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he transition into the summer months brings calmer days more viable for offshore fishing. This is the season when waterways become flooded with snowbirds and weekend warriors, although current fuel prices may keep the pressure off those hot offshore numbers. With mahi season in full swing in the Atlantic, scouting the ocean for signs of life offshore is easily most exciting this time of year. Trolling for mahi near weedlines, diving birds and floating debris is extremely productive. These fish will eat just about anything they see, so much so that I wouldn’t be surprised if you could get a hookup on a banana peel. A trolling spread for mahi doesn’t have to be elaborate. Four lines or less will get the job done. Their penchant for jumping and swimming zigzags on the surface makes tangles in the spread an unfortunate reality. Lines can be kept short, as mahi will eat near a moving boat. While fishing in heavier weeds, shorter lines allow lures to skip more to kick off grass. Lures that don’t like to rid themselves of grass can alternatively be more easily observed and manually cleared with this method. Keeping the lines short also increases the chances of a hooked fish bringing the school of mahi-mahi with them to the boat. The farther back the lines are when a mahi is hooked, the more
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time the rest of the school has to lose interest in following their buddy. Once a hooked mahi is boatside, leave them in the water as a swimming, codependent chumbag. The rest of the school often follows them, giving you a chance to hook up to more. Have something on your boat to cast out in this situation. Nearly anything will do when the school is in a frenzy. Jigs, lures, cut bait, live bait, possibly banana peels. Sometimes mahi will turn their nose up at certain baits, but the key can be entirely within the presentation. They usually prefer a bait that is teasing them and just almost out of reach. Alternate between letting the bait fall and twitching it away from them. At times, you might get ready to leave a closed-mouth school only to finally have your bait crushed as you quickly reel in the pitch bait. If this is the case, they might just be in a mood to chase something moving more quickly, and getting back on the troll may be a better idea. Diving frigates and floating debris attract more than just mahi-mahi, and there are epic sightings to be had in the open water, everywhere in between.
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n a time when we are in full-throated offshore (and inshore) fishing, I’d like to address the meaning of the title of this article. We all want to put gadgets on the boat to make it more efficient and comfortable. What I’m getting ready to say may offend some folks, but the ones who actually fish for results—rather than to look good or appease mom and the kids—will get it. Less is more means the more open deck space I have, the better the dance floor is when the action starts. Period. I want a clean deck, free of “toe breakers” and stumbling blocks commonly referred to as seats and coolers I have to squeeze by. When there’s a fish ripping off drag and changing directions, I want open lanes to move up to the front of the boat or around back. You see, I’ve reached a point in life that I’m going to catch the fish I want to catch, the way I want to catch them. I troll some, but it’s early in the day to locate stacks of bait and fish. When the sun comes up to the 10 or 11 o’clock position, I start posting up with the Rhodan or drifting with a kite or float baits out. I keep a bait near the bottom and baits in
the middle water column if they are marking on the recorder or when we are getting bites on the deeper baits. What we do mid-morning is a result of how hard the current is running, the wind direction and speed or a combination of these things. If I could recommend one thing to make your boat rigging most complete, it would be a Rhodan or some other trolling motor that will keep you in place, or slow your drift with the kite directly out behind you, like you are trolling with the kite out. This will allow you to fish the lower levels of the water column for the wahoo bite in the middle of the day with lighter tackle and lighter weight jigs, and also drop a bait in front of Mr. Grouper while on the drift. Keep an eye on the recorder as you are making these long drifts, and mark the areas of bait, fish and bites so you can run back up and make the same drift again. I said all that to say this: Who says you have to use a ballyhoo trolled at 6 or 8 knots to catch fish? Slow it down to a drift or post up on a mark and catch the pelagic and bottom fish while flying the kite or with float baits. When you’ve got all that going on, excess comforts or gadgetry sometimes impede your fishing rather than making it easier. Stay tuned to upcoming videos illustrating this style fishing, but remember to keep the deck clean. Less is more. See more from Tim Barefoot at barefootcatsandtackle.com.
