag grouper were caught at the end of last month but, no great numbers. Bull reds will move out into deeper water and can be caught throughout the month if you can locate the schools of whiting off the beach. Find those whiting and put them back out for bait and the reds should bite.

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anuary is one of the best months for sight fishing redfish on the mud flats of north Florida. Fish banks & flats that are on the lee side of the flat on falling tides and look for cruising and backing fish. Pick areas to explore and keep the sun at your back and high if you can so you can see the fish with your polarized sun glasses.

Grass lines with out flows and current will often produce redfish.

A small dark bucktail is one of my go to baits. lead the fish a few feet and barely bump the jig with your rod tip down just above the water as the fish approaches.

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startling. Sheepshead will be in the mix as well. They can be sigh fished..... Difficult but possible. Also rips of current around the oyster bars will be holding reds, and a well placed jig & shrimp combo will take there fair share of reds also. The trout seem to be hanging in there. As long as the weather holds and water stays warmer than past years, the trout seem to be doing well. Not as many larger trout, but numbers are good. Great catches on TBS Jigs and soft plastics, as well as bait and plugs. Deeper holes can have large numbers of schooling fish. Bluefish and Black drum will be in many of the same areas. A tasty fresh shrimp & jig will be the ticket. Docks and structure will hold fish also. If you get hung up often, think about a float rig. Black drum are hard fighters and excellent table fare. Good luck, don’t forget it’s still hunting season!!!

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spot. The fishing I find is the same that we have here in April. I look at it this way, why fish in cold water just hoping for a wiggle of the rod tip when I can drive 1.5 to 3 hours for it to be FISH ON! Do not forget your sand flea rake. Once you get back to warmer waters you’ll also find sand fleas again. Most of the bait stores from Cocoa southward will also sell fleas by the cup. Live or fresh dead shrimp will also produce a lot of different species in the surf. Blue crabs chunks often bring upper slot redfish from these warmer waters.

Somewhere between New Smyrna and Ft Pierce you will be able to find the right water temp. I have already booked a Hotel in Vero Beach during February. Mother Nature may be fickle but I can count on her thermostat being on 70 near Vero Beach next month. I’m so looking forward to the warm water returning in March. Until then my fellow anglers, head south!

The picture is from the beach near Sebastian Inlet in February. We caught 23 big redfish in two days. It was well worth the drive.

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Thanks to all members and contributors of the Ancient City Game Fish Association.

February will be our first in club tournament of the year. We will be fishing for a “slam” of Redfish, Trout, and Flounder. You must sign up at the January meeting. Congratulations to Chip and Tammie Whitfield and Rodney and Susan Ryan for their Life time achievement award. Their commitment to our club and all activities is greatly appreciated and we recognize them with our highest honor,”Life Member”.

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Approximate Correction Times Palm Valley ICW: H: +2:20 L: +2:00 +/- for Other regional Locations JAX Beach: H: -:29 L: -:20

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01 Mon 12:45 AM -1.22 L 07:13 AM 6.04 H 01:28 PM -1.04 L 07:39 PM 5.03 H 02 Tue 01:37 AM -1.46 L

