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ed snapper should be the official fish of summer vacation. These hard-fighting and delicious reef fish are the traditional driving force behind the Gulf of Mexico charter fishing industry. The season dates are set to align with the arrival of tourists seeking fun in the sun, and whether you’re pulling your own boat to the Gulf for a week-long fishing expedition or you plan to hire a captain for a day on the water with the kids, here’s a state-by-state look at what you need to know to get in on the action.
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marlin optional entry categories. The total prize purse this year’s event was $1.36 million. Quantified, a 64 Spencer with Capt. Justin Drummond at the helm, had an impressive showing, too. Angler Cyler Pape wound in the top dolphin at 37 pounds and the team released three sailfish and three white marlin to score 1,500 points in the release division. With tournament and optional entries, the team earned a payout of $140,060. The top release boat with four blue marlin on its ledger (2,400 points) was Ramble On, a 67 Billy Horton run by Capt. Shannon Allman. With an optional dolphin entry (25.9 pounds), the team won $120,170 for the tournament. Shock Wave, a 69 Spencer with Capt. Shelby Johnson on the throttles, scored three blue marlin in the release division, good for a check totaling $47,025 in optional entries. Sunrise, a 53 Guthrie (Capt. Billy Blount) also had three blue marlin releases, along with the third-place dolphin (Chris King/32.8 pounds), a 102.4-pound tuna and a wahoo optional, good for a $42,065 payout. Angler Drew Phillips outlasted a yellowfin tuna weighing 206.9 pounds after a 45-minute fight. Phillips was fishing aboard Second Wind, a 72 F&S run by Capt. Marlin Brown. The team earned $36,695 for that record catch. Rising Sons’ two optional entry tuna (52.1 and 50.9 pounds) paid out $34,650 for angler Evan Crochet and Capt. Toby Berthelot and the team. Rising Sons is a 58 Viking based in Orange Beach. Capt. Dennis Bennett and the Destin team aboard Salt Shaker (58 Viking) capitalized on two blues and a white marlin release in the Catch and Release Division. That score earned the team $32,760. Owner/angler Timothy O’Brien on Panhandler scored the second-place dolphin at 36.1 pounds. Capt. Nick Millsap was at the helm of the 63 Hatteras. With the tournament award and optional entries, that fish was worth $22,864. Iona Louise was the first boat to weigh on Saturday and the 52.5-pound wahoo they hoisted aloft held on to take first place in the division. Capt. Clip Hopkins runs the 58 Hatteras and Christopher Nolan for the angler. A total of 73 boats and 360 anglers competed in the 2022 MGCBC. The fleet caught 56 blue marlin, eight white marlin and three sailfish. In the game fish categories, 29 yellowfin tuna were weighed, along with eight dolphin and five wahoo. For complete results, see mgcbc.com.
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t’s hot out there folks! July is a time where you kind of settle in the groove here in the panhandle. The snapper “rush” is over and it’s just time to enjoy good ole fashioned summer fishing. July can be challenging for those that choose to fish close to the house. The reef fish have been pressured and the bait is plentiful so it’s time to step down your tackle and make sure your baits are fresh and lively. In July the nearshore reef fishing bite can be finicky. I like to spend about 10-15 minutes at a place before I decide if I’m going to dedicate more effort to fishing there. A slow bite doesn’t mean it’s going to be a bad day. Just keep moving until you find fish that want to cooperate. Soaking baits for an hour on fish that aren’t interested will produce less than desirable results. Keep moving! Happy July fishing!
