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I'm a Sagittarius...If you don't want to hear the truth then don't ask my opinion!
Then again I'm a "Vacuous Asshat"  

Political Correctness:
A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority, and rapidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. 

“Tell me who your friends are and I will tell who you are.”

 Century 25' Mirada 350/260HP "ISLAND LADY" >>>> Calera, Alabama    My Pictures

If I were going to come in with something illegal, it would be something I could make a helluva lot more money with than a bunch of Snapper.

Life is too short to catch little fish.

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I'm a Sagittarius...If you don't want to hear the truth then don't ask my opinion!
Then again I'm a "Vacuous Asshat"  

Political Correctness:
A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority, and rapidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. 

“Tell me who your friends are and I will tell who you are.”

 Century 25' Mirada 350/260HP "ISLAND LADY" >>>> Calera, Alabama    My Pictures

14' landu john boat

and 21' sea king center console

team "sundown"

shannon chapman

Long fishing day today and I am beat.

Life is too short to catch little fish.

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FISHING TIP# 9

CONNECT THE DOTS.

Pay attention to dock talk.   Note the time of day fish were caught in addition to where.  If you can, ask a pertinent question.  Consult a tide table for the nearest gauge and note phase, time and speed of the tide.  This may be an additional clue.  Keep notes.  One of these days you will have enough data to catch more fish.   All you ‘gotta do is connect the dots.

That was pretty easy.  It only took 4 minutes.

Life is too short to catch little fish.

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Anchoring for cobia fishing is like washing your feet with socks on, it doesn't make any damn sense!!!

Angler formerly known as VS200B.

Anglertube member COBIAHUNTER

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Let me add this During the day

Carpe Thunnus

I support commercial snapper fishing.

That is really easy put salt on it's tail and the just pick it up.

 

 Mike

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AHAHHHAHAHAHAHA!!!

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14' landu john boat

and 21' sea king center console

team "sundown"

shannon chapman

FISHING TIP # 18

 A FLATS FISHING TIP THAT WILL MAKE YOU A BETTER FISHERMAN.

Jimmy Albright showed me this way back in about 1965 or so just after I got out of AIT. I left Ft. Sill, went home for a few days then drove to Marathon and Islamorada for a few days fishing. I fished a long half day with Jimmy the second day I was down there and learned enough to fish very productively for the next 4 days. One tip he gave me really stands out and has served me well for 43 years.

When you release a fish, watch him go for as long as you can still see him.  Then you will know what he looks like. Notice what the fish looks like just as he disappears. The next one will look the same when he first appears. Now you know what to look for. You will recognize fish a lot easier once you do this a few times. Each subsequent release will reinforce this lesson.

 

Life is too short to catch little fish.

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FISHING TIP # 72

HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT JIG HEAD

If your bait takes up more than half of the gap of your jig hook, you will miss a lot of fish or barely hook them.

Choose a hook size that will have at least 1/2 of the gap open when your tail of choice is hooked on. Unfortunately, it is kinda hard to find a 1/4 oz or lighter jig with a 4/0 hook. Look back in this column to see how to make a "Split Shot Jig." They work fine and are mighty cheap.

If you have trouble with the tail sliding down the barbless hook, look back in this column to see how easy it is to make a mono hook keeper that really works.

Snags a problem? Look back in this column and see how easy it is to make snagless jig heads.

Notice the jig on the left. (#1 hook) Out of habit, I hooked it off center to give me more bite at the hook point. It would have made a better illustration if I had hooked it down the center line of the plastic tail as it should be rigged. The jig immediately to its right has a larger hook, (#2/0) exactly right for this size tail.

The split shot jig on the far right is shown to illustrate how versatile a split shot jig can be. You can have a very light jig with a big hook. 

 

Life is too short to catch little fish.

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I've caught lots of Flying Fish in a cast net at night.  By the way, Flying fish seem to try to run out from under the net laterally ranther than to dive like most other species. 

No, this was NOT in the book.  I guess I need to add it.  I don't fish offshore much anymore so I'd have a helluva time getting a photo.  It is more than 100 miles to deep water from Crystal River.

How about somebody sending me a photo of a net full of flyers?

Cobia yesterday.  Herman, in the pic is 83 and cannot stand up in a boat.  He sat on the cooler and took 45 minutes to land this one.  There were 3 together, 80, 50, and this one.  Of course, he beat the others to the bait.  Herman couldn't move around and was in my way so I popped the Cobia with my little home made flying gaff.

Life is too short to catch little fish.

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14' landu john boat

and 21' sea king center console

team "sundown"

shannon chapman

First.  When you get to the general area where you will anchor, make a dry run.  Drop a buoy and try to anchor up on it.  This will let you know how you are going to hang.  This info should be good until there is difference in wind and/or current.  Second. After you buoy your spot, run up on your anchoring course while watching your depth finder to make darn sure you aren't dropping your anchor in more rubble.

If you aren't "Dead nuts" where you want to be, you can swing your boat from side to side by various means.  Changing anchor chocks, using an anchor bridle, moving rudder or engine to one side or the other will definitely have an effect.

I much prefer to anchor with the current whenever possible.  You can increase the current's effect on your boat by lowering both trim tabs.  You can even "steer" a little by lowering one tab or the other.  A 5 gallon bucket off one or both stern cleats will add a lot of drag for the current to grab.

Down here, I fish tiny rocks and close isn't good enough.  I catch fish because my anchoring is precise.

There are several tips pertaining to anchoring in the book and drawings of how to do it right.  I don't want to post them all because I won't be able to sell it if I give it all away.

Life is too short to catch little fish.

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I also add a little corn meal to Simonize Paste Wax when waxing fiberglass.  It cleans and helps remove the wax when buffing.

Life is too short to catch little fish.

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