David Ridenour

Good job guys! No apologies necessary. I thinks Josh's comments about hatredwere meant for someone else.

Brant Peacher

Iceman, Konz, and anyone else!

As far as Pensacola bay question goes I dont fish for trout in the winter in Pcola Bay. Pcola bay can be outstanding during the spring for big trout if you fish the grass beds early morning, late afternoon, or arounddeep waterstructure during thedaywith live bait of some sort. I would prefer pinfishover shrimp because all the small fish eat the shrimp first.

Your best bet for targeting trout is to learn the river systems. (escambia, Blackwater) Trout concentrate in the rivers during the fall and winter because the bait moves into the river. Take a depthfinder with you and learn the different dropoffs. Icatch my largest trout indeep waterduring thewinter. Believe me, any dropoffs you find willhold nicetroutin these tworiver systems this time of year.If you dont know the hotspots in these river systems then just look for other boats. When you see 4 or 5 other boats fishing in the same area then you know thats where the trout are concentrated that day.Winter timetrout are not a picky fish so you dont have to use gulps. Any soft plastic willdo. Thedifferencebetween winter trout fishing in theriver vs. summer trout fishing in the bayis when you find the river fish then you have a good shot of catching 30 to 40 fish outof a school.Good luck to all you guys that PM me.

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Brant Peacher

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Brant , Thank You . Im still laughing. Enjoy your specks. I caught the fire out of big sheephead today. I used red jelly beans for bait. Witha fly rod.

mack_attack2

hey brant how do you like your 440 ssg? I love mine, its one tough reel and im about to buy an affinity, do you have any expierience with them?

Brant Peacher

Love the 440 man! Its built just like any other top notch spinning reel in the world. Unlike some of its competitors it has 5 "stainless steel" ball bearings which makes it a reel thats not going to give its self up to salt water very easily. It holds plenty of line. You can put 250yds of 10lb test mono on it. Not to mention, if you prefer braid, which I do, you can almost make the 440ssg a big game reel. Braid has really changed the fishing industry. Not to mention that the 440 has a 5.1.1 gear ratio giving you about 29in per crank of line. Thats top notchfor a small game reel.

As far as the AF reels go Im a huge fan. They are super fast, light wieght reels. They have 8 stainless steelball bearings, a gear ratio of 5.1.1 which is the same as the ssg series. They are ideal for light tackle challanges.

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Brant Peacher

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Cubs Fan

I dont use any monofiliment. I think the braids are superior in strength but more so in sensitivity. If you know how to tie knots,to avoid useing swivels youll catch more fish. I like the Shimano Reels. I grew up with Penn Reels . I used to think they were the best you could buy ,But thats not true anymore. All of my inshore reels are Shimano and Okuma. I still have a few750ss but i dont fish outside too often, I like fishing inshore.

mack_attack2

thanks for the reply brant, and cubs...........penns are still better than shimanos:looser

stargazer

i would have kept all of 'em and ate 'em.