St. Augustine Beach: H: -:07 L: -:15 St. A City Dock: H: -:04 L: +:09

08:06 AM 6.14 H 02:18 PM -1.20 L 08:32 PM 5.10 H

03 Wed 02:29 AM -1.52 L 08:58 AM 6.11 H 03:09 PM -1.20 L 09:23 PM 5.11 H 04 Thu 03:21 AM -1.41 L

09:50 AM 5.96 H 04:00 PM -1.07 L 10:16 PM 5.05 H

05 Fri 04:15 AM -1.13 L

10:41 AM 5.70 H 04:52 PM -0.83 L 11:09 PM 4.96 H

06 Sat 05:12 AM -0.76 L

11:33 AM 5.36 H 05:46 PM -0.56 L

07 Sun 12:03 AM 4.83 H

06:12 AM -0.36 L 12:26 PM 4.99 H 06:41 PM -0.29 L

08 Mon 01:00 AM 4.71 H

07:13 AM 0.01 L 01:21 PM 4.62 H 07:36 PM -0.06 L

09 Tue 02:00 AM 4.61 H

08:14 AM 0.29 L 02:20 PM 4.31 H 08:30 PM 0.12 L

10 Wed 03:02 AM 4.55 H

09:14 AM 0.46 L 03:21 PM 4.09 H 09:25 PM 0.22 L

11 Thu 04:03 AM 4.55 H

10:12 AM 0.51 L 04:22 PM 3.99 H 10:19 PM 0.24 L

12 Fri 04:59 AM 4.59 H

11:07 AM 0.45 L 05:17 PM 3.98 H 11:12 PM 0.18 L

13 Sat 05:49 AM 4.67 H

11:58 AM 0.30 L 06:06 PM 4.03 H 12:01 AM 0.06 L

14 Sun 06:34 AM 4.75 H

12:43 PM 0.11 L 06:51 PM 4.09 H

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15 Mon 12:46 AM -0.08 L 07:15 AM 4.82 H 01:25 PM -0.06 L 07:31 PM 4.15 H

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16 Tue 01:27 AM -0.19 L

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07:54 AM 4.88 H 02:03 PM -0.17 L 08:09 PM 4.18 H

17 Wed 02:05 AM -0.25 L 08:32 AM 4.91 H 02:40 PM -0.21 L 08:46 PM 4.20 H

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09:08 AM 4.90 H 03:16 PM -0.18 L 09:22 PM 4.21 H

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19 Fri 03:16 AM -0.16 L

09:45 AM 4.86 H 03:52 PM -0.10 L 09:59 PM 4.24 H

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11:20 AM -0.46 L 05:33 PM 4.43 H 11:33 PM -0.98 L

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31 Wed 01:24 AM -1.60 L 07:51 AM 5.80 H 02:01 PM -1.34 L 08:15 PM 5.01 H

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n November 16, 2017 legendary angler Don Combs passed weighed 125-pounds.

“One thing I have learned though is that wahoo prefer to strike a away after a long battle with cancer leaving behind an ocean full of accomplishments both in fishing, friends and family. I had the lure that is trolled under the surface and is also trolled in a dead straight opportunity in writing about his fishing skills through the years which line,” Don Combs said.

Don Combs and fishing party once hooked 21-wahoo in a single soon learned that Don Combs was not only a special angler but a very day while fishing offshore of St. Augustine, Fl. special person as well.

“So thankful for the time I had with Don Combs,” Jacksonville’s Don “Wahoo are one of the fastest swimming fish in the ocean,” Don Dingman said. “Don was the best fisherman I have ever met and I have Combs said. “They also jump during the cooler months and I have seen met a lot of great fishermen! I hope I never lose the sound of his voice hooked wahoo jump as high as my flying bridge. Boy is that a sight to in my head while leadering a fish. Don was a great role model, teacher see”!

Fishing with his wife Cynthia they captured the first “Super Slam” and mentor for not only me, but for so many other fishermen”.

Today new generations of wahoo fishermen are following in Don ever recorded in Northeast Florida and in one year caught and released Comb’s footsteps while bumping up their wahoo trolling speeds from 52- billfish off North Florida as well.

Don Combs with brother Roger Combs also marketed and purchased 8-10 knots to 13-18 speedy knots. However Don Comb’s biggest accomplishment in the fishing world was designing and marketing the ever so popular “Salt Life” logo and apparel with great success.

“Don and Roger made a great team,” Gary Walker said. “Don could “C&H” lures with his brother Roger Combs. His specially designed see into the future what was going to high speed trolling lures be successful and how it should be including the C & H “Mr. marketed. Roger was the innovator of Big”, “Wahoo Whacker XL” Salt Life keeping the wheels turning and the “American Express and rapidly growing the business into are today some of the most a real profitable business”. popular blue water trolling Gary Walker and Associates lures.

One of my favorite marketed Salt Life with great success Don Comb’s articles goes as as well. However Gary Walker also follows. became close friends both on the golf “The sun was just about course and fishing too! to set when I noticed a “Don was an avid golfer and large school of bait being once witnessed my hole in one golf pushed up to the surface by shot while playing located at Black game fish deep below,” Don Hammock Beach,” Gary said. I struck Combs said. “The nervous a perfect wedge shot that appeared to school of bait fish showered hit the green and roll straight for the hole”. the surface of the calm “At that very moment Don said, “It ocean, indicating game fish went in the hole”! were feeding on them at Don Combs was also very active will.”

