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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

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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.

Team Supreme, with anglers Alex Krake, Chris Howell and Capt.

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.

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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.”

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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.

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o Bananas! I’ve always told my clients to never bring my worst enemy on the water... the banana. It may sound crazy, but this amazing fruit has caused more hassle than anything else on my boat. Call it superstition, call it bad luck, but I hate them on my boat. I won’t even eat one before I go on the boat.

I’m sure many of you have heard about the banana myth. Here are a couple explanations of how the fear of bananas on boats got started.

I’ll start with the spider myth. Back in the 1700s, when shiploads of bananas were being brought over from Africa, they were loaded with small spiders. Spiders become most active at night.

So, imagine sailors are carrying the banana cargo in their hold.

When they go to bed for the evening, they get bitten by poisonous African spiders. No one can figure out why the crew is dying. When they finally arrive in their destination port with a big chunk of their crew dead, you can see just how easy a rumor could spread that bananas were bad luck on board.

Second, back in the 1700s, all boats were made of wood. It was said that some banana-rich areas of Africa and the Caribbean had some of the most destructive wood-eating termites in the world.

So, you can imagine that sometimes these termites would cling to the banana trees as they were dragged across the land to the docks where they were loaded on the ship. When the termites realized they were in a wooden ship, it was madness. Needless to say, the termites went to town on the wooden ship, causing tons of damage and in some cases eating holes in the hull that were not repairable.

Third, is my experience. When clients have brought this vicious fruit on board, I’ve had several rods and reels damaged. I once ran aground on an oyster bed that I’ve driven around my whole life. I once had a client Goliath grouper fishing, waiting for a bite, when all of sudden his buddy whips out a banana. I immediately yanked it from his hand and tossed it off my boat. Within seconds after tossing the banana off the vessel, we hooked up and landed a 300-pound Goliath.

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It doesn’t work that way. Repeated failures and frustrations over the years have taught veteran anglers that it can be a losing gamble to leave fish in the hope of finding larger critters or even faster action. Conditions on the water can change so rapidly that the good thing you had going for you has long since stopped before get back. Keep in mind that fish feed for a limited time and then they spend hours digesting their food. And, the colder the water, the longer digestion takes.

Fish are unpredictable.

Anyone who puts in time on the water learns that there is no clear-cut method of determining when fish will feed and when they will stop. Even in a chum slick, where anglers are ladling food into the water and tossing handfuls of goodies behind the boat to keep fish in a feeding mood, the action varies. At times, the fishing can be impressive, but it can also slow down without warning.

Rules have exceptions and this one does, too. Every fisherman can point to the times when he violated this basic rule and found even

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And, there are instances when an angler returns to the area of the initial action and it is still going on. It does happen, but the odds are strongly against it.

Inshore fishing in saltwater frequently depends on a particular stage of the tide or force of the current. To take advantage of different areas at the peak time, you often have to leave one spot while the action is still in progress. Veteran guides, for example, work a pattern tailored to tidal stages.

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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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Fishing With The Family

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love to fish with my family, but back in the day it began with loving to fish with my wife. Not long after I started dating the woman who is now my wife, I took her fishing. Because she grew up in Alabama and most of her fishing experience was on fresh water and involved Zebco push button reels, when I baited her hook, cast her line and handed her a spinning reel, she held it upside down, with the reel facing her instead of hanging down under the rod. When I saw that, I remember smiling and thinking, “a blank slate”. I vowed to myself then that I would introduce her the right way to saltwater fishing in hopes that it would turn into a love of the sport instead of just a tolerance of it. For the first year, I would catch bait and clean the boat before I picked her up to fish, I would make sure that a good cooler was packed with food and drink, and only take her on good tides when and where the fish were most likely to bite. It worked. Kelli, quickly became an accomplished snook and tarpon angler and on one of our most memorable trips, she got ten tarpon to the boat.

Before long, she was packing the cooler, helping clean the boat and accompanying me on early morning boat rides to go catch bait. It wasn’t long before she also shared my last name. A few years after we got married, we had a conversation that was a real milestone in our relationship. We had just built a house and had our second son in as many years. I was working a lot of hours in an attempt to pay for those things. One night after putting the kids to bed, we were discussing the upcoming, workfilled weekend and Kelli asked “When are we going to REALLY go fishing again? Not just a couple hours after work, but catch bait at dawn, fish until dark, fishing?” I knew right then that I am a lucky man. Sure, a wife is going to nag, but if she does it like that, even the annoyances are a joy. I gave into her nagging and more recently when she started in on me about wanting a new motor for our boat… well, she got her way there too. Happy wife, happy life! Kelli and I have been married for over 16 years now and as I write this she is participating in her first fishing tournament with my friend’s wife and our daughters. As of this morning, they had a 37” snook, an oversized redfish, and several other quality catches. She warned me that my two daughters aged 8 and 11 are “fired up” about fishing. I just hope that my future son-in-laws will appreciate their good fortune. I still love to fish with my wife as she is a good angler and a lot easier on the eyes than my other fishing buddies, and those are not even her best features!

