How-To — Florida

How-To: Big Jacks on Light Tackle

Posted by Ross Gallagher on

Location: Everglades National Park AKA: Flamingo Tides: Honestly I just like moving water for this species. Approach: In the glades we are fishing creek mouths, or shore lines. If you see some nervous water cast to it, & if your lucky you will find them busting bait which is absolutely the best time to cast a Pro Tail Paddler into… Rigging selection: When rigging for Jacks in the glades I like to use a 4.25 or 5.5 Hogy Pro Tail Paddle piece of 40lb fluorocarbon tied directly to the mono or bradeed line on a light spinning rod. Why This...

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How-To: Tuna Worm Trolling for Florida Blackfin Tuna

Posted by Ross Gallagher on

Tuna Worm Trolling Lure For Blackfin Tuna Fantastic Blackfin Tuna fishing lies just a few miles out past the reef.  Their depth and abundance changes with the seasons, but these basic lure techniques have proven to be effective year-round. Trolling: There’s a wide variety of trolling methods for both Tuna. I’ll cover a technique that uses a lure that can be trolled and casted on offshore spinning tackle. The 7inch 1.75oz Pro Tail Eel really came to shine on a recent tip to Marathon fishing with Two Conch’s Charters on the humps. Blackfin tuna were spread out and finicky. Trolling...

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Pro Talk: Epoxy Jigs For Winter Spanish Mackerel

Posted by Ross Gallagher on

The Spanish Mackerel are usually feeding on small bait fish such as anchovies, glass minnows, pilchards, or small ballyhoo. With the action and profile of the epoxy jig, it perfectly imitates the food source that the fish are targeting.

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How-To: Fishing the 18-inch Deep Drop Eel Lure for Swordfish

Posted by Capt. Michael Hogan on

4 years in the making, we are proud to introduce the Hogy 18inch Deep Drop Eel for Swordfish, Tuna, Grouper and other deepwater species. Designed with the assistance of  multi-winning tournament angler and South Florida commercial Swordfish Captain, Corey Burlew. Setting Up Your Deep Drop Rod & Reel Captain Corey Burlew shares his method for setting up a daytime deep drop rod and electric reel for swordfishing. Swordfishing with Deep Drop Eels Commercial fishing Capt. Cory Burlew shows us the technique he developed in 2011 for daytime deep dropping large Hogy Soft Baits on his Lindgren Pitman LP-1200 reels as...

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How-To: Fishing Pro Tails for Key West Tarpon

Posted by Booster Apps on

We head back down to Key West to fish with Capt. Aaron Snell, targeting flats tarpon with the new Pro Tail Series. Gear List Rod: Sewell Custom 8' Heavy Tarpon Rod Reel: Shimano TwinPower PG 8k Line: Power Pro 50lb Leader: 50lb Fluorocarbon

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