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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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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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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. The Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel was this year’s tournament host. High Roller sponsors included the City of Biloxi, Release Marine, Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast, Gorenflo’s Tackle and Marina Store and Yeti Coolers. Next year’s tournament is slated for June 3-9. For more on the Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic, go to mgcbc. com.
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lex Hensley, of Fort Walton Beach, caught a 22-inch STAR-tagged redfish on June 12 near Rocky Creek in Okaloosa County. He is now the new owner of a Pathfinder 2200TRS with a Yamaha 150, Humminbird Solix electronics and a Minn Kota Terova trolling motor. This awesome prize package was the first of the major prizes to be awarded in CCA-Florida’s signature event for 2018. The statewide fishing contest kicked-off May 26 and will run through Sept. 3. If you fish in Florida and are not registered for CCA-Florida STAR, you could be missing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes. CCA Florida STAR, presented by Yamaha, is the largest family friendly saltwater fishing competition in Florida. Unlike traditional fishing tournaments, STAR focuses on conservation and offers up to $500,000 in prizes and scholarships. CCA Florida is using the social media-based, 101-day event to educate the public on the importance of protecting Florida’s marine resources. Recognized as a “catch, photo and release” competition, STAR’s smart phone app eliminates the requirement for anglers to harvest or capture and transport fish. “Our state’s natural resources and fisheries are here for our enjoyment, and we understand that smart fishing will preserve these resources for the future,” said Brian Gorski, CCA Florida executive director. Remaining prizes in the event’s STAR Signature Division include a new GMC Sierra Pickup or one of several Yamaha-powered boat packages including a Contender 22 Sport, a Hewes Redfisher 16, a Carolina Skiff 21 Ultra and a Cottonmouth Aluminum Bay/Flats boat. “It really can happen, you just need to be registered for STAR when you go fishing said Leiza Fitzgerald, STAR director. With 17 divisions, 11 species included in the event, and most winners determined by random drawing, anglers of all ages and skill levels have opportunities to win. Registration is $40 for current CCA Florida members, or $75 for non-members, which includes CCA Florida membership. Kids ages 6-17 can register for free with their current ($10) CCA Florida youth membership. Alex Hensley has been a member of nonprofit CCA-Florida, the state’s leading marine fisheries conservation, education and advocacy organization, since May of 2017. “I knew the rules and followed them, then the excitement set in,” said Hensley. “I’m still in shock and incredibly blessed to be the first registered angler.” Register today, go fishing, and like Alex you could be the shocked and incredibly blessed owner of a new truck or Yamaha-powered boat package. For more information on STAR, or to register, visit their Facebook page or ccaflstar.com.
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he sun is shining, and the water is warm, so it’s time to hit the beach! This summer, lend a hand in keeping your favorite beaches and reefs clean. Every day more marine debris is building up in our waterways and along the shoreline. By practicing the “one-piece” plan, over time you can make a big impact helping the environment and the animals that rely on healthy habitats. Each time you go to the beach, kayak or paddleboard along a waterway, dive underwater on the reefs, or hit the bay in your fishing boat, make a point to pick up and remove one piece of litter. Another easy way to have a significant positive impact is to add a fourth “R” to “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.” That fourth “R” is “Refuse!” Single-use items, like plastic cutlery, grocery bags, disposable cups and straws are a threat to animals like sea turtles and birds when they
are whole. These items also break down to form micro-plastics, which are easily digested by many marine animals, and can wreak havoc on their digestive systems. Plastic bags pose a problem for our marine life if they end up in the ocean, as they resemble jellyfish floating along the surface, a tasty source of food for many animals. Sea turtles, sharks and even swordfish ingest these bags. As anglers, it’s important to know where you can drop off discarded fishing line. Pura Vida Divers serves as a great Monofilament Recycling Center for Singer Island and the West Palm Beach area. There are alternative centers throughout Palm Beach County as well. I’m sure there are centers in your area. If you’re ready to act and you’re in Palm Beach County, volunteer for the July Beach and Reef Cleanup with Pura Vida Divers to help us keep Phil Foster Park and our offshore reefs free of debris. Volunteers can walk the beach to gather litter, swim along the Snorkel Trail at the Blue Heron Bridge to remove in-water items, or scuba dive offshore to remove fishing line and marine debris from the coral reefs off West Palm Beach. The cleanup takes place on Saturday, July 14 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kids and families are welcome to participate! All cleanup supplies will be provided, including gloves, grabbers, mesh bags for in-water volunteers and buckets for anyone cleaning the shoreline. Volunteer hours are available for students. To register, call the Pura Vida shop at 561840-8750 or visit www.PuraVidaDivers.com. If you can’t make the July clean up here in Palm Beach County, join us later this year on Saturday, Sept. 15 for the International Coastal Cleanup! Pura Vida Divers is the proud sponsor of Phil Foster Park through the Palm Beach County Adopt-A-Park program. They host quarterly beach and in-water cleanups at that location every year. To learn more, sign up with Pura Vida Divers for the Project AWARE Dive Against Debris specialty class.