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hether it’s a mess of channel catfish for supper or trophy blue cats, I love catfishing! From Texas to Virgina and Nebraska to Florida, I have caught catfish all over the country. Some of my favorite locations are the Santee Cooper reservoirs in South Carolina and the mighty Tennessee River in the stretch from Tennessee into Alabama. Here’s some information on how I catch them in lakes and rivers. These fishing styles will work for catfish all over the country.
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I use Abu Garcia 7000 reels with an egg sinker, swivel and 6/0 to 8/0 circle hook. If you are looking for smaller fish, downsize your hooks and baits. Bait can be fresh cut bream, shad, hotdogs, nightcrawlers or even chicken breast chunks. All of these work. On Moultrie, you can anchor up and wait, but usually you can cover more area drifting. Set your rods all on one side of the boat and let them drag along beside or behind the boat. If there is no wind, you might need to troll. If there’s lots of wind, you might need to drop drift socks or a bucket to slow your drift. For this setup, you can use the same reels and baits, but you will need to change your terminal tackle. Use a three-way swivel to attach a slinky, Lindy weight to the bottom eye on 6- to 12-inch piece of 10- to 20-pound leader. You want your weight line to be lighter than your main so if the weight snags you don’t lose your whole rig. On the back eye, use 24 to 36 inches of heavier leader to your hook. Some people also put a small cork a few inches in front of the hook to keep the bait just off the bottom.
Santee Cooper is one of my favorite destinations for big catfish and smaller eaters, too. It’s actually two lakes, Lake Marion, the upper lake, and Moultrie, the lower lake. These lakes both have giant flatheads, huge blues and eating-sized channels. When fishing Lake Marion, I like to anchor up, cast out a bunch of baits and wait. If no bites in 30 minutes, I change locations and try again. There ON THE RIVER are flats and standing timber, and you just keep When fishing the Tennessee River from moving until you find feeding fish. Sometimes you Lake Chickamauga in Tennessee to Alabama’s mark lots of fish that aren’t feeding. Lake Pickwick, I usually go much heavier on
equipment. I go with Penn Fathoms on Big Cat Fever Rods with 80-pound braid main and 100-pound leaders, sinker slides for bigger weights, and 8/0 to 10/0 hooks, depending on how big the baits are. Sometimes a double-hook rig improves your odds. Skipjack, fresh or frozen, is the preferred bait, with bream and shad as backups. Don’t be afraid to use giant baits in big water. There are some giant fish down there! In rivers, where’s there’s a good current, you can bottom bump. This technique is also popular on the Mississippi River. You slow the boat so the current carries your lines downstream. Use just enough weight so your baits walk and bounce along the bottom. This is very productive and allows you to cover lots of water. Another thing we do sometimes where the river is fairly flat and slow is to slow drift with all the rods and lines straight down and the hooks just off the bottom. If you are marking good fish, make several passes over them. Sometimes this will fire them up. I hope this helps you catch more and bigger catfish next time you go. Please remember, if you are not going to eat it, don’t kill it. Gary Turner is a regular contributor to Coastal Angler and The Angler magazines. Contact him at gary@purgeright.com.
