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Mangrove Snapper on Slack Tide | William Toney
Moving tide is good but I've found that when the high tide comes to a stand ( slack ) the bite is at its best. The water is generally clear so you can see the fish and I use live shrimp for bait.
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Fishing Videos | Learn Better Tactics and Techniques
When you think about it, no matter your pursuit, preparedness starts in the mind. You need to acquire basic skills and then work you way up the learning curve, getting better and better the more you apply what you have learned. It also helps to take in a variety of perspectives. Our fishing videos area great tool for improving your base of knowledge.
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Reef Fishing | Beast or Feast
There are so many ways to target reef species. The depth of the water, wind and current all play critical rolls in how you go about presenting baits. Fish can also suspend at various depths, from the bottom all the way to the top. Will you be anchored, drifting or holding your position under power? Each of these options allows for a multitude of fishing techniques to be employed. Your reef fishing presentations can range from bottom fishing, jigging, casting, trolling, kite fishing, sight fishing or deep dropping.
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Summer Bass Fishing | Retrieve Speed | Mike Gerry
Without the correct reel this could be impossible and a lot of work especially if you have a slow reel. You must consider the speed of the reel you are using and the speed at which you are working the frog; judgement and understanding is key to catching bass in this technique along with wrist and hand action your retrieve speed needs for-thought to be successful.
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Fishing Spillways | Giant Snook Await
When water starts to pass through the spillway, the current created by the spilling water sucking more water along with it creates lots of vibration on the water system. Fish are drawn to this like dinner bell. Shad, bream, shiners, oscars, speckled perch, largemouth bass, channel catfish and crawfish are all drawn in. When the water level reaches specific levels and the control gates open, the force of suction is too much for many fish and they cascade over the spill. This is shock and awe for these fish.
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Fishing Videos | The Path to Knowledge
Sourcing high quality fishing videos with an intent to learn more can be trying. There is so much nonsense out there. Why spend half a day searching, when you can get right to learning. That is what In The Spread offers. Convenience, experience and the deep knowledge that comes with it.
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Lake Guntersville Bass Fishing | Jigging Spoons in the Summer
The key to catching largemouth bass on a jigging spoon is snapping the spoon off the bottom. When you do that the spoon falls quickly back down through the water column, yet meanders side to side to the bottom. This is when you generally get hit. Your reel and rod must support the hook set so rod strength and reel speed is especially important.
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Mangrove Snapper | Hit and Run Fishing
The mangrove snapper utilizes classic hit and run tactics. They are surgical. Bam, the action will be on and then poof. Just like that the shows over. What normally happens is the mangrove snapper will move in aggressively. These guys are voracious and cannot resist first crack at your bait presentation. But, something will tip them off.
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Daytime Swordfishing | Advanced Deep Dropping Made Easier
The challenge is how you hit those bottom spots. Deep dropping baits requires attention to detail. The last thing you want to do is get you presentation tangled up your lead or leader of both. A steady hand and understanding of how to stretch your line out is key. Even without current, it is not advisable to just drop your bait over and let it descend in free spool. Using your boat to help stretch out your rig is helpful.
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Retrieve and Cadence in Largemouth Bass Fishing | Mike Gerry
Many of the world’s best bass fisherman will talk about cadence as a key to catching fish on many different types of baits. There is no doubt that cadence is especially important while retrieving a bait, but cadence does not mean to do the same thing every time you work a bait.
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Golden Tilefish | Deep Dropping for Good Eats
Focusing on what the bottom is telling you is key to finding these gems. Tilefish burrow out small cave like structures in the muddy bottom where they make their home. They will stick very close to the shelter of their burrow, venturing out to grab a bite and darting back into the cover of the burrow. This not only makes them hard to mark on your machine, it also requires your baits to be on the bottom
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Justin Nguyen | Florida Peacock Bass Fishing Guide
It is Justin's knack for knowing where fish will stage to ambush their next meal and how to trigger bites that will have you landing any number of peacock bass and other exotic fish. He is one of those guys that will always catch fish. He has a keen ability to find the right stretches of water that hold peacock bass waiting to chew your fly or lure.
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Popping Cork Rig | Sea Trout Fishing - Captain William Toney
Cast the popping cork rig ahead of the boats drift and give it 2 to 3 good pops then pause for a few seconds and repeat this same motion back to the boat. Most of the strikes will come as the bait is falling from the last pop.
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How to Fish in Adriatic Sea? Best Short Tips!
The Adriatic Sea may be surrounded by small countries, but the shoreline is very long! There are thousands of bays, peninsulas, and other landscape features that make it so good for fishing. Hundreds of islands from north to south offer some spectacular fishing sites, as well as the historical locations and charming cities.
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Peacock Bass Fishing Florida | Captain Justin Nguyen
The thinking is that there are hundreds of miles of interconnected canals and inland waterways that were cut to carry water from the swamps to the sea. In most of these stretches of water you will find peacock bass. To really navigate all these options and to get into some super skinny areas that hold chunk bass, you need a guide that is accustomed to fishing overgrown, hard to get to spots. This is where Captain Justin Nguyen comes in.
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Triple Tail Fish | Simple Technique for Catching
If I spot one I will slow the vessel down after passing the fish, then idle on a wide berth back up wind or tide to cut the motor off and drift into casting range. Sometimes the triple tail will be deep under the buoy and will look like grass to a untrained eye.
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Planer Fishing | Target Suspended Fish
During the heat of the day, you will need to get your presentations down where the fish are suspended. How do you get your baits down 10, 20, 30 or even 40 feet in the water column, where the fish are, and keep them there, while you troll around? Fishing planers are the answer.
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Musky Fishing Techniques | Cory Allen on the Figure 8
The reason the fish followed your bait in most cases was either you were unaware of its presence and thus couldn't react accordingly to make it "evade" or simply the distance and angle from the rod tip to your presentation wouldn't allow such drastic maneuvers anyway but at boatside you can.
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Rigging Trolling Lures | Start With Quality Lure Heads
There are so many different lures for so many applications. It is crazy the amount of lure sizes and shapes available for every species. Based on the lure size, the component sizes vary. Hooks, crimps, leader material, cable, shrink tube, chafe gear, bibs, wire, so forth and so on, all change. It's never ending.
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Understanding Bass Movements | Lake Guntersville Fishing
The biggest advice I give folks is to understand what the natural details of the spot or area where you have found fish without making a big run. In other words, is the area a point, a contour drop or break; does it have wood on it, what are the specifics that surround you so you can move to another location close to where your fishing?