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ost of us are seldom satisfied. Picture those days when you are in the right spot and fishing is really good. Suddenly, an almost irresistible urge tries to force you to search for an even better area. Who among us at one time or another has not abandoned fast action with smaller fish to search for even larger quarry or a different species. We quickly convince ourselves that if we fail to find better sport, we can always come back to what we are presently enjoying. 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 better fishing. 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,
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he fishing in and around the Islamorada area has been great in spite of the rain storms of the last few weeks the Tarpon bite has been great, we have mostly been fishing live bait at the local bridges, but I have had a few clients out fly fishing as well. My new Contender 25 bay boat is on the water and the first fishing charter was a success with a big tarpon that ran us in and out of the bridge pilings for 10 min before heading out into the backcountry, I had a chance to take it offshore for some Mahi Mahi action as well and we were able to catch a few schoolies but friends who were in the same area had some great action with larger fish that made me jealous. If you are looking to catch a silver king this season you should get out to the bridges on a falling tide and put a live pilchard or mullet under a cork, if I had only one last fish to catch it would be a tarpon so this is by far my favorite time of year. If you are more interested in something for the table the snapper bite has been great weather you are fishing in the backcountry under the mangroves or out on the patches the bite has been on. On my boat when we are going for big snappers we have 20-30lb fluorocarbon on a 20ft leader with a circle hook or a jighead and a live pilchard, I like to use beaded line with a long leader and chum heavy. If you have a full live well then start live chumming, “I like to say it’s like handing out business cards” if you let the fish know you are there and get them eating then you can start free lining a pilchard back in the chum slick and hold on. Here are a few photos from some recent trips, if you can get away for a day give me a shout I would love to get you out on the new boat. COASTALANGLERMAG.COM • THEANGLERMAG.COM
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uly is an awesome month! The kids are out for the summer, the fishing is great, let’s see what’s biting. Trolling this month we have had a good bite of mahi and tuna, most of the mahi have been caught out a bit further in the 800-1300 foot range. Working the grass lines is the standard approach but keep a look out for floating pieces of debris and working birds. Once you find a school of mahi its time to break out the spinning gear, whole squid, bonita chunks, ballyhoo and live pilchards should be enough to make these fish dinner guests. The tuna are best around the humps early in the morning or later in the evening, trolling small lures on 40 pound flourocarbon will get plenty of bites. There’s even been a few blue marlin caught while looking for the mahi! You never know what your next bite is going to be. Bottom fishing can be tricky during the summer months due to the strong currents and the abundance of floating sargasm grass. Some days we’ll use up to 7 pounds of weight just to hold bottom. Toughing out these summer conditions are rewarding, plenty of mutton snapper, red and black grouper have been finding their way to the fish box. For the muttons 30 feet of 60 pound flourocarbon leader and a 6/0 mustad circle hook tied to a three way swivel has been the ticket. For the grouper you definitely need to beef up the tackle, 50 pound class conventional outfit with 25 feet of 125 pound monofilament leader tied to a heavy duty three way swivel. Live pinfish, grunts, speedos, yellow tail and blue runner are some of the groupers favorite meals. Use some smaller baits if you’re looking for the muttons, bonito strips, ballyhoo plugs, cigar minnows and small live pinfish. Anchoring up in 120180 feet of water on wrecks and live bottom will put you in the right neighborhood. The yellowtail bite has been great and the mangrove snapper are starting to show up in numbers along the edge of the reef. Any where you catch the yellowtail during the day, go back after the sun goes down and that’s when the mangroves take over.