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reshwater or salt, I enjoy fishing for anything that swims. Specifically targeting the largest fish of a species is what I enjoy most. Whether it’s grass carp or jack crevalle, I actively seek out IGFA records to try and break. Right now, permit is on my hit list. Permit inhabit the western Atlantic from Massachusetts to southeastern
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ith texting and social media pushing the English language in an inexorable backward slide toward a form of communication that resembles hieroglyphs of the ancients, the abbreviation “PB” has become common in angler jargon. In case you didn’t already know, PB is short for personal best. You’ll often see it used on online forums and social media alongside photos of enthusiastic anglers holding large bass. “PB! Texas-rigged Ol’ Monster. 8-2,” such a post might read. Translated, the author of the post is indicating Lewis Smelcer caught this monster they caught the largest bass 14-pound, 4-ounce largemouth at they’ve ever caught on a large Porter Lake on March 5. plastic worm. It weighed FWC TROPHY CATCH PHOTO. 8-pounds, 2-ounces. If you bass fish, catching a 10-pound-plus fish is kind of the ultimate goal. However, the PB concept allows for legitimate celebration for the somewhat lesser achievement of catching a very nice fish that might not weigh 10 pounds. On the other hand, true lunker hunters might have surpassed the 10-pound mark many times, and PB provides another goal to strive for. Whichever camp you fall in, here are some tips that might help you make a PB post this summer: • Fish Where Your PB Lives. Do your research and find out where anglers are catching big fish. Florida’s TrophyCatch program has an online database where anglers report catching bass heavier than 8 pounds. Information provided includes date, size and location of the catch. All sorts of trends can be mined from the site’s searchable data. Find a trophy bass factory near you and fish it. • Fish For One Bite. When you specifically target big fish, sometimes you won’t catch anything else... or anything at all. The lures, tactics and locations for large bass are not the same for more aggressive smaller bass. Prepare to fish hard and fish patiently for just a few bites. Be ready to set the hook when it happens. • Fish The Thick Stuff. In summer, fish have settled into predictable patterns. The big fish are going to be holed up in the thickest cover they can find, whether that’s matted grass or a logjam. If you have to worry about how you’re going to get a fish out of a hole, that’s where your lure needs to be. • Fish Large Lures. Large bass have life figured out. They are lazy and are not likely to be out in open water chasing 2-inch shad around. They put on all that weight by expending as little energy as possible while consuming as many calories as possible. They eat the large, infrequent meals that show up right in front of them. Big 6-inch swimbaits, large jigs or huge plastic worms, if it looks like a slow-moving mouthful a large bass is more likely to eat it. It’s up to you to fish methodically and put your lure right in a fish’s face. For more bass fishing tips, visit coastalanglermag.com.
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RIVERS TO BAY REPORT BY: CAPT. JOHN RIVERS
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he inshore bite has been very good for many species in Tampa Bay. Let’s start with Spanish mackerel. They can be found all over Tampa Bay around the markers and near the flats where there is a lot of bait around. Next on the menu is Mangrove Snapper. The bite has really picked up the past two weeks and is only going to get better. Chum heavily, use a light leader and you’ll have good results. Red fishing has been off and on, at least for me, over the past few weeks. I know a few areas that are holding them, but getting them to eat is another story. You must catch the tide right and have the right bait, which is either a fresh cut pinfish or fresh dead threadfin. Snook fishing has been great, even though it’s June and it’s hot out. The fish that have been out on the beach are starting to make their way back into the Bay. If you’re out on the beach, no worries, there are still plenty of big snook to be caught. Just remember, they are out of season so take extra care to make sure they swim off alive. One key thing is to find clean water, hit it on the right tide and you’ll have a productive day. On my last trip, we crushed the snook, with over 20 fish and a few over 27 inches. On light tackle, these fish are tons of fun and great for families or the serious angler. Trout fishing is also very good both in the Bay and off the beaches. The key is to hit them early in the morning or close to sunset and you’ll do well. Over the next month, the fishing will pretty much stay the same. You just need to find clean water for snook, fish shaded spots for reds in the middle of the day, and mackerel are pretty much on every marker and near the flats. Yes, June can be hot, but don’t let that prevent you from booking a Tampa Bay fishing trip with Rivers to Bay Fishing Charters. We are still bending the rods, and I’ll have plenty of water on board to keep you in the fight. Captain John Rivers | www.tampabayinshoreguides.com captjohnrivers@gmail.com | 727-313-1781 4 TAMPA
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Every year, tarpon make a grand entrance into Boca Grande Pass. No one really knows for sure why they come, but some say it’s for the bountiful supply of baitfish the pass holds--others believe it’s their starting point for the mating season. One thing is for sure; they are here and in great quantities. We had teamed up with Capt. Scott Roe, a good friend and guide for the area who fishes for tarpon during the tarpon season and guides the backwaters of Charlotte Harbor the rest of the year. Capt. Scott had been keeping an eye for the best time for us to come down to tape one of our TV shows, and we were ready to battle the silver king (a nickname for tarpon). A typical tarpon trip is six hours, and you are basically fishing either an incoming or outgoing tide. The idea is to start your drift through the pass without interfering with other anglers and keeping your bait or jig just off the bottom. The pass has two major drops, and it’s the captain’s responsibility to give the command on when to raise or lower your baits, or you can kiss your tackle goodbye on the jagged wall and rocky bottom of the pass. In the old days, the fishing lines were marked with red or blue colored Continued on page 8