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by Eric Henson

ummertime is definitely here and things are heating up! A lot of people don’t like fishing in the dead of summer because they think the fishing starts to slow down. They are correct that when water temps start to reach the highest of the year, some of our fish start to get slow and lethargic. But, you can still catch plenty of good fish if you know where to find them and how to fish for them.

Here are a few baits and techniques that I like to use in the summer that give me better success on those hot summer days. First and foremost, get an early start. I know most people (including myself) don’t like waking up before the sun comes up. But the saying “the early bird catches the worm” happens to be true for fishing, especially this time of the year. It is an incredible sight watching mother nature wake up and come to life as the sun rises. The water temps are at the lowest as the sun just starts to come up for the rest of the day and fish take full advantage of it. Most days I try and get on the water while it is still dark outside. Make sure you bring a good 360 degrees navi light so that other boats don’t run you over and a headlamp so that you can easily see what you are doing.

In the dark through the twilight hours your number one sense will be your ears. I like to start out with a search bait like the “top water” Yo-3DB Pencil. At this time of day fish will be super aggressive, so listen up for fish breaching and busting baits on the surface. Coffee tastes a whole lot better while hearing your top water plug get demolished and then the sound of your drag burning as the sun starts to break the horizon. As the sun starts to come up the fish will start to retreat to the cooler areas, whether it’s into deeper water or up underneath the mangroves. This is the time where I usually start to slow down my bait presentation as well. My “boat/fishing partner Derek Engle” always says people have no idea what they are missing watching the sun come up. It is truly something special! Well, I hope this helps your summertime fishing blues...

Please remember safety first out there! Be courteous of your fellow anglers and always keep an eye out for other boaters. Tight Lines and Tight Knots to all! :) Eric Henson is the owner of Casting Kayaks LLC. a guided kayak fishing company out of Sarasota Florida. He specializes in inshore light tackle or fly fishing from Tampa Bay to Charlotte Harbor. To book a guided fishing trip with Eric check out his website www.

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Inshore with Capt. Rachel

by Capt. Rachel Cato

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on’t let the heat keep you off the water. Go early and get off before 10:30/11:00am. Or go late in the afternoon, after 4:00pm. Higher water temperatures don’t turn the bite off, it just moves the fish. Look for deeper water where fish will find all they need: current, structure and food. I find outgoing tide can produce some of the best catching. After the tide has dropped down a bit, fish will be forced in to more condensed locations.

I prefer to anchor out of the way of where the fish will want to go. I’ll anchor shallow and continue to move the boat out as the water drops, just be sure to not get yourself stuck.

Best plan is fish areas that get too hot to fish as time goes.

Usually by 10 or 11:00 fishing behind mangroves become impossible due to lack of breeze. Try out areas off shore by looking on FWC.org under the saltwater tab you will find the artificial reef link. These are public numbers for reef and deep structure piles. Generally, you can find a breeze off the beaches and target reef species. Mangrove snapper will eat a variety of baits, but generally prefer a whitebait either a whole live or cut live bait. Heavy chumming of live bait slightly crushed or cut bait will help bring the fish up off the bottom. I’d like to take a moment and thank all my clients who have shared their lives with me. Photo below includes client, Rick Fagley and his son Elliott. I’ve had the great pleasure of getting to know him, his wife Carey & son Elliott along with other family members and friends along the way. Rick has been fighting a battle with cancer all the time I’ve known them. All the while you live your life to the fullest every day, fighting the fight to live it longer. We never know when our last fishing trip with our loved ones will be, so take the time to slow down and share some screaming drag.

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Inshore & Offshore Opportunities

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any of my clients are always looking to change things up by targeting different species which calls for fishing Florida’s East Coast. Both coasts offer the same inshore and offshore species, but access to Pelagic and other offshore fish, such as Dolphin, Sailfish, Tuna, Swordfish and Marlin, may only be a short boat ride from shore, when fishing the east coast. There are plenty of good Charter Captains (professional guides) on the east coast and I hope my experience motivates my fellow anglers and clients to take full advantage of the many fishing opportunities at hand. Fish inshore one day and offshore the next or, fish half day inshore and half day offshore depending, on your target species. We’ll make the trip to destinations such as Jensen Beach or Key Largo, to experience fishing a different venue. This applies to anglers trailering boats or driving over and hiring a fishing guide at a destination of choice. We locate areas that are ideally located for both inshore and offshore fishing with close access to the ‘Gulf Stream’. There are plenty of bait suppliers on both coasts selling to those who do not throw a cast net or who may not be familiar with where to find live pilchards, mullets, pinfish and crabs, to name a few. Otherwise, live shrimp, frozen squid, glass minnows, ‘Ballyhoo’ (rigged or unrigged) for trolling or cutting are also readily available at bait shops. We use live pilchards to catch snook and crevalle jacks inshore, around the docks, seawalls and jetties. We fish the reefs with cut squid and finger mullet, catching nice vermillion snappers and porgies.

