As Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ida approaches, the Gulf Coast prepares for this late-year storm. Here at Redfish University, we have cancelled trips at least through Thursday, November 12th. These three trips will be rescheduled and all clients have been contacts. Obviously, we will do our absolute best to fit these trips in as soon as possible, even considering working a few weekends!! Depending on wind and rain amounts, Redfish University may resume operations on Friday, November 13th, but most likely next Monday, November 16th. Our apologies for the weather inconvenience and look forward to seeing everyone soon. E....
Read MoreYamaha Friends in for some fishing!-November 6, 2009
Guided Tim Haney, Yamaha saltwater promotions coordinator, and Adam this morning. Our first choice was to rocket out to the beaches and do some sightfishing for pompano and redfish and then go stick some over-sized redfish nearshore and inshore. The 15-20mph winds from the east scratched that out for us but that is our plan tomorrow. We decided to trailer up to Blackwater and do some shallow water fishing for redfish and trout. Thankfully, it was much better up there than yesterday. We had lots of action with medium-sized redfish and some very nice trout, including a 3# fish. All fish caught on Gulp! 5″ Jerkshads in camo rigged with Marsh Works 1/4oz. Bull Red jigheads in assorted colors with worm rattle inserts. All fish released. Looking forward to seeing and sticking some pompano tomorrow and pulling on some big, dumb redfish!! Please click a photo to...
Read MoreLow water success at Redfish U.-November, 4 2009
Back from a wonderful long weekend in New Orleans with some friends. The Marriott was lovely as always and Voodoo Fest was as eventful as ever. Not my favorite lineup this year, but did see Jane’s Addiction, Flaming Lips, Kiss, Lenny Kravitz and Eminem(if you like that sort of thing.) Took Tuesday off to recover and back at it hard for the remainder of the week. So here we go… Guided Mr. Walter Kelly this morning over in East Bay. Dropping and clear water made for excellent sightfishing conditions. We saw alot of fish and caught alot of fish. Changed it up today and went to the Gulp! Ghost Shrimp rigged weedless on Owner Twist-Locks to catch the majority of our fish. Blindcasting in deeper areas with 1/4oz. Johnson Gold Spoons also produced some quality fish. We also got the opportunity to test out the new Penn Conquerer 4000’s. These are incredible reels!! Long casts, very smooth drags and some of the best reels I’ve used. Check them out! Sorry forgot the camera,...
Read MoreRedfish University welcomes Marsh Works-October 27, 2009
Redfish University would like to proudly welcome Marsh Works to it’s arsenal and commitment to providing it’s clients with the best saltwater experience imaginable. The long and frustrating search is over for quality jigheads, spinnerbaits and popping corks. Marsh Works products are the absolute best I have used and my clients continue to be incredibly impressed by their quality and durability. The Marsh Works Bull Red jigheads are ideal for my favorite Gulp! 5″ Jerkshads and Gulp! 4″ Shrimp. The longer hook shaft really makes the difference and produces an unparalleled hook-up ration. The Marsh Works Big Poppy and Buzz Pop Corks are awesome for locating and attracting redfish and trout in all conditions and the Marsh Works spinnerbaits are the most well constructed and durable baits I’ve ever seen! Please checkout http://www.marsh-works.com and try Marsh Works for yourself. Don’t just settle for “good enough” when Marsh Works offers the best available!! Please click on a photo to...
Read MoreThe Redfish University Difference-October 26, 2009
Another way Redfish University separates itself and rises above the rest is through extensive preparation. Redfish University makes a huge effort to provide it’s clients with the best possible chance of catching excellent numbers of redfish. This means prefishing, and this Sunday and Monday were no exception. Weekly, these two days are designated to allow Redfish University to locate the largest numbers of redfish possible to insure its clients receive the highest quality experience possible. Redfish University is an instructional guide service and, for the most part, it’s curriculum will remain seasonally constant and will provide its clients with the absolute best knowledge and techniques available. The one variable that continues to change and, will forever be unpredictable, are wind, weather, tides, temperatures, etc. This is where Redfish University rises above the rest and places its clients on the most fish, everytime. The last few days of prefishing proved that there are decent concentrations of fish in very few places. Last week, I am very confident that the areas we covered were the most populated areas with the most cooperative fish. We know where we will be this week and we also know where we won’t be. These were productive days. See everyone soon. Eric...
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