Legendary blue water in starting the Northeast Florida angler Don Combs and Marlin Club and held several records. his fishing party aboard However Don Combs biggest the St. Augustine, Florida contribution to fishing was his based sport fishing boat, energy in communicating with other “Shark Bait,” were fishing fishermen and willingness to share, for sailfish in three hundred promote and conserve our Northeast Florida fishery and fishermen. feet of water. The sailfish Don Combs certainly left bite had been excellent behind a fishing legacy that we all during the past few days will remember each time we set out off from Flagler Beach, a spread of “C & H lures!fisherman Florida, which led them to who boasted many North East Florida believe that sails were more fishing records, especially for billfish. than likely working the pod Don Combs in his element.... proudly shows off a big wahoo His expertise and contributions to our of baitfish.

“We trolled right through that nervous school of bait, resulting in area and especially our club will never be forgotten. Our thoughts and a big fish striking a black and blue ‘Flame’ lure,” remembers Combs. prayers go out to his family, he will be surely missed.

“We fought that big wahoo for almost a half hour before we were able to bring the hooked fish up close to the transom of my sport fishing boat, ‘Shark Bait’. Suddenly a giant wahoo stuck its head out of the water and shook the hook loose. I knew that wahoo had to weigh well over 100-pounds!”

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January is one of my favorite months to fish (especially for redfish) and being able to sleep in a little longer than usual can be nice. There’s no need to get on the water super early this month as the fish will be chewing better after the sun gets up and the flats start to warm up a bit. A mid-day low tide this time of year is a Northeast Florida angler’s dream come true. Redfish will be schooled up and low tide is the easiest time to find them. Look for flats with dark colored bottoms and creeks with an abundance of oyster bars. I’m hoping for a dry December as all the rain we’ve had this year has the water stained a dark reddish color from the tannins. If it does stay fairly dry and we get some colder air and water temps the water will start to clear up, giving us the opportunity to do some sight-fishing. Even if it doesn’t get crystal clear you can locate schools of redfish by looking for “muds” or small fleeing baitfish and shrimp. Don’t worry if you don’t own a super shallow water skiff, these fish are still accessible. Most decent size creeks in the area have small “flats” on their banks on extreme winter low tides. Use the trolling motor to work slowly as far back as possible in the creeks while eyeing the banks for cruising reds.

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Costas with a copper or amber colored 580 lens. You’ll be surprised how much of difference a good lens can make. The quicker you can spot the fish the easier it is to catch ‘em. My favorite baits this month are small soft plastics like a Slayer Inc. SST paddle tail or a live shrimp both paired with an 1/8 ounce Slayer Inc. jighead. The reason I prefer the 1/8 ounce or even a 1/16 ounce jig is they make less splash when casted and with the clearer water we should have right now our reds can get a little spooky. This is also a great time of year to bust out the long (fly) rod.

Many a redfish and even a few sheepshead will fall to small shrimp and crab pattern flies. Being able to see the fish before you cast makes fly fishing that much more exciting and rewarding.

Slot sized black drum should be a good bet this month in the deeper creek and ICW holes. Fresh dead shrimp or sometimes even better, a fiddler crab fished on the bottom will do the trick. Black drum have smallish mouths and tend to be subtle biters so make sure to wait until you feel the fish swimming away before setting the hook. Speaking of fiddler crabs and light biters, the sheepshead bite was great in December and should continue to be good through the next few months. Target area bridges and pilings with fiddlers, oyster crabs, or small shrimp. If you’re feeling a little more sporty look for sheepies on the flats feeding on oyster bars. It seems like sometimes every oyster bar you pass by this time of year will have a few munching away just waiting to be caught. Be sure to check out my daily fishing reports, online @ www.

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t’s that time of the year where we sit back and relax just waiting f for the New Year to begin. We have finalized our list of event dates and locations for the year and will modify them the dates for tournaments are posted. This year, we are looking forward to our overnight event and we added back in the float trip. As in the past, we are thankful for Browns Creek Fish Camp for letting us utilize their facility as our home base and Palm Valley for supplying us with bait.