We trolled rigged ballyhoo with ‘skirts’ as well as small lures for dolphin and tuna. We caught dolphin free-lining squid around the weed patches in 200 to 650 foot of beautiful blue water, while chumming glass minnows with cut bonita and squid.

In the SWFL area, the fish bite for both inshore and offshore is good. Tarpon are still here in good numbers. Permit, grouper, snapper are being caught offshore. Redfish, Snook, Seatrout, Spanish Mackerel, Mangrove Snapper will round out the inshore bite. Tides are high with good current flow. Plenty of bait available as well. If have any questions or want to book a charter to learn these techniques, contact me at 239-357-6829 direct or email me at fishfacecharters@yahoo.com. Check out my website at www.fishfacecharters.com.

I am also available as ‘Captain for Hire’ (by the hour) to assist with navigation, safety instructions, fishing techniques and locations that will insure you every trip is a successful fishing adventure.

Charter information may be obtained by calling me at 239-357-6829 or by emailing fishfacecharters@yahoo.com. I am also available as ‘Captain for Hire’ (by the hour) on your vessel to assist with safety, navigation, fishing techniques and fishing locations to make your boating and fishing adventures successful. Check out my frequent fishing reports at www.goboatingflorida.com under the section of ‘blogs and tips’. (www.fishfacecharters.com).

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Another Day at the Office

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by Capt. James Marko

ublic numbers can be crowded and quiet sometimes but if you follow these steps you’ll improve your chances greatly. Let’s start with anchoring.

If you’re doing it the old way without spot lock on your trolling motor drive over the numbers several times to make sure you’ve got your bearings down. A marker sent down on a big weight is also a tip to make sure you don’t lose site of the structure. Once you’re anchored up I like to set out at least one chum bag on the side of the boat. You can buy chum blocks at Publix for fairly cheap in the frozen seafood section. The reason we chum first is to get the fish up and active before we pressure them with live baits or cut bait. Depending on the bait depends on what species you have a chance to target. Chumming live white bait or thread fins will up your chances of hooking into an amberjack, cobia, kingfish, basically anything feeding on the surface or mid column. Now baits on the bottom such as a live pinfish or squid you’ll be targeting a variety of grouper and snapper.

You’ll also run into sharks and a variety of bottom dwelling

fish such as grunts. Match the hatch I always say. If you’re pulling up small fish that can be used legally as a bait drop back down on a bigger step up and wait. Let’s also talk about some respect.

We all work hard to fish for the very few days we get to and we need to share the waters with people in similar situations. It can get crowded on these numbers. I always try to be the first boat but if I’m not, I’m not discouraged.

I’ll drive very slow around to find my spot but the two things I keep in mind is if I’m not by myself, am I too close to the other boats and would I like someone this close? Second, is seeing what type of fishing there doing. Never anchor up in someone else’s chum slick as it’s just plain rude. Another good method to catch fish since we’re back to the chumming is free lining a piece of squid or shrimp. You’ll have a great chance at a solid bait to use for a bigger fish or possibly dinner. Timing and being over prepared is a great mind set to have when planning your offshore adventure. Learn your spot, fish it at least 5x and make notes to figure out exactly what has been happening. You’ll be very surprised the trend you can discover just by recording your fishing day. Hope some of these tips helps!

Remember to follow us on Instagram @captjamesmarko & FB https://www. facebook.com/james.markovits?fref=search for our daily catches. Check out our website as well at www.Goliathfishing.com for trip information and contact information.

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way we think. Another thing I have changed is the color of my leaders and hooks.