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Our focus returns to the reef and wreck areas during July. The dolphin fishing was excellent in June, and it should roll into July. However, we generally find many more sublegal fish this month than other times of the year. Hence, the reason to concentrate on reef and wreck fishing. Love is in the water, as the yellowtail, mangrove and mutton snapper are all in their spawning mode for the next month or two. This causes them to be aggressive eaters. The most consistent action tends to be the 30- to 60-foot depths plus the deeper wrecks. The yellowtails are in the 15- to 18-inch class, and the mangroves weigh anywhere from two pounds all the way up to eight to ten pounds. For the yellowtails and mangroves, large amounts of chum are required. This time of year, we begin using 25-pound blocks in chum nets with large holes, allowing large amounts of chum to escape, which holds their interest. Pair the frozen chum with a slop mixture of YellowtailUp and oats or chum balls made from ChumDrop, and you should have non-stop action. David Bridges brought For the yellowtails, we drift small cut baits, such as some buddies for ballyhoo, silversides or shrimp, back in the slick with an offshore trip with 15-pound fluoro leaders and small, light wire hooks. Capt. Jason Bell and The mangroves tend to hug the bottom more than SeaSquared Charters. the yellowtails. So, it’s imperative your baits are on or near the bottom to get bit by the largest mangs. They had a great Chum balls with large chunks of ballyhoo or pinfish dolphin bite with a will get even the most finicky of the mangroves and mut- bonus snowy grouper tons to eat. We also use live pinfish or ballyhoo fished on a jighead when the fish are more aggressive. This technique may also result in grouper hookups, so be prepared to use slightly heavier tackle than you would for yellowtails, specifically 15-pound main line and 20-pound fluorocarbon leaders. We’re still getting goodsize mutton snappers on the wrecks. These fish average 12 to 15 pounds. You’ll need live pinfish or ballyhoo. Pilchards are ideal if you can get them. If you decide to head offshore for dolphin and tuna, your best bet is to leave the dock early in the day as the bite Brett and his sons fished with Capt. Jason quite often shuts down by midBell and SeaSquared Charters. They caught to late-morning. Shallow water shark fishing yellowtails, this black grouper, a couple big around the bayside flats and amberjacks and a nice mutton
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uly is a great time of year in Key West for fishing. This year it will be when the water warms up and the summer fisheries kick into high gear. It has been a cooler than usual spring and the fish are just waiting for the warmth. The dolphin will show up on weed lines in 700 feet of water out to 2500 feet of water. Weeds lines will begin to lie east to west and dolphin feed down them looking for small bait fish under the weed. Debris in the line will hold big dolphin and large wahoo. It is a great time of year to troll small artificial lures. It helps you pick up your speed and cover more ground and shake the weeds easier. Remember the more ground you cover the more fish you should encounter. The tuna will be feeding early morning and late afternoon from 200 feet of water out past the Wall. On the reef the snapper bite will continue to be fun especially around sunset time of day. The mangrove snapper will spawn in 60120 feet depending on the current. The flats will warm up and the bonefish and tarpon will settle into the flats and sight fishing them whether you use bait or fly will be really productive. Permit will be on the shallow water wrecks and edges of the flats cruising for stray crabs. The gulf wrecks will fill with sharks and jewfish most of the cobia will be gone but the occasional straggler will still bite. All in all the summer fishery is one that fills your plate well so get out there and enjoy the calm winds warm days and fun fishing. Capt Mike Weinhofer Compass Rose Charters 305-395-3474 www.Fishnkw.com
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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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