Black Drum Fishing Videos
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Black "puppy" Drum Fishing With Capt. William Toney
Black drum are often overlooked when it comes to the quality they provide in terms of table fare. Even though you do not get a larger fillet off the fish, their meat is very tasty. Now, the smaller or “puppy” sized fish are your choice for keepers. The larger fish, those over 30'', start to have worms in the meat, so you want to avoid them. This inshore fish is certainly underappreciated for their light tackle sporting quality. When venturing out for some wintertime inshore and backcountry saltwater fishing action, knowing how to target black drum selectively can help put more fish in the boat and food on the table. What we are trying to do with this In The Spread instructional video is to take the learning curve out of the process for you. We are going to be targeting mid-winter “puppy” drum in deeper spots on the Homosassa River. You can certainly target these guys from Texas all the way around Florida and up the East coast. Capt. William Toney is going to share fishing tips and tactics to help you catch more eating sized drum. William is a Florida light tackle fishing expert with a lifetime of experience fishing inshore and backcountry waters. As bottom feeders like their cousins the redfish and sea trout, they tend to feed on shrimp, fiddler crabs, smaller blue crabs. You can see what black drum baits we use and how to hook them in the video. If they are feeding heavily, you can even catch them on artificial lures. Homosassa fishing benefits from the spring feed headwaters being a constant 72 degrees and as the tides move out this warm water is pulled out of the river. So, the holes and deeper channels near the rivers edge will hold warmer swirling water and thus quality bait. This is where your black drum will hold. See how we target them, what tackle we use, the fishing rigs, boat positioning, where to cast your baits and how to work them. Fish with Capt. William Toney BUY DVD Here
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Sight Casting For Black Drum On The Flats
Is there anything more exciting than site casting to fish in skinny water? While this type of saltwater fishing is not one of the easier fishing endeavors, it ranks near the top for thrill. Spotting black drum on the flats takes a keen eye. If you want to know how to catch black drum on the flats, join super experienced old school Florida Keys fishing guide Ruben Lee as he shares light tackle inshore fishing tactics for casting to fish. Ruben goes into great detail to demonstrate how to successfully targets black drum on the flats. He discusses and demonstrates fishing tips on how to fish the flats, locate black drum in skinny water, how to determine whether they are feeding, what bait works, positioning your bait in their path, the requisite tackle, tides and conditions, plus so much more. Fishing the flats in the Florida Keys takes a certain level of knowledge that we intend to share with you. We will explain which end of the flat to start fishing on, based on where the sun is and which way the wind is blowing. Learn how to spot fish. What do you look for? This species has eyes positioned in such a way that they spend a lot of time looking down nosing around on the bottom in search of bait food. Getting them to eat your bait can be a challenge, so you really have to be able to cast your bait with accuracy to put in their meandering path, without spooking them. Natural bait is the way to go. See what type works best and why. BUY DVD Here