So it seems that the winter weather has finally settled in. This is actually a good thing for those looking at the opportunity to start bagging some gator trout. Our first event this coming year is February at Palm Valley Outdoors and many of our veterans stand a good chance at catching that gator trout, as long as the winter weather holds.

The trout and reds are starting to school up and feed voraciously on just about anything that gets in front of them. This time of the year, the trout seem to like artificials as slow as possible. When I say slowly, I mean twitch, twitch and take a nap.

That’s how slow. The reds are starting to school and are making it easy to catch a limit very quickly when you come upon these schools. Crab has been working better than anything else. Throw it out and let it sit.

We will be going back to Sebastian Inlet State Park, Florida for our overnight event in April/May. This year we are also adding a float trip as the first one was so much fun. Heroes on the Water is not solely about kayak fishing. Sometimes we just want to be one with the water and with nature’s serenity. We are looking forward to floating in some cool water with that summer sun.

As in the years past, we are looking at a blow out at the end of the year for our Veteran’s day Event. This year, we will also be venturing to the other side of the dam at Lake Ponte Vedra (Guana) and taking a

shot at the river. The river, for those that aren’t familiar with this area, is very tide specific. At low or negative low tides you cannot make it back to the ramp. We picked a date with perfect tides and will test our luck and see what our Vets can reel in.

As always, we can’t thank our volunteers and donors enough.

Without them, we would not be able to provide the service we can. If anyone would like to volunteer or make donations please feel free to contact me at 9049935366 or northeastflorida@heroesonthewater.org Stay tuned to our HOW NEFL Facebook page for our most updated schedule.

Please go to facebook.com / HeroesOnTheWaterNortheast FloridaChapter to see the schedule, our latest posts, and pictures.

About Heroes on the Water Heroes on The Water is a non-profit organization that helps injured service members with their physical and mental recovery using the therapeutic qualities of fishing from kayaks. Every HOW event across the country brings together wounded military personnel for guided kayak fishing excursions.

Founded in 2007. The service is provided to the Veterans for free. HOW is a non-profit organization under IRS Code Chapter 501(c)(3). Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Visit www.HeroesOnTheWater.org The next Heroes on the Water outing is scheduled for February 4th @ Palm Valley Outdoors. If you are a Veteran, know of one that would like to participate, or if you are interested in volunteering or any other questions please contact Coordinator Tim Stouder at NortheastFlorida@HeroesOnTheWater.org .

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he weather last winter was one of the mildest on record here in Northeast Florida and produced some of the best inshore saltwater fishing in decades! Weather conditions last January with above average air temperatures and warmer than normal water temps created optimal fishing conditions for local anglers targeting a variety of species. In fact, local surf fisherman enjoyed the best fishing in recent memory as huge schools of pompano and whiting spent “winter” closer to the Northeast Florida region instead of migration to south Florida.

However, for January 2018, the weather conditions are forecasted to be much different. Typically, January is the coldest month of the year with low temperatures averaging 41.9 degrees (F) and high temps averaging 64.2 degrees (F). (The average ocean temperature in January at the Mayport jetties is about 56 degrees.) With the record early winter freezes we experienced in December, Meteorologists are predicting colder than normal weather patterns will continue in Northeast Florida throughout the month of January. This is good news for avid sheepshead fishermen!

BEST BET FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA In early January, look for moderate to large sized redfish “pods” to be tightly-schooled and feeding on “warm” mud flats in the upper reaches of major saltwater feeder creeks (Brown’s Creek, Clapboard Creek,

Hanna Mills, Sister’s Creek, Shad Creek, Chicopit Bay/Mt. Pleasant Creek and Sherman Creek.) Arrive at your favorite creek fishing spots when low-tide is around 1:00PM (when the mud-flats are fully exposed to the sun) then “sight-fish” the flats for schooling redfish during incoming tide. Massive schools of small speckled trout (up to 15”) will be “stacked-up” at Nassau Sound near the southwest (old fish camp) bank between the two A1A bridges. Perfect for wade fishing, you can catch dozens of trout in 3 to 4 feet of clean water using your favorite DOA ¼ once “shrimp lure.” (I prefer the DOA Pearl/Redhead #310, Root beer/Gold Glitter #304 and in low light conditions I like the Nite Glow #305!)