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Continued from page 5 yarn, each color representing a certain depth and the captain would yell, “lower your lines!”. New reels on the market have a built-in digital line counter, and other after-market attachments are available for making life easier. Making the best choice in the bait to use is like tossing a coin. Some captains like small silver dollar size pass crabs, while others like large shrimp or shad. Our choice is the jig, which is preferred by most captains for its effectiveness. Many of the local tournaments have even banned jig fishing due to its great success in catching fish. That’s a new one, when jigs are banned instead of live bait. We could see several schools of tarpon rolling on the surface, while the ones down under were the ones feeding. After several drifts, we finally had one on, and the battle began. Remember, you are in the middle of 70 or
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more boats with a leaping fish, while trying to make your way to the outside of the pass trying to get away from the group. Our fish proved to be a worthy opponent, as he managed to tangle the line around the prop of another boat. Thanks to some quick thinking, the other captain was able to spin the prop while I released the line to keep it from cutting itself around the prop. The fight continued, as now the fish made its way into the open gulf away from the maddening crowd. The next challenge was a bull shark, and this time Capt. Scott put the boat into tight turns around the tarpon hoping to spook the shark. It worked. I prayed for a long time for this battle to be over soon, and my prayers were finally answered. After a 45-minute fight, a 165-pound silver king came alongside. We took some quick pictures and released it to do battle another day. Capt. Scott Roe had done his job well. We had our fish and a great show to boot. Good fishing and tight lines. — Capt. Sergio Atanes is host of Florida West Coast Fishing Report on Facebook and YouTube every Monday night 7-8 p.m. live. He is also host to Aventuras De Pesca USA on national TV and Radio Show. reelfishing.com | Email: atanes@msn.com | Phone: 813-973-7132
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here is no simple answer for the right speargun length you need. There are several factors that you will need to consider for the type of diving you are doing. By answering these questions, you can narrow down the right length speargun you will need for the diving you will be doing. Here are some of the important considerations when picking your speargun length. The biggest factor in picking your speargun should be normal visibility in your dive location. Visibility is so important, because it will impact fish behavior dramatically. The further away the fish can see a diver the longer the shot that diver may have to take. That means in clean water you will likely need a longer speargun to get the longer ranges. The opposite side of the spectrum is still important to consider. In bad visibility, you will want a short, maneuverable speargun to get the spear pointed at the fish quickly. Even in bad visibility it is important to be able to see the end of your speargun, the fish and what is beyond the fish. Make sure you are practicing safe spearfishing and always know what is beyond your target. After normal visibility conditions, you need to consider the speargun’s maneuverability. Other than the physical design of the speargun, the length is going to impact how well the speargun tracks through the water. If you are hunting reef fish that dart into holes, ledges or caves, that could mean the right length speargun for you is going to be a short gun. You may not need to take a long shot, but you will need to get your speargun pointed at a fish in a hole quickly, before it hides even deeper in the rocks. Pelagic species,
that stay in the water column, may give you a longer opportunity to get the speargun pointed at the fish, so maneuverability may be less important. The last big consideration comes down to the type of fish you are targeting. Some species just stay far away from divers, so you need a long, powerful speargun to get the range needed to hunt them. Wahoo, tuna, and billfish are all great examples of fish that usually require longer shots. There are always stories about divers who were lucky enough to get point blank shots but, overall, these fish keep their distance. That means long, powerful spearguns with four to six bands are needed. That size gun loses maneuverability and really can’t be used in limited visibility, but it is a specialized speargun for a specific purpose. Most reef species don’t need as much speargun, but it can come down to your hunting technique. You should get a speargun that has a similar effective range to the visibility where you dive. The effective range of a speargun is, generally, about two to three times the length of the speargun’s band stretch distance. Notable exceptions come into play if you are targeting reef species in holes--then you just want a speargun that has enough power to put the spear shaft through the fish. The challenge of picking the right speargun comes down to the problem that there is no single speargun that meets all of a diver’s needs. As time goes by you will collect all the spearguns you need for the types of diving you do.
