How many species of snook are found in Florida?

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We had a call in to the show today mentioning that there were numerous species of snook in Florida. Do you know what they are called and just how many different unique species of snook we have here in Florida waters? Check out this excellent article by the Snook Foundation for the answers! CLICK HERE!

Our Favorite Fishing Knots

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During this past week’s show, a caller asked us what knots we use. So we thought we’d go ahead and share with you the three main knots we use, when we use them, why we use them and how to tie them.

“You Heard it on the Show!” – Boat Cleaning and Staying Hydrated

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What a great show we had this week! We covered some good topics, had an awesome giveaway from Wang Anchor, and had a ton of great call ins to the show! Here’s the followup to this weeks topics. We’ll try to recap what we covered during the show as well as get into some of [...]

Can Fish Read a Thermometer?

Here are a couple of thoughts to ponder when the fish are not biting. They call it “fishing not catching,” therefore becoming a better catcher means research, study, and practice…“there are no free rides.” Secondly, temperature has a direct influence on the comfort level of fish and “Happy Fish…Make Happy Anglers.” Therefore, understanding water temperature [...]

Etiquette… where did it go?

Inshore fishing has grown in popularity over the last few decades bringing throngs of new anglers to the sport; unfortunately a by-product of this popularity is poor conduct. Pioneer inshore greats like Bill Curtis, Joe Brooks, and my good friend Stu Apte were looked at as gentlemen in this sport, who pitted their significant skills [...]

Want to be a better flats fisherman?

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I get this question quite frequently from my charter clients who charter me on their home waters. “How can I be more successful finding and catching fish on a consistent basis?” They don’t often like my answer. “You have to sacrifice some of your fishing trips.” They usually look at me funny and then ask [...]

Surefire Ways to Lose a Redfish Tournament: Part 1

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I haven’t been fishing redfish tournaments very seriously for a couple of years now. Although I love fishing them, I just haven’t had time to participate. But the other day, a few of my friends had just gotten back from a big Redfish Cup event and the topic of conversation was not how to win [...]

Florida's Landlocked Angler's Now Getting Licenses

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I used to be a landlocked angler. Shoot, I bet most of us started out fishing off a dock, pier or shoreline. So the new law that’s been put in place has me a bit conflicted inside. The part of me that remembers being tethered to the shore for lack of a boat feels that [...]

Shedding Weight

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There may be no better way to present a bait to spooky redfish, or bass for that matter, than throwing a weightless soft plastic bait. Rigged with a weedless hook like the one that Slayer Inc. Lure Co. makes this weightless wonder a very versatile tool of the trade. Because of its obvious light weight, [...]

Summertime Scaled Sardines.

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If you fish much or guide on the left coast of Florida between Crystal River and the Keys, you know how awesome these little silver and green fish candies are.  You also know that in the summertime we get a fresh hatch of baby scaled sardines that can turn your 3/4″ mesh cast net into [...]