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2023, Bottom Fishing with Baits and Vertical Jigs
29:57 · Shawn RotellaDeep structure off Kona at 75 to 80 fathoms, roughly 450 to 480 feet, holds amberjack (kahala) around ledges, wrecks and rock piles, and finding them is a drift problem before it is a bait problem. Captain Shawn Rotella sets up systematic drifts over that structure, drops baits and vertical jigs at the same time, and reads where in the water column the bites come so every drop that follows goes to the depth where the fish are feeding.
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2019, Bottom Fishing for Golden Tilefish in South Florida
24:46 · Mike DumasDepth sounders reveal whether bottom at 600 to 800 feet contains the soft mud golden tilefish require for burrows or harder substrates holding no fish. Learn identifying proper bottom composition, what Gulf Stream current does to bait presentation at extreme depth, and how rigging must account for detecting subtle bites occurring hundreds of feet below the boat.
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2023, How to Catch Swordfish: Techniques, Tackle, and Tactics
Seth HorneTwo methods put swordfish in the boat: dropping baits into their daytime holding zone at 1,200 to 1,800 feet, and drifting for them after dark when they rise. This covers where they hold, what tackle reaches them, how the leader system is built, and where each method breaks down.
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2021, Golden Tilefish: Mud Bottom and Lobster Flavor
Seth HorneGolden tilefish are one of the most systematic deep drop fisheries in the ocean. Find soft mud on the continental slope, drop a chicken rig, and bring up firm white flesh that tastes like lobster. The hard part is reading the bottom, managing current at 800 feet, and feeling a bite from that far below the boat.
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2021, Deep Dropping for Daytime Swordfish
Seth HorneLead is not a spec, it is a steering wheel. Ten to twelve pounds gets you started, and the line angle tells you the rest. Structure, current, drift, and the drop sequences that put a bait on the bottom clean instead of balled up in the dark.
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