My go to is the Hi-seas Fluro-Carbon Clear leader, but I have also now started using the Yo-Zuri Pink leader and the brown color. To me, the color leader material is not real fluorocarbon, as the main benefit of fluorocarbon is that it bends light the

by Capt. Frank Hommema way water does so if you add color it does not bend light and colored mono would be as good. The other thing I am changing aybe fish where they aren’t is my hook color. An angler may come in and want a Red Jig and then change it up? head with yellow eyes and a white under side because that is For some reason this year, every the only jig head that will catch fish. So why not your hooks? time I go where the fish should Right now, if 10 people go out 2 will have the trip of a life time, be they aren’t. I started looking 3 will have a good day, 3 will do OK, and the last 2 will have a for places I had given up on, bad day. To increase my odds, if I have two rods out each has a where I had found no fish for different color hook, different color line, and a couple different the last couple years, and you leader colors. This past weekend we were not catching much so guessed it. Fish find hiding or I switched to a bronze Mustad hook and got a couple smaller feeding places and then pressure trout. We left and went fishing on the in-coming tide as the from anglers or possibly the water was much clearer and I tried the green Chartreuse hooks depletion of food sources and caught more fish than the black hooks. I do not think it or maybe they just wanted a will make a difference most of the time what color hook you change of scenery cause them to use, but when it leave. Fish that left that spot and seems it could returning seem to be leaving make a difference the places they have hung out in between catching for the last couple of years. When you are out looking for fish, and fishing.

So, think 4 years ago or more, where did you used to find fish? For change it up and new comers, go to places you have never seen a boat or where you have never fished. Since people may not having great fishing maybe change your luck! days, why try where the fish are already getting pressure? Your first instinct may be to go where you see others fishing but I believe that is in-grained into people. To be fishing and not catching we need to change not only where we fish, but also the Fishing’ Franks Bait & Tackle 4425-D Tamiami Trail, Charlotte Harbor, FL 33980,

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SHACK Collard Greens

All of Chef Gerard’s recipes are designed to feed a proverbial army, with ingredients like 1 case collard greens and 8 sheets of bacon.

We cut it down to normal serving size for you. Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS • 12 slices hickory-smoked Bacon, sliced • 2 medium-sized Yellow Onions, chopped • 3 (1 lb) packages fresh Collard Greens (washed, stems removed and chopped) • 3 (32 oz) containers Chicken Broth

• 1 each Ham Hock • Water, enough to cover greens • 6 Garlic Cloves, whole

METHOD Sweat bacon, onions and garlic until brown. Add collards, chicken stock and ham hock. Add enough water to cover greens. Cook until liquid is reduced by half. When ham hocks are tender, collards are done.

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Tarpon and sharks will be cruising the beaches, snook and pompano in the surf and passes, trout on the flats, and redfish hanging in the shade of the mangroves. A treasure trove of gems, just waiting for YOU! So what are you waiting for??? Get out there! Oh, and stop by the shop on your way out. We have stuff and we’d love to see ya.

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pop, alternative music and good old rock ‘n roll all summer long! Seafood Shack is part of a group of 27 Cortez Village businesses and non-profits that have joined forces and worked cooperatively to develop and launch a neighborhood initiative called the “Cortez Passport.” This 30-page pocket-sized free booklet aims to bring awareness to the destination and its offerings and encourage exploration of the historic village in support of the Florida Maritime Museum. The Passport is engaging and designed to turn visitors into “Cortez Explorers,” encouraging participants to visit multiple local businesses, collecting stamps along their journey (no purchase is necessary).

Once 12 stamps are acquired, Explorers will land at their final destination point, the Florida Maritime Museum, where they are rewarded with a keepsake Cortez Explorer t-shirt.

The Shack, as it known by locals, boasts a 68-slip marina and 180-seat restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating overlooking the sparkling intracoastal waters of Anna Maria Sound and beyond. 7000 square feet of meeting space with sweeping water views occupy the Shack’s second-floor offering the ideal venue for weddings, business meetings and other social gatherings and celebrations. For more information, please visit www.seafoodshack.com or 4110 127th St. W. in Cortez, Florida.

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With a declaration that greater amberjack is overfished and is undergoing overfishing in the Gulf of Mexico, FWC instituted a new season structure for 2018.

KING TRITON EXCURSIONS LAUNCHING THIS JULY! The twin diesel-powered, 60’ catamaran King Triton was custom-built in 2002

by Tri-Kat Marine, Inc. in Gulfport, MS. Seafood Shack found her in Corpus Christi, TX and brought her across the Gulf to Cortez in 2017. Since then, Shack Staff have been busy making modifications to the boat for commercial use to maintain the highest levels of safety and comfort for our guests and crew.

King Triton is ready to launch this month and will primarily be offered as a daily, open-ticket Deep Sea Fishing vessel. Private charters and private cruises will also be accommodated in the

After being open for harvest in May, the greater amberjack season in Florida state waters of the Gulf is closed through June and July. It will reopen Aug. 1 and remain open through Oct. 31.