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he rest of the year is going to be tough for the fishing community in Pensacola and surrounding areas, one of my best friends Paul (Drew) Redman passed away in a terrible boating accident. My heart is broken, but we must continue to live so he can live vicariously through us! Please keep his family and friends in your prayers. The fishing continues to be great. Offshore the trolling has been tough due to heavy sargassum grass because when trolling in heavy grass you must shake the grass off your lures/ bait. You won’t fool any of these smart fish into biting with grass on your lure. We have been catching good numbers of wahoo and some nice mahi. The bottom fishing has been great as well. Vermillion snappers have been the hot bite and they are on the rather large size! Big (pearl belly) red snapper have been plentiful and so fun on all types of gear and techniques including almost any type of fresh, dead, or live bait. Amberjacks have been mixed in too, but the season is closed for now, still a great fight though! The scamp & gag grouper have been biting jigs, whole squid, and live baits as well. The inshore fishing has slowed down some due to the heat, but the way we battle the heat is start our inshore trips as early as possible. Top water plugs have been the best hard baits for the large gator trout and slot sized redfish. The Tarpon have moved into the beaches and some of the pier fishermen have been seeing them rolling regularly but they have not been biting regularly yet. The kayak guys have been tearing up the bottom fish close to the beach on the flat calm days, along with king fish while trolling cigar minnows with “duster“ rigs. That’s all for this month, as always tight lines guys! Rest in Paradise Drew, we love and miss you big time brother!
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pecs are scattered out from Point Clear to Daphne and all along the ship channel into the Mobile River. As of mid-June, the reds have started showing up around the causeway. All the action will continue to move north as the clear saltwater passes thru the causeway. Warm water temps in July will send the specs deep into cooler water. So, try to find some clear water and work the docks along the bay. Specs and reds will be looking for a meal. For the live bait fishermen, try a shrimp under a popping cork. Artificial guys can work a soft plastic on a jig head, top water plug, or a mirrolure suspending bait like a Catch Jr. or a Catch 2000. Away from the docks look for birds working, and you'll find specs. The action is fast so approach them from up wind and drift down casting soft plastics on jig heads. My favorite colors are root beer/ chartreuse, natural shrimp, white/chartreuse, and chartreuse/red on a 1/4 or 3/8 oz jig head. Try North Pass and the other cuts thru the causeway as we head into July. Don't forget my favorite, a Hildebrandt spinner over the grass flats and shallow banks along the rivers on the causeway. Flounder have started showing up along the causeway. Look around sandy points that face into the current. Another good place will be in the pilings of the docks along the bay. A bull minnow on a carolina rig is the best bet. A soft plastic on a jig head is a good bet for the artificial fisherman. I like a curly tail or shrimp plastic. It's summer and the water is in the upper 80 degree range, headed for the 90's. Welcome to the warm water and slow fishing for the summer. Catch you later!
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pensacola, FL July 2022 Tide Chart Provided by Pensacola, FL 2022Perdido Bay, FL - Sep 2021 Nix- Jul Point,
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must say, I believe last month set a record for the amount of grass that hit the beaches. I’m sure everyone saw the viral video of the waves of sargasso grass rolling in on the Alabama beaches. This was a common occurrence all along the gulf coast last month. Then we were hit with the slimy algae known as June grass. However, as bad as the grass was, there were still pockets of fishable water. If you remember last month’s article, I mentioned in Option 1 that finding fish meant you had to be mobile. You had to move around and find that clean water. Many folks took that advice and were rewarded with some healthy catches of pompano and sharks. This month, we will focus on Option 2, which was to hit the local piers and bridges. As well as discuss Option 4, which I saved for this month. The fishing piers and bridges are a great alternative when the beach is grassed out. Bob Sykes fishing pier has been hot lately with excellent catches of mangrove snapper. These tasty fish are entertaining to catch. I prefer a smaller setup such as a seven-foot rod paired with a 4000 series reel spooled with 10 – 15 lb. braid. Fish finder rigs are the easiest to use when targeting mangrove snapper. This rig is usually 12-20 inches of leader attached to a small hook. I like using a size 4 Owner Mutu light hook. Above the
leader are a barrel swivel, bead, and small egg sinker. Shrimp or any other synthetic bait will work. Toss your line next to the pilings and hold on. Now for Option 4… Option 4: If you’re not feeling like hitting the piers or inshore, now is a great time to take care of any maintenance you’ve been putting off. Put a little grease on those reels and re-spool with some new line. Many of the local tackle shops in our area are more than happy to provide this service. In my opinion, it usually ends up being a wash, meaning it costs just as much as buying a 300-yard spool of braid and doing it yourself. That said, why not have your local shop take care of it for you. Another option provided by Justin Reed on his YouTube channel Justin Reed Fishing is to reverse your braid. That way, the fresh stuff that usually gets covered up is now on top, all fresh and bright. Go check out his channel to see how he does it. Don’t worry, folks; the grass will pass, and the beaches will be back to normal soon. Until next month, may your lines be tight and coolers be full!