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ur goal is to educate future anglers 15 years old and under and teach them how to fish the Tampa Bay area. Fishing is a great way to get kids to bond with their parents, siblings and friends. Learning how to fish and being outside will provide a new experience away from computer games. Not every child can be an athlete, but every child can be an angler. We will teach each child the where and how to catch fish. Our staff includes some of the top charter captains in the area. All captains are donating their time to educate every child. Topics covered will be the types of fish to catch in the Tampa Bay area, knowing the types of live baits and artificial baits, casting and how to throw a net. For the first 100 RSVPs, each child will receive a rod and reel combo to take home at no charge (a $50 value). Our sponsors will be donating fishing tackle products to all children participating in our fishing clinic. Free food and drinks will be available at the end of the clinic. ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT You MUST be the first 100 that RSVP to get your free rod and reel combo and free goodie bag. RSVP to Capt. Sergio Atanes | E-mail at Atanes@MSN.com Child’s name, parent’s or guardian’s name and phone number. For more information, call or text 813-973-7132
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une is another solid month for fishing. The water temperature is remaining stable due to the long, hot days. Start your days early to try to beat the heat. Having a reliable local bait shop that opens early is a priceless tool for fishing guides and recreational anglers alike. In Hernando County, many of us stroll into Dixie Lee Bait and Tackle to gear up and get the supplies and bait we need. At Dixie Lee, you can expect the doors to open every day at 6:00 AM sharp. The knowledge, statistics and techniques you hear from local bait shops can really help your productivity--especially specifics to your area. In our area, the sea trout are on the move into deeper water. There will still be a few large trout in the bays and at the mouth of the tidal creeks, but most of them are moving off-shore. Don’t let the deeper water deter you. You can still catch them in about 6 to 8 feet of water near rock piles. Use popping corks with shrimp or a 1/4-ounce jig head with a white soft plastic. Because the trout are moving out, I tend to shift focus onto redfish and snook this time of year. The snook bite has really turned on! We use
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plenty of free-lined greenbacks (bait fish) around the rocky points and at the mangrove lines. You can also catch them with big creek chubs or live shrimp. Fishing the highest point of the high tide is a great technique, since snook prefer moving water to feed. “When the water is movin’, they’ll be chewin’!” My last snook trip had lots of action, despite a few hiccups. Due to unforeseen problems at the dock, I didn’t have a chance to retrieve bait as I usually do. So, I made a call to a fellow guide and friend of mine, Captain Dencil Powell with Rajun Cajun Fishing Charters, to see if he had any luck finding bait. Well, of course, he did. He had filled his bait wells to the brim that morning. Since he had plenty to share, he offered us a portion of his bait, which loaded my wells, and off we went. We must have boated over 10 good snook that day--with the largest fish measuring over 31 inches! The redfish bite remains strong. You have to follow the mullet--look for large schools and fish that are jumping out of the water. Over the last few weeks, I have noticed that the mullet are displaced way off the islands and mangrove banks. Instead of fishing close to the banks, as we typically do, we are casting about 50 yards off the banks which results in non-stop redfish action. Most of the redfish were caught using live shrimp and a cork, white bait and pinfish. Many of our inshore species will eat a wide variety of bait, so don’t stress too much about bait choice. Rather, focus on timing the tide and finding the right location. I hope everyone has a great month of fishing! Be safe and tight lines. Captain Gary Reel Shallow Fishn Charters | 352-575-6791 www.reelshallowfishn.com | Facebook @Reel shallow fishn charters
