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2024, How to Hook Live Baits for Swimming with Mike Hennessy
Master the art of hooking live baits for saltwater fishing success. From freelining to belly hooking, learn expert techniques to present blue runners, goggle eyes, and pilchards for maximum effectiveness. Discover how proper hook placement can entice more strikes, whether you're targeting surface feeders or deep-dwelling predators in various conditions.
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2023, Slow Trolling Live Bait for Wahoo with Shawn Rotella Part 2
Slow trolling at 3 to 6 knots creates wahoo opportunities in Hawaii when high-speed presentations fail, requiring understanding of biological drivers affecting feeding behavior. Captain Shawn Rotella's legendary expertise reveals why speed ranges with live bait, dead bait, and lures trigger selective fish, plus gear and tackle differences between slow and high-speed trolling approaches matching ecological realities.
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2023, Slow Trolling Wahoo with Shawn Rotella Part 1
Slow trolling live bait unlocks wahoo opportunities when fish won't chase high-speed presentations, requiring understanding of how weather, tides, and moon phases affect feeding patterns. Captain Shawn Rotella's expertise reveals when to switch from speed trolling, how structure and current relationships concentrate wahoo, and drag management techniques preventing common mistakes that cost fish during fights with powerful speedsters.
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2020, Best Live Bait for Redfish with William Toney
Live bait effectiveness for redfish changes along the Gulf coast as ocean environment and available baitfish species shift regionally. From north of Tampa to St. Marks panhandle, mangrove and outside key structure dictates which baits work best, with pinfish, shrimp, and mud minnows dominating based on what redfish encounter naturally in productive inshore zones.
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2019, Live Bait Fishing PreSpawn Florida Largemouth Bass
Trophy bass feed aggressively before spawning stress depletes energy, but this brief window demands understanding where fish stage during transition. Captain Nick Kefalides explains wild shiner rigging for Lake Tohopekaliga's weed edges, why trolling open grass beds locates scattered prespawn fish, and how structure presentation differs from bedding-phase approaches.
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2018, Bottom Fishing for Muskie with Live Suckers
Casting dominates modern muskie fishing, but traditional live sucker methods your grandfather used still produce trophy fish. Joe Murphy explains why stationary ambush tactics along traverse lines intercept fall muskies moving predictably between zones, when patient hunting outperforms aggressive casting, and what bottom topography positions baits where fish travel.
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2018, Live Bait Snook Fishing in Chokoloskee Florida
Captain Brian Sanders reveals live bait snook tactics for Chokoloskee's backcountry mangrove systems. This video covers pilchards, pinfish, mullet, and shrimp selection by size, understanding tidal feeding patterns in narrow passes and creeks, tackle for structure-rich environments, and boat positioning for effective bait presentation.
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2024, Rigging Live Shrimp
Unlock the secrets of effectively hooking live shrimp with three proven methods: horn hook, tail hook, and jighead rigging. This comprehensive guide explores shrimp anatomy, species-specific tactics for redfish and snook, and essential techniques for keeping bait lively longer. Elevate your inshore fishing results with professional insights on jighead selection and environmental adaptations.
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2024, How to Hook Live Bait
Discover the game-changing techniques of hooking live bait for saltwater fishing. From freelining pilchards to belly hooking blue runners, this guide reveals expert methods to entice more strikes. Learn how strategic hook placement can mimic natural prey movement, whether you're targeting surface-feeding tuna or deep-dwelling grouper in various conditions.
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2020, Yellowfin Tuna Videos - Catch More
The author, a southeastern US native, started fishing in Louisiana for yellowfin tuna. He grew hooked on the sport and wanted to share his knowledge with others. He developed the idea for In The Spread fishing videos during his time in the Bahamas, aiming to provide hard core instructional content for public consumption.
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2020, Best Live Bait for Redfish
The best live bait for redfish varies by season and region across Florida waters. Fourth-generation guide Captain William Toney shares proven techniques for selecting live shrimp, pinfish, mud minnows, finger mullet, and blue crab. This expert redfish fishing guide reveals optimal bait choices, rigging methods, and seasonal patterns that consistently produce trophy catches in inshore waters.
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2020, How to Catch Baits for Muskie Fishing
Local bait stores may not carry the necessary live bait for certain situations, such as bass, catfish, musky, and striper fishing. In the Volunteer state, laws regarding the sale of live minnows have changed, so anglers must catch their own. Small creeks and streams often have the big bait needed for various fishing situations. Casting nets are the best method for catching larger musky bait.
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