“The season has closed increasingly early in recent years due to federal quotas being met or exceeded,” read an FWC press release. “This new season structure adopted at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting in December will optimize recreational fishing opportunities in both the spring and fall while minimizing harvest during the spawning season, helping to rebuild the stock.

For more information on greater amberjack including size and bag limits and other regulations, visit MyFWC.com/ Fishing and click on “Saltwater Fishing,” “Recreational Regulations” and “Amberjack.”

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Let’s Take it Outside

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by Misty Wells

verything about Mini Season is Big; the lobster, the fun and the caravan of divers heading to the Keys and the east coast to kick off the first of two lobster seasons in Florida. The two-day mini season in Florida this year is July 25th & 26th, regular season is not far behind starting August 6th through the 31st of March. As “Bug Fever” fills the air and the countdown begins, it is time to dust off your equipment or if you are new to the sport, make your shopping list. The great thing about catching “Bug Fever” is you really don’t need a lot of expensive equipment to get started. The beginner can get started with a mask, snorkel, tickle stick, gloves and lobster net, throw in a sense of adventure and you are ready to make some dinner plans.

Regardless of whether you are a beginner or expert, one of the most important things is location and knowing how to find the sometimes elusive bugs. One of the great things about Florida Spiny Lobster is they are nocturnal, so that does make them easier to catch. Popular lobster hangouts are ledges, patch reefs, holes, big coral heads, and just about any type of structure where the lobster can hide. A lot of seasoned “pro’s” have their secret spots and many of these gems can be found in shallow water; I have limited- out of lobster in 3 feet of water in the Key West. A tell-tale sign to look for is their antennae sticking out. They use these extremely sensitive appendages to detect danger and if touched will then start to go deeper into their hiding places. Once you locate a set of antennae, take your tickle stick and place it behind the lobster to gently urge them out and slowly walk them into your net. Once they are in your net, grab the excess material to quickly close the net or they will do the “boot scoot boogie” and be gone.

A few important things you must know in order to bring home your catch and most importantly, everyone safely back to the dock. First and foremost, make sure to have your “diver down” flag up at all times when someone is in the water. Whether you are snorkeling or diving, it is also important that with the heavy boat traffic, folks swim and surface close to the boat.

Another important reminder is to have your measurement gauge attached to your tickle stick for lobster, as they must be measured in the water. The lobster’s carapace has to be larger than 3 inches. This means the lobster is at least 2 or 3 years old and has reproduced at least one season. To measure the lobster, place the end of your gauge between the horns and the other

at the end of the carapace. If it is under 3”, release and keep looking.

You are allowed 12 lobsters per person, per day during “mini season” and 6 lobsters per person per day during “regular season”.

There are a few exceptions on limits, with Monroe County, Biscayne National Park, and a few places you are not allowed to harvest lobster during certain times, so be sure to check the FWC regulations before going. Remember, you must have a lobster stamp on your saltwater fishing licenses and you cannot harvest them off any man-made structures.

Once back at the dock cleaning them is easy. Grab both hands around the lobster and twist in the opposite direction, to separate the carapace from the tail. The next step is to remove the waste track from the tail, I like to use one of the antennae to accomplish this goal. If you are not sure how to clean a lobster, there are some great websites to take a look at before going out. There are also lots of groups at the docks that will do it for you for a small fee. Now, here comes the easy part; fire up the grill, grab a cold beverage, sit back, and admire the lovely seafood dinner you and your family will be having.

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Dad’s Old Tackle Box

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by Dick Braun

he Florida Antique Tackle Collectors (FATC) show in Punta Gorda,FL last month was in full swing with a lot of folks in attendance. Many came from off the street showing up thanks to all of the great advertising leading up to the show and it certainly will be one to remember. We had 2 different Heddon collections show up with a collection of Glass Minnow lures and a great collection of Florida produced lures.

In attendance we had the honor of having Chuck Heddon, grandson to James Heddon, who launched a hand-made lure into a Dowagiac, Michigan pond in the late 1890’s. It marked the beginning of a new era – the artificial lure and the rest is history! This show featured some very colorful custom-made lures and a lot of vintage reels. There were 45 tables in all for viewing. If you missed last

month’s show, your wait isn’t too long for another chance to see what I’m always talking about.

FATC’s next show is in St. Petersburg, FL, at the Dolphin Beach Resort (www.dolphinbeach.com) on St. Petersburg Beach, August 24-26, 2018. This is another chance for you to view some of the oldest and most unique artificial lures that were used decades ago as well as view some of the oldest fishing rods, reels, and other amazing collections – you don’t want to miss it! Let us know what you would like to see in Dad’s Old Tackle Box monthly article in Coastal Angler Magazine and we will work on fulfilling your request. Feel free to contact me at 941-639-8330 with any thoughts or questions. Until next time!