There is no doubt that trout and redfish action will be good this month but your BEST BET for catching quality fish in January is to target the illusive, hard-fighting sheepshead! In fact, massive schools of 2 to 4-pound sheepshead have converged around area inlet bridge pilings, dock pilings, oyster bars, rock piles channel markers and the jetties in the lower St. Johns River and ocean inlets. The bridge pilings at Nassau Sound, Ft. George Inlet, St. Augustine and Fernandina are local favorite “hotspots” for catching your limit. In calm conditions, the jetties at Mayport (riverside and ocean side,) St. Augustine and Fernandina can produce big numbers of sheepshead up to 10 pounds.

(Currently, the minimum size limit for sheepshead is 12 inches and the daily bag limit is 15. Currently, the state record is 15.2 pounds.)

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CATCHING SHEEPSHEAD CAN BE CHALLENGING Sheepshead fishing is one of my favorite types of inshore fishing and the month of January is one the best times of the year to catch your limit! If you have not had the pleasure of targeting and catching sheepshead, I must warn you that sheepshead fishing is perhaps the most challenging “type” of inshore saltwater fishing you will ever experience! Seriously, I have personally filmed and witnessed two experienced “seasoned coastal anglers” fishing side-by-side using exactly the same fiddler crab bait… using almost identical rods, reels and tackle… dropping their fiddler crab baits down to the exact same piling only a few inches apart. One fisherman caught their limit of 2 to 4-pound sheepshead and the other fisherman did not catch ONE fish (from the exact same spot!) This type of fishing can be frustrating, but if you employ certain time-tested techniques and strategies, it can also be extremely rewarding.

First, sheepshead feed on barnacles, crustaceans (shrimp,) mollusks (oysters, clams and scallops.) They use their specially adapted (human like or “sheep” like) incisors (front teeth) and crushing molars to feed.

Sheepshead use their front teeth to scrap barnacles from pilings then crush the barnacles with their molars (to extract the nutrients) and finally they “spit out” the shells. Fiddler crabs also feed on barnacles and oysters so naturally, a feeding sheepshead will quickly inhale a fiddler crab (as an easy snack,) quickly crush it (to extract the nutrients) and then “spit out” the shell. This happens in a split second and it is almost impossible to “feel” the bite! (If you do feel the bite, it is already too late!) Mastering the art of effectively and consistently catching sheepshead takes time and patience… but it is worth it!

Sheepshead fishing can provide non-stop action so get ready for a fish fry!

TIPS FOR CATCHING SHEEPSHEAD

• Fishing near ocean inlets is your “best bet” for catching larger sheepshead in the 2 to 4-pound class and up to 10 pounds or more.

• The bridge pilings at Nassau Sound, Ft. George Inlet and St. Augustine are local favorite “hotspots” for catching your limit.

• In calm conditions, the jetties at Mayport (riverside and oceanside,) St. Augustine and Fernandina can produce big numbers.

• Fish clear water with slower moving current. Scout and select your fishing spot at dead low tide to look for best structure.

• At low tide, look for bridge pilings with significant barnacle (and oyster) growth which will attract more feeding Sheepshead.

• Generously “chum” your fishing spot periodically with fresh barnacles (scrapped from pilings) to attract the larger sheepshead.

• Use a metal scrapper with the handle bolted inside a 10-ft. PVP pipe (to reach lower underwater barnacles attached to pilings.)

• For bait, use live fiddler crabs (larger males with a “big claw” work best,) other small crabs, clams, sand fleas or small shrimp.

• Use 30 lb. braided line, a 10” leader, a 1 to 1 ½ oz. egg sinker, a #7-barrel swivel and a #4 wide-bend bronze hook.

• Use a 7-ft. medium-action rod (Ugly Stik GX2 or Tiger Series) and a medium sized bait caster or spinning reel (Penn or Okuma) • Fish just off the bottom. Keep your line tight for better feel. Slowly raised your line 12 inches. Set a hook with ANY vibration.