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he wind was unrelenting this spring. It kept me off the water more than I prefer. I have high hopes it will subside by the time this article is published, but if not, here is an approach that saved the day more than once this spring. If you find yourself facing high winds, consider the following. Safety is always No. 1 on the water, so let’s keep that in the forefront as you read. On windy days, the majority of the time, I seek shelter and fish the lee shoreline. First and foremost, it is the most comfortable place to fish, and the safest depending on wind velocity. Unfortunately, the fish don’t always spend their time feeding looking for a protected and calm area. Think about it like this, turbid water can disorient smaller bait fish easier than it will the larger gamefish we all seek. Therefore, the windward shore is at times where the fish will feed more frequently. For one, it is simply an easier meal. Secondly, the wind current can blow and congregate smaller fish in that area, shoreline or cove. With the why out of the way, here is how I fished this approach on a recent trip. The cove I describe opens to the bay on the west, has two drains on the north and east, and I had a southeast wind of 15 to 20 knots. I started with the comfortable approach and one that, in general, made the most sense. I waded the protected shore and fished in front of the two
drains. The water color was clean, and there was some bait tight to the shoreline in very skinny water. For all practical purposes, it was too skinny to fish and grassy. After thoroughly working the lee shore and drains without a bite, I rounded the curve and focused my attention on the windward, dirty north shore. Upon approach, I noticed the bait was farther out than it had been on the lee shore. This was key, because it was hovering in a fishable depth. My weedless rattling paddletail drew attention to my lure in this dirty turbid water. After making several cast directly downwind to the bank, I quickly determined the distance from the shore where the water was deep enough to not foul my hook. Once I knew the zone, I angled my cast at 45 degrees from the bank. This allowed me to fish somewhat parallel to the shore and keep my lure in the bait zone. Although it was less comfortable casting across the wind with waves crashing me from behind in muddy water, this saved the day and is where all the reds and trout were caught. Remember, when fishing the windward shore, be mindful of where you anchor your vessel and keep safety first. Capt. Michael Okruhlik is the inventor of Knockin Tail Lures with the built-in tail rattle, Controlled Descent Lures and the owner of www.MyCoastOutdoors.com.
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youth scholarships, to the thousands of statewide STAR registrants.” The 2022 STAR competition has 17 divisions targeting 12 inshore and offshore species plus the cleanup of trash. STAR’s signature Tagged Redfish Division offers winners the choice of a Contender Boats 22 Sport, Pathfinder Boats 2200 TRS or Spyder Boats Vapor 19FX, all powered by Yamaha Outboards. In addition, this year’s competition is debuting the Alta Equipment Super STAR Tagged Redfish prize, which if caught, will give the winner $50,000. The two winning youth anglers in the signature division can also win new boats powered with Yamaha Outboards, trailers, Minn Kota trolling motors and Humminbird electronics. The best opportunity to catch this year’s tagged redfish will be in Brevard, Citrus and Charlotte Counties, STAR’s 2022 Destination Counties which each have eight tagged redfish in their coastal waters. One of the newest divisions, the Tigress Outriggers and Gear Tagged Dolphin Division offers one winner a $10,000 cash prize. The first STAR registrant and CCA Florida member who catches a tagged dolphin, released in the coastal waters of Florida for STAR by the Dolphin Research program implemented by the Beyond Our Shores foundation, will win. STAR is a family-friendly competition, and
CCA Florida youth members (ages 6 to 17) can participate for free. Kids are encouraged to submit entries in the Youth Scholarship Division presented by Realtree Fishing for an opportunity to win one of 12 scholarships totaling $100,000. Other divisions include ladies, kayak, conservation, guides and more. Since most division winners are determined by a random drawing, it is not about catching the biggest fish, any size fish can win. Registration is open and ends Sept. 5. To register for STAR 2022 or receive additional information on divisions, prizes and more, visit ccaflstar.com or Facebook.