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recently had the opportunity to fish with a couple who had fished as youngsters, one from Florida and the other from Michigan, but had gone years without wetting a line. Both also had kayaking experience and wanted to learn kayak fishing so we met early at the launch on a beautiful S.W. Florida morning ready for the task at hand. These guys were engaging, inquisitive and playful with each other and when we were talking about the prospects for the day they both said while they wanted to catch fish it was only a small piece of what they were trying to accomplish. As a guide we strive hard to find and catch fish but this is how you take pressure off not only yourself but your guide as well! Once we launched we spent about 30 minutes paddling to the first of many stops, talking about tides and seasons, gear and fish species, all while getting them use to paddling and maneuvering with all the fishing gear. Both caught small trout at the first stop and the banter between them about who caught the biggest or the most fish was playful and engaging.

The husband mentioned that the skunk (an expression used to refer to when you catch your first fish during a trip) had been removed from the trip and this attitude remained in play for the whole trip! On our way to the next stop they began to explore the other reasons for kayaking mentioning how quiet it was on the water, asked about the seaweed and the birds and what they eat and where. We fished around an oyster bar to no avail but the wife was intensely interested in how they form and why, who eats them and could we, getting as close as possible and checking out the trough and slope of the bottom around them. I’m a former NPS ranger and a self-described naturalist so now I’m really engaged, fishing all the while, catching multiple species of fish and talking about the entire environment around us including water quality, population increases and the explosive increase in kayak popularity! After a short pause for lunch, reapplication of sunscreen and a few pictures we resumed our trek through the backwaters stopping and fishing, banter and laughter, bragging and betting on who caught what. At every turn the environmental changes presented a whole new discussion and inquiry while an increasing number of kayaks and boats began to appear all around us. Finally, the days missions had been reached, reconnecting with their fishing roots, with each other and with nature through the quite sport of kayak fishing! We paddled in silence for quite a while, fighting an increase in the wind, getting our exercise in and taking the day in at its best! It’s a Wild World-Get Out There!

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uly begins the dog days of summer. Your best bet is to get out on the water early and return before the afternoon thunder storms start to build up. Most of the migratory species have come and gone until the fall arrives, but that leaves plenty of bottom fish to catch. Red snapper is open until July 20th this year for recreational anglers in state and federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

My favorite fish to target in July are mangrove snapper and Lane snapper. You don’t have to make long runs out to find them. I like the fact that the bag limits allow more of the mangrove and lanes then they do the red snapper. In my opinion, mangrove snapper are the best eating fish in the gulf.

Mangroves spawn on the full moon of June, July and August depending on your location. The best way to catch the mangs is to head offshore later in the afternoon and catch the last hour before the sunset and an hour after sunset. The bite is incredible.

The larger fish are weary and tend to bite readily right at dusk.

You will want to fish a large piece of structure or a ledge in the 70-100 ft depth. We regularly will catch 7-10 lbs mangs along with a range of other bottom species using live jumbo shrimp.

The lane snapper is an easier target and will eat just about any bait you drop to them. You can fish live or hard bottom areas for them in the 60-80 ft range. Again, any squid, cut bait or shrimp will work to catch them.

To mix it up, you should always put a flat line out the back while you are bottom fishing with a live bait. There are no fences in the Gulf and anything could bite it at any moment. We have been surprised many times with a big cobia, black fin tuna, sailfish or a shark biting during the month of July.

Remember to always follow state and federal regulations. Be courteous of other boaters and keep only what you can eat.

Happy Fishing!! Captain Tom

Charter fishing from Venice, FL is home to some of the best fishing anywhere!

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The Best Angler Photos From Southwest Florida!

Cody Bucy caught this beauty on a crankbait out of Cortez.

Gary K. of Bradenton w/ a huge bass, 12lb, 27” length, 17.5” girth, caught in Duette, FL.

Elijiah Fountain on his first day of summer vacation- 31.5”

Dave Henry, proud Action Craft 1720 owner showing off his catch.

Redfish Rob’s Charters goes to Man-O-War Cay Bahamas for some Yellowtail, Mangrove and Mutton Snapper fishing.

4 YO Jesse James Swan, 42” snook, almost as big as him (42”) all by himself on 20lb test.

Jason Jackson, 25” 7lb. tripletail southwest of Big Carlos Pass, Ft. Myers Beach.

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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.

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e call them “dinks” here on the Gulf Coast of Texas. They are the spotted seatrout that are undersize or just barely legal.

There are many anglers out there this summer who will be happy to catch a limit of trout, even though they are dinks.

But there is also a strong contingent of anglers, like me, who would rather catch trout in the Derek Change caught this nice trout 18- to 20-inch or larger range on a TroutSupport GrassWalker lure. or go catch redfish.