Thank you for the privilege sharing a few sheepshead fishing tips with you. I hope you catch a ton of sheepshead this month! Be safe and enjoy the great outdoors!

- With over 25 years of corporate experience as a writer, director and producer, Terry Newsome has personally filmed and produced over 100 outdoor television shows and instructional fishing videos internationally.

He is an avid coastal angler and is a former co-owner of Pine Island Fish Camp on the Intracoastal Waterway in St. Augustine, Florida.

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Anything in the 2 to 4-ounce range fished just off the bottom will produce. Speaking about jigs anglers working the larger ledges and wrecks in 100 to 120 ft. will catch plenty of Cobia. Work the jigs slowly through the water Colum, they love to eat it on the fall.

Offshore the vermillion snapper, triggerfish and red porgies will be chewing. Mutton snapper can be found on some of the deeper bottom in 150 to 165 ft. When targeting muttons, I use 50# monofilament 15 to 20 ft. in length.

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weet water fishing is excellent during stable weather conditions both in the upper reaches of the Nassau and St. Mary’s river systems where a variety of both fresh and saltwater game fish are abound.

Striped bass fishing is excellent during the first hour of the falling tide while fishing on the bottom with cut mullet, or working a white spinner at the mouths of feeder creeks.

Largemouth bass will be fattening up for the winter spawn while feeding in the shallow sloughs where feeder creeks are key. Drifting a wild shiner is key in catching heavyweight bass. Schooling bass will readily take a #11 gold Rapala worked close to shoreline cover.

One of my favorite sweet water creeks includes Lofton Creek where on one stretch of the this brackish creek just below the power lines, you are apt to catch sea trout, largemouth bass, redfish or striped bass!

Black drum fishing is excellent in the deep waters of both Cumberland and Nassau Sounds when a warm winter in-coming tide arrives in late afternoon. Seasoned black drum fishermen prefer fishing with fairly heavy fishing gear including 30-50 pound tackle while fishing dead on the bottom with ultra-fresh shrimp or a quarter blue crab.

Offshore fishermen will be targeting excellent eating black sea bass at KBY reef where broken concrete strewn along a rough bottom is a huge attraction for these excellent eating fish.

Best baits include fresh squid, or cut baits.

A sporting fishing technique includes employing twentypound spinning tackle with the spinner filled with twenty-pound braided fishing line. A four-foot length of fifty pound fluorocarbon shock leader is attached to the tag end of the main line using back to back “Uni” knots. Finally a four-ounce buck tail jig is tied to the jig using a “Loop” knot. Drop the buck tail jig down to the bottom, engage your spin reel and begin to jig the lure slowly making sure that the jig makes contact with the rough bottom. Keep in mind that most winter bottom feeders will prefer to feed along the bottom where they can easily trap their meal against the structure.

January bottom fishing is also excellent at FA, FB, FC and HH fish havens during the month of January. Winter offshore fishermen can also expect to catch gag grouper, flounder, sheepshead and red snapper.

Be sure to check the latest FWC fishing regulations by visiting www. myfwc.com.

Further offshore winter wahoo fishing can be red hot at Northeast Florida’s “Continental Shelf ”.

A favorite setup for wahoo begins with 50-pound class trolling rods

set at the transom and fished with weighted lines. A 24-ounce trolling weight is rigged to a 15-foot section of 200-pound mono shock leader is attached to the trolling weight for high speed trolling to up to 15-knots.

At the business end, a blue and white rubber skirted “Jet Head” is attached.

Today specially designed and rigged trolling lures are luring the speedy wahoo which are capable of chasing down a high speed lure at speeds up to 60-miles per hour. Here trolling speeds are bumped up from 12-18 knots. Heading the list of high speed lures includes C & H “Mr. Big”, “Wahoo Whacker XL” and the “American Express”.

Inshore fishermen will be targting hard hitting redfish during a flood and low tide. Sight fishing for redfish is becoming more and more popular where many inshore fishermen have sold their jetty and offshore fishing boats and are now chasing redfish with a shallow water boat.

Prime areas to sight fish for January redfish include the marsh bays located just south of the “Shave Bridge”.

Look for the last of the falling tide to uncover large schools of redfish that art huddled up in a shallow pool feeding on crabs and shrimp.