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Destin (Choctawhatchee Bay, East Pass), FL Jul 2022 Nix Point,www.USHarbors.com Perdido Bay, FL - Sep 2021 Date
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buffalo hunters in Vdays of old, but somehow, we think the results will differ. For some reason we think this will continue forever, just like the buffalo hunters did. I hope that maybe some of my guide buddies will read this and think twice about killing 15 trout, and maybe start catching and releasing everything after the 5th fish. Maybe we should all agree to not kill anything over 20 inches. For a couple years now, I’ve made it a practice to ask my customers if they’d rather release their catch before the trip even starts. If they do opt to keep some, I’ll ask them how many they think they need for a meal, or how many folks are they trying to feed. I suggest some of you try doing the same. You’d be surprised how few of your guest are out for blood and are honestly just looking for a good time. Let’s start viewing the fish that live in this bay as our coworkers, or loved ones, even. Let’s start insuring we’ll have a job down the road and that our children’s children will have a chance to love what we love most. Everything changes, nothing stays the same. That doesn’t mean it has to get worse. Let’s make it better. Let’s do our best to make it the best.
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It’s now time to change up your schedule to earlier or later hours of day in the shallows providing a better bite while staying away from the mid-afternoon heat. Inshore the fish will be finding cooler spots to wait out the heat of the day, such as sandy potholes, drop offs, and ledges directly off the flats. Live pogies, greenies, and white shrimp are always a sure bet for an active bite throughout the day. Anglers looking for some artificial lure action can find the Topwater bite (Rapala Switterwalk 4”) around sunrise then switch up mid-morning to a Spinner bait (Red 1/8oz to 1/4oz) matched up with Gulp Swim bait (White / Chartreuse). Redfish, Seatrout, and Flounder are plentiful in July focusing on that incoming / flood tide in the cooler times of day. Watching your tides and water levels are key to successful inshore fishing on hot summer days. Sight-fishing the open waters for Tripletail, Tarpon, and Cobia are prime in July. Fishing these species are all out technical, light tackle spin reels to fly tackle. The majority of anglers have found it most memorable with local captains on the Forgotten Coast that studied these relics for decades. Offshore fishing is at its best producing a large variety of pelagics and reef fish. The two species that will have most attention this month are Red Snapper & Gag Grouper. Recreational anglers and charter captains will be targeting these fish until the end of July. Always check FWC regulations prior to going out to harvest in State vs. Federal Water. The Forgotten Coast is part of the “Four County Region” (Franklin, Wakulla, Taylor, Jefferson) which currently has differences for the species from years past.
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1. wear your kill switch! On April 1, 2021 a federal law took effect mandating the use of an emergency engine shut off switch by the operator of any vessel under 26’ in length while the vessel is on plane. These devices are normally referred to as “kill switches” in the boating world and could most likely save more lives every year than any other marine device-aside from life jackets. The kill switch is usually connected to the boat’s driver by a red coiled cord with a clip on the end. The clip is attached to some portion of the driver’s clothing or body and the other end is attached to the emergency kill switch device located at the boat’s key switch. If the driver falls overboard or is knocked away from the helm the lanyard tugs on the switch and the engine is shut off. There is NO EXCUSE for not utilizing this simple safety feature at all times regardless of the legal implications. 2. use your navigation lights! During sum-