You can put several things in your favor to help you catch better quality summertime trout. One of those is not fishing too shallow during the heat of summer. The forage better quality trout eat is oxygen level dependent. Species such as glass minnows, silversides and menhaden move deeper in the summer heat. Continuing to fish shallow grass flat edges during July and August is a great recipe for catching smaller-than-average, undersized spotted seatrout. Look for structure that is deeper than 8 feet in your bay system. If it has good current, you’ll find it also has better quality seatrout during the heat of the summer.

On rare occasions, a very large trout will be feeding on the small trout and mullet in shallow water. But trying to target fish in this scenario tends to be a Hail Mary more than a good plan, unless it’s an area that typically holds big trout. Big trout can be caught on structure at the edge of deep water pre-dawn until about sunrise, but many will just stay deep during this period.

Hunt the fish, and you should have better results.

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pring and early summer were good to bass fishermen on Lake Istokpoga. Between February and the middle of June this year, the 27,692-acre lake in Highlands County produced nearly 100 largemouth bass registered with Florida’s TrophyCatch program and weighing heavier than 8 pounds. And that’s only the fish that were reported. There’s no telling how many big bass were actually caught.

The highlights this year from the big-bass factory northwest of Lake Okeechobee were two largemouth bass that qualified for Tro-

By Michael Okruhlik Photo courtesy of Controlled Descent Lures.

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he heat this summer has arrived with a vengeance. And for an angler, the best way to beat the heat is to do a little fishing in the dark.

Typically, daytime fishing is tough during a full moon. I have not consistently been able to pattern fish during this lunar event, unless it’s at night. The darkness offers two advantages, cooler temps and a way for me to catch fish during what I consider the toughest moon phase.

When the subject of night fishing in saltwater arises, it is generally followed by a discussion of lights. PAR 64 1,000 watt or under-

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phyCatch’s Hall of Fame, which means they weighed more than 13 pounds.

On March 25, Syl Sims caught a 13-pound, 4-ounce bass from Istokpoga. He caught it with the Enigma fishing rod he won for catching a Hall of Fame bass last year. That fish weighed 13-pounds, 2-ounces and was caught out of Huckleberry Lake in Orlando.

The second Istokpoga hall of famer was caught by Adrian “Lunker Louie” Echols, who has 50 bass heavier than 8 pounds and registered with TrophyCatch. Although he has come close before, the 13-pound, 14-ounce fish he caught from Istokpoga on June 6 is his first to qualify for Hall of Fame status.

Since TrophyCatch was launched in 2012, there have been 430 TrophyCatch-approved largemouth bass weighing 8 pounds or heavier caught on Lake Istokpoga. A total of 347 fish have been entered into the Lunker Club (8-9.99 pounds), 81 into the Trophy Club (10-12.99 pounds), and Syl and Louie’s Hall of Fame catches make the first two Hall of Fame Club bass caught on Lake Istokpoga.

As an integral part of the TrophyCatch program, all of these bass were released, so these trophies still swim in Lake Istokpoga.

TrophyCatch Hall of Fame anglers each receive Bass Pro Shops gift cards, Spiderwire merchandise, a custom fiberglass replica mount made by New Wave Taxidermy, an Enigma fishing rod and a plaque from American Registry commemorating their catch.

For more information on TrophyCatch, go to www.trophycatchflorida.com. water green lights are two of the most common types anglers use.

Although I enjoy fishing with lights, in this column I’m going to cover fishing in the dark.

First and foremost, always proceed with caution after the sun sets. This includes boating, kayaking or wading in from shore. Be prepared for the unexpected, let others know your location, bring ample lighting, and make sure your phone is fully charged.

I find a headlamp to be ideal, and I can still use it with my head mounted GoPro. Not only does this hands-free light source come in handy for tying knots and unhooking fish, but it also illuminates the area for some cool videos. Another useful tool that helps me find my way back is a satellite map app on my phone. A clear satellite image can lead you back exactly to where you parked.

I prefer to do my night angling from a kayak. Although wade fishing is my favorite method overall, I typically stay in the kayak at night to minimize some risk. I like to start excursions in the late evening, when I can still see and get an idea of where the bait is and the type of structure it is holding over. This not only points me to the right location, it also allows me to catch that sunset bite. Being on the water to see the day fade away is a relaxing bonus.

As far as lure choice, I avoid treble hooks when fishing in the dark. I like to minimize risks when night fishing, and trebles are two more problems than I need dangling around in the dark. I switch out the trebles on my hard baits to single hooks prior to the trip in case the need arises to throw them. Overall, I prefer to fish weedless soft plastics. Often times, if your lure is not in the grass or touching the shell, you are not catching fish, and fish are what I want to catch, not the structure.

