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2024, How to Read Satellite Images of Ocean Surface Currents
5:39 · Thomas HiltonSatellite images of ocean surface currents, read by Thomas Hilton: arrow direction and speed, why warm core eddies and the middle of the Loop Current can be dead water, and how the counterclockwise eddies they throw off feed the northern Gulf of Mexico. Captain Clayt James explains tournament runs.
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2019, How Altimetry Charts Improve Fishing Forecast
7:34 · Thomas HiltonAltimetry charts explained by Thomas Hilton: how satellites measure sea surface height to about two inches, why fish turn up in the depressions and along a warm current's stacked edges, and why deepwater rigs break the rule. Captain Clayt James shows how small boats and weekend trips use it.
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2019, Reading Sea Surface Temperature Charts for Offshore Fishing
13:59 · Thomas HiltonSea surface temperature charts read the way Orange Beach captains use them: Thomas Hilton narrows the color scale until a rip stands out and compares two passes to measure how far it moved, and Captain Michael Roberto explains the order he checks rigs, color, altimetry, current and SST.
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2019, How to Read Chlorophyll Charts to Locate Pelagic Fish
5:07 · Thomas HiltonChlorophyll charts read with Thomas Hilton: why each sensor gets one pass a day, which image to trust when clouds cover the latest one, and how the newest SST shot shows where the color change went. Captain Patrick Ivie explains why yesterday's water may be gone by morning.
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2019, How to Read Salinity Charts for Fishing Forecast
3:19 · Thomas HiltonSalinity charts read with Thomas Hilton: why the imagery is debated, what the green mixing water and the salty red zones mean, and how kingfish and tuna anglers use it near freshwater influxes. Captain Michael Roberto explains why he checks the charts before every trip.
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2019, Hiltons Offshore Satellite Fishing Maps
15:13 · Thomas HiltonHilton's Offshore, explained by Thomas Hilton: why he moved from paper chart books to real-time satellite fishing charts, which waters and fish the service was built for, and how anglers used it to find moving rips, color changes and swordfish drift zones before they left the dock.
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2019, Fishing Forecast From Hiltons Realtime Navigator
53:35 · Thomas HiltonHilton's Realtime Navigator from start to finish: Thomas Hilton reads every layer of the northern Gulf of Mexico, from SST and chlorophyll to altimetry, currents, salinity, wind and waves, while Orange Beach tournament captains explain how they turn the charts into a plan.
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