Fishing Report – New Port Richey – Warm And Wonderful

With all the cold rainy weather we have had this winter it is so nice to finally see some warm and sunny days in the forecast. I had some very good clients scheduled to go fishing this weekend and was very excited to get out on the water and see what the warmer weather would [...]

The Native Ultimate and Manta Ray

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“Kayak Fishing”, the fastest growing segment of the fishing industry, shows no indications of slowing and that is to a large extent due to the boats themselves. A division of Legacy Paddlesports, “Native Watercraft”, has a variety of boat designs. Featured here are two models in particular that have great applications for the kayak angler.

Good Intentions – Don't Always Work

CATCH AND RELEASE IS A GOOD – WHEN DONE CORRECTLY Catch-and-release angling is on the increase, which means many anglers are starting to view the process as a conservation practice. Mostly voluntary at this point catch-and release is being federally mandated in certain areas, to conserve our marine fisheries.

Sealing the Deal with Scent!

There is no denying it scent definitely helps when targeting redfish… it’s the number one reason  why cut-bait like mullet, ladyfish, and threadfin are so popular among most redfish anglers.  The challenge that cut-bait and most built-in scent infused soft plastic baits have is that they are most effective at rest or dragged ever so [...]

Fishing Report-Wrightsville Beach, NC

Hello folks, I hope all is well with you and I hope you got through the snow “storm”.  It was nice to see some snow around the area; but I’m ready for spring now.  Sunny days, warmer weather and of course FISHING!!!  With that said, it is now time to get the tackle, rods, reels [...]

Packing for a Classic Roadtrip

Written by Andy Whitcomb Well, it is just about time for a big road trip to what has been called the Super Bowl of bass fishing tournaments, the BassMaster Classic.  I’ll be in an old truck.  It worked for Scott Brown. Okay, my truck does not have 200,000 miles on it but it does have that [...]

Fishing Report – Charlotte Harbor – Is it Spring Yet

Normally I love our winter fishing, I get to wear jeans a long sleeve shirt and a light jacket and by the middle of the day the jacket is under the deck and we are soaking up the warm sunshine. Not so much this year, most days I have had so many clothes on that [...]

Money, Women and Fishing Holes

There are three things in this world that can wreck a friendship like nothing else. Money, women and fishing holes. The first two are easy to understand so we’ll concentrate on the latter. Sharing a Fishing hole is a Sacred Bond. OK, maybe not a “sacred bond” but sharing a spot can be kind of [...]

Using the "Tool" of Sound-It Works!

As a full time guide, one tool that has helped me catch more and bigger inshore fish has to be the tool of sound.  It can be top water lures, glass beads, glass rattles tubes, popping and rattling/clicking corks.  When used correctly these noisy tools can get the fish to not only come to you [...]

Sheepshead: A Porgy Delight

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Weather got you down?   Trying to decide if you should venture out at all with this never-ending El Nino winter?   Don’t sit inside and fret, go fishing anyway!  Throughout much of the state of Florida you can consider targeting the striped bandit.   A sheepshead outing can be done on days where other types of fishing [...]