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n May 22, Florida angler Dale Dew caught the first of 10 pink-tagged largemouth bass released by FWC into lakes across the state this year. As a part of the TrophyCatch 10Tag Celebration, Dew received a $5,000 gift card to Bass Pro Shops and $1,000 to shop at AFTCO. The catch also qualifies Dew for a chance at an additional $10,000, which will be awarded at a ceremony this fall. FWC biologists tagged this specific bass in February on Lake Griffin. Dew caught the fish near the same spot it was tagged, using a plastic worm. He successfully submitted his catch according to TrophyCatch rules. Dew is originally from Antiqua and he and his family now live in central Florida. While he was not originally going fishing for the pink tag, he saw a sign about the promotion that day. “It was the first time we heard about it, and we were like, ‘Whoa what’s this? We aren’t going to catch it. We’re two guys who can’t fish!’” said Dew, the first lucky angler to catch a pink-tagged largemouth bass. “We don’t have all the nice equipment or a nice bass boat but we got lucky and caught it! So, it could be any ordinary person who catches it. You never know, it’s crazy.” Nine more pink-tagged bass are swimming in other waterbodies across the state: Newnans Lake; Lake George; Lake Talquin; Lake Walk-in-Water; Tenoroc Fish Management Area; Lake Trafford; Lake Istokpoga; Lake Rousseau; and Johns Lake. Anglers 22 FLORIDA
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are widespread in the Atlantic. They inhabit the western Atlantic from Nova Scotia to Uruguay and throughout the Gulf of Mexico. Juvenile jack crevalle live inshore, where they prefer moving water of upstream currents. They thrive in a wide range of salinity and are often found in brackish waters and sometimes freshwater canals. Adults, on the other hand, usually move out of the estuaries and occupy currents, reefs and other nearshore and offshore structure, generally within the bounds of the continental shelf. Large individuals can absolutely be caught in shallow inshore areas, but deep-water jacks are usually larger. The largest IGFA-recorded jack crevalle weighed 66 pounds, 2 ounces and was caught out of Angola off the western coast of Africa. When food, such as mullet, is abundant, jacks get excited and will chase prey right up on the sand, against seawalls or into a boat. In open water, they herd baitfish into a mass before plowing through it from all sides. I target monster jacks from the beach or an inlet. Fishing with live bait on the bottom is the easiest method. I drop baits in the deep trough, just on the backside of a sandbar. Baits in the 10- to 12-inch range work best for bigger fish, and I prefer using whatever baitfish is around. My favorite for jacks is needlefish. If you’re looking for more of a challenge as well as heart-stopping explosions, try fishing topwater plugs. David Junquera is a dedicated plugchucker from West Palm Beach. Using topwater lures, he has landed 23 jack crevalle heavier than 40 pounds. His heaviest to-date weighed 46.3 pounds. Junquera said time of day, winds, tides, migrations and location of bait are all crucial factors for successfully targeting jacks with topwater plugs. Anglers should get out and explore to determine the best patterns for the areas they fish. At a minimum, Junquera recommends a 6500-size spinning reel with By Emily Rose Hanzlik 50-pound braid and an 80-pound leader. Junquera prefers to throw lures that outh Florida boasts some of the best surf fishing in the world. High are 6.5 to 8 inches long. The faster you work the plug, the more strikes you’ll profile species are regular catches from the beaches of the sunshine state’s earn, he said. A whip retrieve is ideal. southern Atlantic coast. The jack crevalle is one of my favorites. It is a Emily Rose Hanzlik holds 51 IGFA world records in various categories. fierce, stubborn and dynamic gamefish that can be caught bottom fishing with She hails from West Palm Beach, where she has a part time Bowfin live bait or by casting plugs. Whichever method you choose, you’re sure to Guide Service as well as fishing classes for Jr. Anglers. Find her have a battle on your hands once you hook up. on Social Media @emilyhanzlikoutdoors. Shore-based fishing for jack crevalle is not limited to Florida. These fish
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LESTER WINS ELITE TOURNEY WITH SNEAKY PATTERN AT PICKWICK By TAM Staff
