In The Spread Fishing Blog
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Fishing is About Learning, So Never Stop
If you want to be a better fisherman, you have to go fishing, duh. But, you also need to find anglers that a much better than you and learn how they do what they do. Just remember, people fish differently all over the world. Methods differ, when it comes to rigging, connections, boating, angling and the types of fishing tackle may not be what you are used to. Interacting with outstanding fishermen from around the world deepens your base of knowledge. The more you know, the more you catch. Get to it.
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Florida Fishing Regulations for Sea Trout
With the new rule for Florida sea trout coming to our region at 4 fish per angler between 15 to 19 inches and one fish per vessel over 20 with no captains take is a big win for gulf coast fishing.
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Early Fall Florida Fishing the Big Bend
This time of year its hard to go wrong when your fishing on the Big Bend. Sea trout, redfish, snook and grouper are on the chew.
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Bass Fishing and Changing Water Temperature
Regardless of the time of year the bass react negatively to falling water temperatures when the deep water is colder than above. I have seen the effects of water temperature for many years now, and falling temps hurt the fishing under these conditions. However, the drops from hot water to cooling temps increase the bite and make timing everything when it comes to getting on the water.
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Rowley Shoals Fishing Videos In The Spread
We will be filming here for a week, so we should be coming back with some fantastic new fishing videos. We will be targeting all the usual offshore fishing species like blue marlin, black marlin, tuna and wahoo, and the legendary reef donkeys like GT's or giant trevally, dogtooth tuna, coral trout, emperor fish and several other species.
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Understanding Bass Fishing Spots
The biggest advantage about understanding your bass fishing spot and learning how to expand your fishing spots is you generally do not have to travel far to find more fish. Bass move to similar locations within close proximity and are generally not too far away from where you just caught them before.
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The South's Premier Musky Fishing Guide
Cory Allen uses a variety of unconventional tactics to puts 50" musky in his boat every month of the year. If you are down south or want to fish in the winter, check him out. He is taking bookings now for the Winter. Take advantage of this opportunity to fish with an absolute ninja.
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Bass Fishing Tips on 10 to 1 Reel Speed
The mental part of fast reels can also change how you fish. For example, baits that need speed are easily fished using a fast reel, but those that require you to slow down a fast reel requires you to put some mental thought into what you doing with the bait. Although a good fisherman always is in mental charge of their bait, many inexperienced fishermen are not, and putting a fast reel in a inexperienced fisherman may really hurt their ability to catch a fish.
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Getting Hooked by a Fishing Hook | In The Spread - Dwayne Hickey
We talk a lot about how to care for a musky once it's in the net, and equally important is taking care of yourself during the unhooking, picture taking phase. No, a musky will not try to bite you! Your not holding a wild cat or a rattlesnake. However, you are trying to get very big hooks out of a mouth that's full of Sharp teeth.
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Redfish Fishing | Know the Winds and Tide | Capt. William Toney
Finding fishing spots and turning them into routes are a daily ritual with me as a full time inshore guide. Every trip I have planned in my head the direction and spots that I intend to fish but sometimes weather, wind or another angler already at that location can make me reevaluate the situation and move on to another route.
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The "Trolling" Motor
Kinda funny... How in almost every walk of fishing, the trolling motor is used almost exclusively for casting, while the big motor seems to be the divisor between tactics... Boy. How. Wrong. They. Are.
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Keys to Deep Crank Bait Fishing | Largemouth Bass | Mike Gerry
When the summertime hits most of us that love to fish the deep ledges, enjoy the challenge of deep cranking bass lures; it’s a technique that has challenged the best of fisherman and will continue. There are however keys to making a day of deep cranking successful; but its not easy and you must start with the basics.
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Safety Pin Style Lures and Grubs with Trailer Hooks - Cory Allen
Most people utilize trailer hooks simply as that, an extra hook to extend their reach. You're missing out on an entirely complementary presentation element, however, by not slapping some meat on that rig.
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How to Catch Redfish | Captain William Toney - In The Spread
Choosing the right bait depends on what type of angler you are. Redfish will take artificials just as fast as live bait, but after 20 years of guiding some days one bait will outshine the other. One all around artificial bait that should be in every anglers bag of tricks is a gold spoon. Spoons mimic a dying bait fish and can be cast a long distant. A soft plastic jerkbait is always a good choice.
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Is It Too Hot for Muskie Fishing | In The Spread - Dwayne Hickey
You see, there are other factors to consider when fishing muskies in border line hot conditions. From the catch to the release, caution has to be taken to give your fish the best chance for survival. So you've got her in the net but she rolled like a gator and twisted nine treble hooks tightly into the netting. You dont have much time to diagnose the problem.
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Topwater Musky Fishing | Slow and Steady Wrecks Their Face
The biggest misconception of all time is that topwater has to inherently create a ruckus to cause a commotion...
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Grouper Fishing | Florida Big Bend - Capt. William Toney
Saturday June first is the opening of grouper season. Gag grouper is the predominate grouper in the big bend area. It's possible to catch a keeper in shallow water at 12 feet but 30 to 40 foot will be more realistic.
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Bass Fishing Tips | Electronics 101 | In The Spread
There are many functions and capabilities on today’s electronics that have very little to do with the average fisherman; although necessary for the advanced fisherman the person that fishes a couple times a month doesn’t need to be an expert in using the advanced functions. I also realize that human nature is to want to purchase the best and have all the functions available in-case you need it.
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H20 Rampage Crank | Musky Lures | Cory Allen - In The Spread
The H20 Rampage Crank, the best crankbait you probably haven't ever heard of Roger Watters basically has turned this body style into a variety of sizes and lip designs from shallow bill to deep running with weight screw inserts, and I've personally used them in the 4" and 7" sizes, this being the 7".
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Summer Walley Fishing | Dwayne Hickey | In The Spread
Here in the south, the walleye spawn is over and the fish are moving back down to the deeper reservoir and settling into the typical summer pattern. Center Hill lake offers some quality Walleye fishing throughout the summer period. These fish will settle into a summer "pattern", usually from 18 to 25 feet of water. Multiple fish will hang together in this depth throughout the summer.