Best lures include the Berkley Gulp shrimp in the “New Penny” color pattern and a ½ ounce gold spoon.

Sea trout will be holding along the deep waters of the Intra Coastal Waterway where fishermen will be drifting live shrimp deep under a trout float. A key area includes the rough and rocky shoreling located just south of the mouth of Egan’s Creek.

For more fishing and charter information please call the Amelia Angler Outfitters 904-261-2870, or visit www.ameliaangler.com Amelia Angler Outfitters is located at 111 Centre, St. Fernandina beach Fl. 32034.

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ell it’s the first of the year and I hope your new years resolution has something to do with spending more time in the outdoors.

Grab those new polarized sunglasses you got for Christmas and hit the flats as the reds are schooled up and eating good! Red fishing on the flats isn’t an early morning ritual like in the summer; waiting for the sun to rise and warm the waters is your best bet. A low mid morning incoming tide is a perfect scenario as the sun heats the oyster beds and once the tide floods schools of redfish will sit on these hot spots for warmer water. Approach the school with stealth as not to

alert the school of your presence before getting into casting distance.

Z-man paddle tails or flies are my choices for catching redfish. Once the school is on the move bomb a Sebile Stick Shadd out in front of the school twitch a few times and hook up!

Creek fishing for Seatrout is about as sure as it gets this time of year. Jigging for Trout in creek holes with a ¼ ounce Slayer Jig and Slayer inc. SST (paddle tail) will get the attention of every schoolie in the hole. Most Trout will be on the small side but if numbers is your game, creek hole fishing is the place. Small Reds also occupy the same creek holes and can be caught with live shrimp; small split shot and a Daiichi 82Z 1/0 circle hook.

Fly fisherman get great opportunities on landing the elusive Sheephead on fly this month. Sheephead can be found on the most oyster-laden flats during low incoming tides, these striped bandits will be foraging for oyster crabs so a crab pattern is the best fly for the job. If fly fishing isn’t your thing, live bait fishing with fiddler crabs and a fish finder rig vertically fished around bridges, docks and rocks will put the bend in the rod..

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Fishing Report St. Johns River By: Richard Hamilton

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irst off, as our way of thanking all my current and future customers we are offering a one month seven percent (7%) discount. I know, it doesn’t sound like much, but at the prices we charge, well, we’re hard to beat, so from January 1-January 31, 7% off all items in the Shop. No special orders at this discount. AND, you’ve got to mention it at the start of that purchase.

So let’s get on with the show. Specks should be starting to get with it. The Creek should start showing promise with minnows and road runners being the way to go. The area lakes should be slammin’ with the moons triggering

and influx of activity. Remember, start in the deep and work your way shallow. Eventually you’ll pinpoint them and have the ability you obtain a few sandwiches out of it.

Next will be the stripers and the hybrids. Eating up a storm, especially during these northeasters, the worse the weather the better the bite. Shiners free lined or under floats towards pilings at the Shands should produce.

Keeping in mind that working lipless crank baits and jerk baits, also is a productive method. Movin’ tides are the trick. So buy a couple of dozen and work them over.

Largemouth bass will be crushing bait pads and then after a series of cold fronts, head for the front of creeks to hang and start waiting for that right time. Flukes, top water and shiners are a good bet. So go and enjoy yourself!

Red fish and drum should be active on the warmer days, looking for anything to eat. Bait shrimp works well as does night crawlers and crab. So look at drop offs and edges of weed lines and get active cause if you don’t, someone else will and you’ll miss out.

Catfish during the choppier times but also late on those morning days when you got some night crawlers or grunts and time enough to obtain these whiskered beauties.

Well, got to finish up for now. So ‘til next time, keep your line wet and your lure movin.’ -- Richard R & J Tackle 501 S Orange Ave, Green Cove Springs (904)284-5081

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Winter and early spring are primetime for billfish in Northeast Florida and this season is setting up to be a great one. The Wahoo and Sailfish arrived in December and there appears to be plenty of life on the ledge and Gulfstream. Wahoo are the targets for many of our fisherman this time of year and several tournaments add to the excitement and challenges of Wahoo fishing. For the larger Wahoo bite try using larger artificial lures pulled briskly in clean water or over structure. Sailfish cover a wide swath of waters in Northeast Florida looking for ideal temperatures and bait. Some sailfish catches are remarkably close to the inlet during the winter and later

in the spring. Tuna arrived in the region just as the hurricane season ended and they stuck around until June last year. Blackfin Tuna are a tasty meal for humans and migratory predators alike, so their presence suggests a good season for billfish could be upon us.