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ver the years, Brandon Lester has become known as one of the most consistent anglers in tournament bass fishing. Yet, in nine seasons on tour, an Elite Series win has eluded him… until now. The Tennessee pro and former The Angler Magazine columnist won his first Elite Series tournament on Lake Pickwick in early June. He did it in spectacular fashion, weighing a four-day total of 20 bass for 86 pounds, 1 ounce. He beat out the next closest competitor by almost 6 pounds. Pickwick is a long 43,000-acre Tennessee River impoundment that runs north from Alabama into Tennessee along the Alabama/Mississippi border. It is renowned for excellent largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing, and in summer dam-driven river currents combine with the lake’s many offshore humps and ledges to produce some pretty consistent patterns. Threadfin and gizzard shad make up the majority of the forage base, so big flutter spoons, large deep-diving crankbaits and swimbaits are summertime staples. Lester said he knows the Pickwick ledge bite well and that doing something just a little different from everyone else put him on a sneaky pattern with some less-pressured fish. “It was shellbed, and where the current rolled up on that bar, from 8 feet to 4 feet, there was a hard spot,” he said. “The fish were sitting up on that spot. It was small, maybe three times the size of my boat. It was a typical Tennessee River feeding spot, right off the main river. There was a ton of bait in there — gizzard shad, threadfin shad. It was the perfect combination.” Most of Lester’s fish came on a Strike King 4.0 crankbait in chartreuse shad. He also fished a Berkley MaxScent Magnum Hit Worm in plum apple
Neko rigged with a 1/8-ounce nail weight. His sacks topped 20 pounds each day of the tournament, and the morning bite was key for him. A 6-pound, 13-ounce largemouth caught with a football jig anchored his sack on Day 3, and he entered Championship Sunday with a 3.5-pound lead. On Sunday, he poured on the gas, catching 22 pounds, 14 ounces, which earned him the VMC Monster Bag of the tournament. In the morning, he caught 17 pounds within the first half hour of fishing. He culled a few fish and then shut the door on the competition with 6-pounder caught at about 1 p.m. from a main-river ledge that dropped from 14 to 21 feet. He caught that fish on a Scrounger head with a 5-inch Castaic Jerky J, which is a bait that hadn’t produced all week. “This is unreal,” he said. “That Open win, I was super proud of it. It’s a stacked field in the Opens. But an Elite Series win is next level. I guess it’s between an Opens win and a Classic win. That’s the only thing that can top it. These are the greatest bass fishermen in the world.” The $100,000 first-place prize at Pickwick pushed Lester’s career Bassmaster earnings past $1 million. For more information, visit www.bassmaster.com.
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CAST, the world’s largest sportfishing trade show, will spread out across the expansive floor of the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. July 19-22, showcasing the latest innovations in gear, tackle, accessories and apparel. From Super Tuesday on July 19 to the final bell on Friday, July 22, it’s almost a full week of events that have become a cornerstone of the sportfishing industry. From seminars and “learning lunches” to a show floor jam packed with quality exhibitors displaying the products that will drive the industry in the coming year, ICAST is the place to make valuable connections and stay on top of the trends in fishing. Many companies choose to roll out their latest innovations at ICAST each year, and the New Product Showcase is a chance for them to shine a spotlight on their latest and greatest. These new products are the hottest new lures, tackle, clothing, electronics and gear that anglers will be purchasing in the coming year. ICAST is the one-stop shop for retailers and manufacturers to connect in-person and make valuable business relationships. Orlando’s world-class dining, lodging and entertainment will be bustling with the movers-and-shakers and the up-and-comers of the industry, as the sportfishing world convenes to determine what drives the next year in fishing.
