It’s the start to another wonderful tarpon season here in Southwest Florida and I’d like to share some info about a new setup I’ll be adding to the quiver. It’s the new Shimano Tranx conventional reel paired on an 8′ Heavy Sewell Custom Rod, designed for casting jigs and soft plastics. I worked with Matt […]
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Locations: Finding summertime snook along coastal beaches can seem like a daunting task. With seemingly endless miles of beach line, locating a productive starting point will put you on more fish in much less time. There are a few key features that concentrate populations of snook into predictable patterns. Inlets/Passes: Are by far the easiest […]
beach, how to, light tackle, snookIt’s mid summer and we hit the beaches of Sanibel and Captiva Island chasing big snook on Hogy Lures Swimbaits in the surf. Watch as Jeff lands a stud snook on light tackle! Hogy Pro Tail Paddle Series Swimbait
captiva island, sanibel island, Sewell Rods, shimano, snookIt’s not hard to get into a winter rut when the cold Northeast winds cut the air and throw a good chop on the water. Florida anglers, could generally be called “fair weather” anglers. When your normal fishing attire is flip flops, sunglasses and a pair of board shorts, it can be hard to get […]
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We were only 65 miles from the house, the truck was carefully packed with a weekend’s worth of gear and supplies and a pair of papaya yellow Hobie Kayaks were in tow as we closed in on the Myakka Park entrance. The landscape quickly eroded away from interstates and housing developments into small brushy pastures […]
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Contributing writer on an article about using lures for snook fishing featured in the Miami Herald printed 9/2/2015 http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/outdoors/article33654345.html
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It’s an exciting time to be an angler in Southwest Florida. Our local inshore fishing is firing on all cylinders with a great day and night time bite for snook and tarpon. Most guides and experienced anglers will be targeting beach tarpon running from Bonita Springs to Boca Grande Beaches and all points in between. […]
grouper, hobie, raymarine, sewell, shimano, snook, tarpon
We’ve finally warmed up here in Southwest Florida. Over the past two weeks, inshore water temps have reached the upper 70’s and even low 80’s in some areas and that means consistent tarpon fishing is very close behind. Bait has been plentiful in both coastal and river areas. Ballyhoo, medium to large pilchards and some […]
aftco, hogy, shimano, snook, tarponIt’s mid winter here in Southwest Florida. So far, it seems like the weather can decide what it wants to do. Overall, it’s been quite mild temp wise, but frequent cool fronts have kept local water temps from spiking above 70 degrees for much longer than an afternoon. Winter fishing can be slow at times […]
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Fall is certainly here in Southwest Florida. We just finished up a fantastic month of fishing in October. The past week has offered some incredible Tarpon and Snook fishing at night us Hogy Lures Soft Baits. The fall migration of Cobia is in full swing for coastal an inshore anglers. This week we landed 5 […]
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