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ne of the most popular events of the Gulf Coast big-game tournament circuit is celebrating 20 years of exciting, high-stakes competition. The 20th annual Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic is set to get underway June 22 and continue through June 26 at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. This year’s platinum anniversary will showcase some of the sport’s top boats vying for million-dollar cash prizes. The Wind Creek Casino & Hotel-Atmore is the 2022 presenting sponsor. “We are celebrating 20 years of the Classic in style,” said Tournament Director Jason Draughn. “I’d like to welcome back all our valued contestants and Wind Creek, our presenting sponsor. I’d also like to welcome our two new tournament partners, MarineMax/Grady-White and Pelagic, Jack Daniels and SeaKeeper as new sponsors and Krueger, Fosdyck & Associates/Merrill Lynch once again, along with our fantastic line-up of other sponsors and supporters. We couldn’t have had this much fun for 20 years without every one of them!” Participants will be competing for awards and more than two million dollars in cash with blue marlin the top prize. Eligible fish must be at least 110 inches long to qualify. That minimum is measured from the tip of the fish’s lower jaw to the fork of the tail. Qualifiers typically average 500 pounds or heavier. In addition to the blue marlin weight category, smaller blues, white marlin, sailfish and spearfish that are successfully released earn points in the competitive release division. Releases are verified by video footage. Yellowfin and bigeye tuna, wahoo and dolphin are scored one point per pound. The ECBC attracts multi-million dollar sport-fishing yachts from across the Gulf of Mexico as well as the southeastern United States. Fishing begins after Thursday’s noon start from the Destin Pass and concludes Saturday afternoon. Eligible fish are weighed Friday and Saturday evenings at the Baytowne Marina. Viewing is free and open to the public. Hancock Whitney Bank is sponsoring the ECBC Golf Scramble, which is open to participants and sponsors. Final details are in the works. This year, entries made at the kick-off on June 22 will be charged a late fee, so early registration is recommended.
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If you read my column last month, I introduced the topic of true long-distance lures. This month, I’m going to present the elements of a lure that allow it to be cast a long way. I hope this helps you select lures that achieve excellent distance and action. Shape: A lure that’s built for distance is elongated so that the widest diameter or width is no more than a quarter of the lure length. Width adds air resistance, which results in lost momentum and poorer performance. On the other hand, counter to what some may think, very slim lures are also not the best. Unless most of the weight is at the very end of the tail, a super slim lure will These see-through pencil lures illustrate tumble with air resistance weight placement for an optimized on a cast, which has balance of casting distance and fishing a negative effect on action. They also demonstrate proper distance. ratios between length and width. The longest distance lures have their widest diameter at a fifth and a third of the length of the lure, from the tail. Buoyancy: There is no doubt that sinking lures cast farther than floating lures with a similar shape. Within reason, the more dense a lure is, the farther it will fly. Depending on the brand, these can be called “Super Long Distance,” “Bullet” or “Rocket” type lures. Unless you specifically want a topwater presentation, you want a lure that sinks at rest if you’re after distance. Weight Position: To impart the most momentum to a lure in the casting movement, the majority of weight should be located between the tail and a third of the length from the tail. Total Weight: This one depends on angler preference as well as the rod being used. There are situations when light tackle is called for. However, for pure distance, regardless of a lure’s dimensions, there’s a weight range between 1.5 and 4 ounces for most anglers and most rods to deliver the most efficient casts. That can be narrowed down to a sweet spot of 2.5 to 3 ounces in most cases. Only trial and error will dial in what works best for you and your needs. Appendages: The denser the lure, the better it is for the distance. The catch is, high density may impact swimming action. The best lures offer the best of both worlds. Appendages such as side wings provide lift in the water when a lure is retrieved, which provides action without sacrificing casting distance. Next month, we’ll speak about types of long distance lures. Legendary angler Patrick Sebile is a world record holder and an award-winning designer of innovative lures and fishing gear. Check out his creations at abandofanglers.com.
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