Q: Greg and Bryan, I have a bass fishing question for you. I just moved to
Ponte Vedra from Maryland where I fished the tidal potomac river. I just
can't get these Florida bass dialed in, the only bait that seems to work for
me is a gambler ace (wacky).My question to you guy's is Jan. 24th I am
fishing in the BFL event on the kissimmee chain as a co-angler and I want
to keep it simple just 4 rods 1 ace, 2?, 3?, 4?. What would you do that time
of year from the back of the boat.
- Kenney - Ponte Vedra, FL
Hi Kenny,
Kissimmee in January, #2 would be a worming rod 1/4oz. weight 5/0 Gamakatsu
worm hook casting pads on the east side of Kissimmee, this is a winner!!! #3
a toad rod, 65# braid to throw toads, and #4 you better have a flippin stick
with 65# braid 1oz. to 1 1/2oz weights to flip a black with blue fleck
Power-bait Chigger Craw!!!!
That's it and congrats on winning the co-angler side!!
Let us know how you did!
- Keep em bent, Greg
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Q: I am a beginner to the world of redfishing in the Carolinas. I
wanted to know if you could give a few extremely basic tips to
help someone like me catch a few fish on weekend trips.
Thanks for any advice.
- Julius Sitterlee, Charleston, SC
Hi Julius,
I love to fish the Carolinas, you guys have got em up there! This is what
you need to know, and after you see it you will be finding fish up and down the coast. Moving water, and the most important mullet! All fish have to do is make a living (eat)! They will not be far from a meal, and the tide flow stages the bait for easy pickin's! I know your saying that sounds to easy, well its not, you have to find the sweet spot but the longer you look in these areas you will find plenty of them. Remember the spot usually moves as the tide moves. Do this, start inside an inlet close to the intercoastal where the flow is very good, get inside the spartina grass and look for points and pockets and look for bait, try popping corks with gulp shrimp and hang on! Keep me informed ASAP!!
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Keep em bent, Greg
Hey Julius,
They are so many ways to catch redfish in your area it's hard to touch on
all of them but I will describe one technique that should work for you,
first you have to get a few items, Berkley Gulp 3'' shrimp (new penny)
1/4 oz Bass Assassin jig heads (chartuese), 30# Stren florocarbon leader and finally a couple 4'' popping corks the red and white ones.
Tie on about 3' of 30 # leader to your main line, then tie on a jig head
then add a Gulp shrimp,thread the shrimp unto the hook head first with the hook coming out the back of the shrimp then put on the popping cork about 2' from the shrimp, so your shrimp can only go 2' deep, fish this rig around oyster bars, grass lines and openings in the marsh where the water flows through on moving tides. Cast your rig out let it settle a second then give it a big pop, let it settle then pop it again, maintain this rhythm the hole cast if there is any redfish around he will bust your bait pulling your popping cork down and out of sight at this point you set the hook crossing his eyes, HA! HA!
Remember to fish in water 2' to 4' deep around these areas, don't throw your rig on top of the bars in less water than that cause you will be hung up on the oysters, when the tide is high you can fish more on top of them.
Let us know how it works.
Good fishing, Bryan
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