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beautiful squid checks all the boxes on this one. Squid rise to the surface at night and descend to the depths as the sun gets higher… just like the fish. This is the natural choice, as you are trying to match the hatch, so to speak. There is nothing in all the seven oceans of the
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olumbia recently banned sportfishing. That should serve as an eye opener even for anglers who have never considered travelling to fish. A potential destination fishery, with rivers famous for exotic species like peacock bass and a coastline that boasts excellent fisheries for roosterfish, tuna, marlin, sailfish and cubera snapper, has decided that catch-and-release fishing is cruelty to animals and has deemed the practice unconstitutional. With an 8-1 vote in favor, the ruling came down from the Columbia Congressional
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ebble Mine, a proposed mining development in the headwaters feeding Bristol Bay, Alaska, is in the news again. The latest development in this two-decade struggle is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to veto the project under authority of the Clean Water Act. It is a next step toward establishing lasting protections for the largest remaining salmon fishery in the world. The Pebble deposit is an enormous accumulation of gold, copper and molybdenum in the headwaters of the Kvichak and Nushgak rivers, which feed Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea about 300 miles southwest of Anchorage. In 2001, the first steps toward mining the deposit began, and ever since it has been a source of controversy as mining rights have changed hands through several multi-national corporations and actual development of a massive
open-pit mine has been tied up in red tape. At stake is one of the few remaining truly pristine areas on the planet. Back in 2005, my wife and I spent a glorious week with Alaska Sportman’s Lodge fishing the Kvichak, Nushgak and several other rivers in the Bristol Bay drainage. It was a once-in-a-lifetime type experience in the most beautiful and unspoiled place I’ve ever been. The fishing was phenomenal and featured 40-plus-pound king salmon, a sockeye salmon run so thick you could have walked across their backs, 30-inch rainbow trout in their native waters, as well as grayling and Dolly Varden in places where anglers share water with brown bears, moose and bald eagles. Getting there is difficult and expensive, but the experience is highly recommended for anyone interested in arguably the best fly fishing destination in the world. But there’s more to it than a recreational fishery so good it will spoil you. Bristol Bay is also the most important salmon fishery on earth. It provides half of the world’s wild sockeye salmon. If your local grocery store carries “wildcaught sockeye salmon,” there’s a good chance it was caught by Bristol Bay’s commercial anglers. According to Bristol Bay Defense Fund, the unspoiled natural resources of the region support a $2.2 billion economy that employs tens of thousands of people in commercial fishing, hunting, sportfishing, outdoor recreation and tourism. Earlier this year, Alaska Department of Fish and Game projected 2022 will be the second record-breaking year in a row for Bristol Bay’s sockeye salmon run. The estimate calls for 73.4 million fish to swim up area rivers to spawn. This annual run supports an amazing ecosystem that has for time immemorial thrived on the transfer of nutrients far inland from the ocean. And while proponents of the Pebble Mine likely speak the truth in their assertion that a mine would bring added wealth and jobs to the region, it would come at the potential expense of a natural phenomenon that perpetually and sustainably supports humans as well as the native flora and fauna. EPA’s public comment period on the proposed veto is open until July 5. To get involved, go to www.epa.gov/bristolbay.
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hen the surf is on, it can be some of the best and easiest fishing around. For those in the know, we keep a keen eye on the beachfront starting in May and when the conditions are right, we make sure not to miss it! During July, the shrimp migration hits the beachfront and many hungry predators are following on their tails. Trout in the 5- to 8-pound range are not uncommon while trout shorter than 20 inches are found in large schools. There are many productive tactics that can land you a hefty stringer of these speckled beauties from live shrimp and finfish to an array of artificial lures. I prefer the latter, and here are some of my favorites. Topwater! There is no beating a topwater eruption as the sun is peeking over the horizon. I use a wide range of plug sizes and let the size of the seas determine what I throw. I like a larger heavier lure when the surf is rough. When it is flat, a small or large can be effective. Switching out the standard trebles to single circle hooks is a good approach to lessen the chance of injuring yourself. Bouncing around in the surf trying to land a stout surf trout can lead to an accidental hook in you. Singles also save time unhooking, which leads to more time fishing and catching. Slow-sinking hard baits with rattles also make it into my box when heading into the suds. I like to cast these lures out and let them sink for a few seconds. Most of them have a relatively slow sink rate, so I give them a little time to get lower in the water column. A series of fast twitches followed by a pause usually draws their attention. Many solid trout have fallen for the old faithful ¾- to 1-ounce silver spoon. The presentation is as simple as it gets. Cast and reel; that’s it. This inexpensive lure is an attention getter for sure and casts like a bullet. I typically start my day before sunrise. During the course of my wade, I will hit all structure from a foot deep to eight feet deep. I give equal attention to the depth of the guts to the top of the bars. I see a lot of fishermen go straight out to the second or third gut and stay there the entire time. You will miss many opportunities if you choose to do this. The fish are not always in that gut. At times, I only catch them on top of the bar. Start early, broaden your target area, be safe and catch fish! Surf ’s Down!
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