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ecently, I was enjoying a quiet morning on the boat, all by myself, catching several fish in a remote place on the lower end of the Apalachicola River system. The bass were chomping on my topwater jerkbait like they’d never seen one before, and I got complacent while de-hooking one. The fish made a sudden, violent shake and suddenly I had two hooks in my hand with a flopping fish on the jerkbait’s third hook. This is one of the many hazards anglers should be prepared for when they occur; and hazards WILL occur, it’s just a matter of time.

Being an old experienced salt, the removal of those hooks from my hand was not that big of a deal; it just took some time because I was alone and had only one hand to use. Had that happened to an angler who’s never had a hook in his hand, it might have been a different story.

Imagine this happening to your child, an elderly person or a loved one… would you know what to do?

Obvious hazards like foul weather, high winds and extreme cold are easy to negotiate as a recreational angler; you just don’t go that day! It’s the calm, pleasant, inviting days when you least expect some hazardous event to take place that they seem to occur.

My intent is to inspire you to prepare for the unexpected as best you can. There are way too many hazardous scenarios that could play out in a day of fishing, so the following is just an overview of a strategy.

People getting hooked, cut or falling in or out of a boat are likely the most common hazards anglers experience.

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n the spearfishing community, there is one man everyone agrees deserves the title of “legend.”

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Art was born in Miami in 1929, the fourth of five children. He looked up to his father and older brothers and wanted to follow in their footsteps. His father was an outdoorsman and worked his way up to captain of the Miami Beach lifeguards. Naturally, the children grew up around the water, and they learned to hunt at a very young age with homemade equipment.

Their slings were different from modern spearguns, and consisted of a free-flying shaft inserted into a cylindrical wooden “shooter.”

Similar to a slingshot, the shaft was powered by pulling a band back and letting go. This primitive form is making a comeback, and is the only allowable method of spearfishing in the Bahamas.

The Pinder brothers dove and speared at a time when the ocean was considered mysterious and dangerous. The brothers dominated and won every tournament. Meanwhile, Art worked as a lifeguard and crewed for big-game fishermen such as Walter Clay, Bob Stewart and Tommy Gifford. He later served in the U.S. Coast Guard, stationed at the Carysfort Reef Lighthouse.

In the water, Art accomplished feats that might never be duplicated. He slinged a 7-foot sailfish, a 135-pound cubera snapper and a 584-pound Goliath grouper. Outside of spearfishing, he was credited with saving many lives, including a challenging rescue of 23 people whose boat had capsized in rough waters.

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several shoots with Frank Gifford (NFL MVP), Bob Cousy (NBA MVP) and Ken Venturi (golfer).

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id you ever wonder how leading charter captains produce consistent catches on a daily basis in heavily fished waters. I asked a long-time friend of mine who chartered for years out of a center console, and I think you’ll find his answer of interest. By the way, his methods can be adapted to any segment of coastline and a wide variety of species.

Success centers on three primary approaches. You must constantly cover the maximum amount of water with your baits.

They must be fished in a totally natural manner. And, baits must be kept in the productive zone or proper depth as long as possible. One way of doing this is to fish two or three baits from a kite or two kites.

By using small weights in a corner of each kite, you can keep them spread so that they do not tangle in the air. For the starboard kite, the weight goes in the upper right hand corner and just the opposite for the port kite.

Assuming the seas are moderate, start by positioning upwind from the spot you want to fish. By working the engines between neutral and reverse, you can back into the wind when necessary to keep the boat at a predetermined depth. This allows the baits to hang directly below the kites and look natural. Currents will push the boat over new areas. While the kites are flying, this skipper streams a couple of flat lines 50 to 125 feet from the boat. Finally, he works two more lines, one at a depth of 50 feet and the second at a depth of 75 or 80 feet.

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