Guided Mr. Billy Thigpen of Flowery Branch, Ga. this morning over in Orange Beach. Billy is usually an offshore angler and a bass fisherman and was a ton of fun to fish with! The weather cooperated so we entered Mobile Bay at daylight and covered some very productive areas and found plenty of great concentrations of redfish. Very little water movement and cold temperatures meant very slow presentation. All fish were caught on Gulp! 3″ Shrimp in New Penny rigged on an 1/8oz. Marsh Works Bull Red jighead. Encountered groups of 100+ fish which were pretty difficult at times but we figured out the bait and the presentation to boat over 20 quality redfish. In an area that is usually productive with spinnerbaits and corks, we gave them the subtle approach and it proved deadly. All redfish released. Please click on an image to...
Read MoreLots of fish on Dad’s birthday at Redfish U.-November 23, 2009
My dad and brother joined me today for my dad’s birthday trip. We got out around 10:30am for the last few hours of falling water before the low tide. I forgot what awesome anglers these guys are and I found myself trying to keep up! With a great tide and overcast conditions, we figured the fish would really be aggressive and they sure were. We targeted some sandy bottom shallow flats and found some very nice upper slot fish. Picked up solid redfish and some nice trout in three productive areas and closed it down after about two hours. The water was a little off color so I threw a Marsh Works Buzz Pop with a Gulp! Shrimp which produced some great redfish. My brother and dad stuck with the Gulp! 5″ Jerkys in camo rigged with an 1/8oz. Marsh Works Bull Red jighead and stuck the crap out of them. All fish released except for three that were taken for the grill. The cold weather this week should really improve the redfish’s attitude later this week. Please click an image to...
Read MoreWest Bay again at Redfish University-November 20, 2009
Guided Mr. David Williams this morning in West Bay, Panama City. Basically, the same results as yesterday. Plenty of uncooperative fish but it wouldn’t be as fun and gratifying if every fish jumped on the bait, now would it? Concentrated on some of the same areas as yesterday and then a few different ones. Zero tailing fish today which indicates they just weren’t terribly hungry but we did fool a handful of quality redfish which fell to long and very accurate casts. Ended up with 4 fish in the 25-27.5″ range and then a few 22″ fish that seems a little more aggressive. The wind helped us today with long casts and some added distraction from the boat. Slick, windless conditions can be a nightmare in Panama City’s clear waters. Gulp! 5″ Jerkys did the trick and we used a little more weight on the Owner Twist-Locks because of the wind. Back in West Bay on Tuesday, hope the fish start to bite a little...
Read MoreThe New Yamaha VMax SHO Four-Stroke-November 20, 2009
Redfish University is extremely excited about today’s announcement from Yamaha Motor Corp. The New Yamaha Vmax SHO Four-Stroke has truely changed the game! Redfish University is also pleased to announce that the new Yamaha VMax SHO will be mounted on Redfish U’s Hewes 21 Redfisher in early January 2010. Just another way Redfish University offer it’s clients the BEST OF THE BEST in saltwater fishing!! Go to www.discovervmaxsho.com and checkout this awesome new outboard from Yamaha! Introducing the Yamaha four stroke V MAX SHO —the world’s first 4.2 liter Super High Output four stroke for bass boats. Consider the game changed. The Yamaha four stroke V MAX SHO is besting two strokes on hole shot, displacement, acceleration, top end, weight and fuel efficiency. And it’s coming to an event near you. Demos will start February 2010. Details coming...
Read MoreBeautiful day in West Bay-November 19, 2009
Well, getting caught up on trips after all of last week’s cancellations because of TS Ida. Guided Mr. John Prudhomme of Pensacola over in West Bay, P.C. this morning. Great conditions this morning! Light wind, negative tide and sunlight. Found plenty of uncooperative fish in a few areas. Not many tailing fish but lots of cruisers and sitters which made things a little difficult. We both made many fantastic casts that were ignored and eventually concentrated on picking off fish that were facing away from the boat. These are typically the “catchable” fish. As always, seeing the fish from long distance and long, accurate casts made the difference. Must have seen 200-300 fish in packs of 2-20 fish. A few tailing redfish here and there but not many. Ended up sticking some very nice quality fish including John’s 7+lb. 27″ fish and a nice 6# 26″ fish. A little over 13lbs, not too bad! Sightfished with Gulp! 5″ Jerkshads in camo rigged with 4/0 Owner Twist-Lock weedless hooks. All fish...
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