Guided Mr. Robert Files today and found plenty of shallow water redfish. The day started out a bit slow but as the tide turned and the water rose, the fish turned out. Sightfished several redfish in 10″ of water. Fired at tails and wakes all day. Very fun day. All fish caught on Gulp! 5″ Jerkshads.
Read MoreRedfish University and Nearshore-February 6, 2009
Guided Bill Palmer of Atlanta and a few friends from Conn. and South Carolina today. Because there were three anglers, we used Bill’s 20 Century CC. The day started very funny with all of us wading to the boat because of the low tide. Got some very nice redfish and trout, and then headed to the beach to catch some bonita. All fish caught on Gulp!...
Read MoreRedfish Seminar Outline-July 14, 2008 Pensacola, FL
Redfish Seminar  Blindcasting  I leave no detail overlooked when blindcasting and sightfishing for redfish. Meticulous preparation and research. I believe this dramatically increases my odds at catching good numbers of redfish.  Areas:  –        Summer/early Fall- Santa Rosa Sound on the north side. Between broken down docks. High tide closer to the bank and on low tide off the bank from the middle to the end of the docks. –        Southside of sound near Opal Beach and grass flats in the surrounding areas. –        Big Lagoon- on the south around Redfish Pt. and behind Ft. McRae in the no-motor pond. –        Late fall/winter- Northern bay systems of Escambia, Blackwater and East. These are the best redfish habitats in our area. Great on low tides.  Look for large schools of larger mullet which disturb the bottom. Redfish will follow the mullet and look for shrimp and crabs kicked up by these mullet.  Average depths are between 1-3 feet of water.  Approach your area very quietly shutting off your large engine well ahead of your destination. No noise inside boat, turn off baitwell, bottomfinder and secure lose cans and everything that may hit the deck. Walk quietly and off the hatches. The noise is amplified 100x’s underwater and will alert fish within 500 yds of your presence.  Try to set up with the wind and sun. Less bow slap and better ability to see redfish and mullet. Casting with the wind will produce larger casts and, in turn, more redfish.  Top artificial baits including Gulp 5†Jerkshads, Gulp 3’ Shrimp in any color, Zoom 4†Baby Bass, slow rolled Johnson Gold Spoons in 1/8-1/4oz., Mirrodine 17-MR #18 and #21 with green and black backs, sometimes small inline spinnerbaits slowly rolled as well.  Not much action with topwater or hard subsurface plugs. If you do want to use topwater, small Skitterwalks are my choice. Work them slowly(slower than for trout.)  Long 10-20# fluorocarbon leaders connected directly to my mainline. I like leaders between 3-4.5 feet long. The farther away from the braid or mono the better. Often times the braid is actually...
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