Beat the heat this summer by fishing in the dark. It adds a whole new experience to catching!

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hen diving, your ease of movement sends a message to the inhabitants of the ocean.

Move smoothly and easily, and fish will believe you belong there. If your movements are clumsy and erratic, they will be wary of you. How fish react to you is one of the best measures of your diving ability. If they scatter when you get near, you need to work on your body language and kicking technique.

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.

When choosing foot pockets, the most important aspects are fit and comfort. When choosing blades, check out the newer carbon fiber materials, which are stronger, lighter and more efficient than plastic. Fiberglass blades are a less-expensive, more-durable option.

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toward striking, colorful designs and patterns. After all, we want fins that feel good and look good in our Instagram pics.

Sheri dives with the dolphins.

Photo by J. Ferrara.

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

2. Observe and imitate someone who is better than you.

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Have someone videotape you while diving so you can analyze yourself.

4. Do leg-strengthening exercises. The stronger you are, the more effortless your kicking will be.

5. Use long, smooth strides originating at the hip.

6. When ascending, use a dolphin kick, which offers greater streamlining and engages more muscle groups including your core.

7. Make sure you have the right amount of weight so you are not kicking to maintain buoyancy.

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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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!

OK, maybe I’m exaggerating a little, but it does catch fish—and good ones too. The big bass shown here was one I caught on the rig in the Bassmaster Elite Series event

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.

I throw the Neko rig on an MHX NEPS 81MXF spinning rod. It is 6’9” with medium action and I pair it with 10-pound Vicious braid and 10-pound Pro Elite Fluorocarbon. The bait of choice the majority of the time is a X Zone Fat Finesse Worm. When I’m out fishing deep on ledges, I’m not afraid to rig up an 8- or 9-inch straight tail worm as well. Green pumpkin works best around beds, and a plum color is good for deeper water applications.

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Team Doing it All/Hard Way, winners of the Saltwater Shootout in May, stayed hot in the Slam with a great catch of four tunas and four kings that tallied 164.9 pounds. Their second-place finish earned a $10,612 check and put them in strong contention in the season-long points race.

No Plan/Contagious sits in second for the Showdown Crown points race followed by Gator One in third. The Top 5 in the Slam tournament were rounded out with Living Water in third with 139.6 pounds, followed by O-Sea-D in fourth with 129.6 pounds and Native Son in fifth with 116.4 pounds.

Team Going Reel Deep weighed the heaviest kingfish of the tournament at 45 pounds. The big king and their eighth place finish netted them a check for $9,563. Team Offshore Warrior weighed the second heaviest king at 44.4 pounds. Their big king was worth $12,432, including a $7,000 check for the heaviest kingfish weighed by a member of the Southern Kingfish Association. Team Hoke’d Up had the heaviest cobia of the tournament at 34.7 pounds. They were also the top small boat and top non-pro team with total winnings of $4,527. Doing It All/Hard Way had the heaviest tuna at 32.2 pounds and Runnin’ Game had the largest dolphin at 12.7 pounds.

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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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Rods The fly rod used when mako shark fishing is more a fish fighting tool rather than a casting tool. Fly rods in the 12- to 15-weight range are what I recommend. These rods easily cast a large fly and have enough lifting power to fight a mako shark from deep water. For larger makos, I use one-piece custom rods that are 7 ½ feet to 8 feet in length and can cast a fly to 30 feet quickly and accurately. They are great fish-fighting tools, especially for makos in to 200- to 400-pound range.

Reel The drag system must be able to apply at least 18 pounds of drag pressure at its maximum setting. Most fly reels used in the saltwater these days are designed to apply up to 20 pounds of drag pressure. The reason you want a reel to have this amount of drag pressure is to be able to apply maximum pressure on the fish when it is swimming away from the boat and during the final moments of the fight. You want to be able to “lock down” on the mako and hold it at the boat so you can get a quick release. If the drag is too light (not enough drag pressure), you will never get the mako to the boat.

Line retrieval The rate at which the fly line can be retrieved depends on the size of the reel’s arbor. The larger the arbor, the more line you can retrieve in one revolution of the fly reel spool. I recommend using the largest arbor reel possible. Many fly reel companies make reels with large arbors specifically for big saltwater gamefish like makos, tuna and marlin.

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My hook size varies from 6/0 to very large 10/0.

As for fly colors, red/orange combo is what I like best. This color combo is easy to see in tough lighting conditions. However, I will have one rig with a different color fly. The reason I do this is if the mako gets turned off by the red/orange color combo, a change in fly color can get the mako to react to a different color fly.

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