All,
Some of you remember me from the old forum as naut-a-byte and on the new one, I'm captgoody. While I still go deep sea, etc, I use my kayak whenever I can to grab some fast dinner - and I know this may jinx me BUT - I have not been skunked since I started using the kayak. I have learned MANY things like tie down everything, how to anchor, etc - the most important bit of advise I can give to anyone fishing in the bays for trout, reds, etc is they are predatory fish and what attract these type of fish? Sound, splashing water and the like. You can always nail both species under a school of mullet or bait fish but what happens when the water is completely still and nothing is happening - SEE ATTACHED. This was yesterday and I went for reds and caught 2 in 30 mins (Plus a few legal trout but they were still small so I tossed them back) and headed home. Not much different in the bait with what everyone else is using - Berkley Gulp, jig head, bla bla, but here is what I do different when it's flat and nothing biting on top. I cause my own disturbance for approximately 5 mins and sit back and wait. I used this method in the keys for other fish and it works fine here too - and the others in the kays STILL think I'm crazy but it works. Take the tip of your rod and stick it in the water about a foot, then make circles as fast as you can for a few minutes. This - I believe - simulates a school of SOMETHING feeding and all of a sudden, you will have dinner. I generally do this over a sandy area surrounded by vegitation as it gives there predatory fish a place to hide. I know - I'm crazy but try it when the water is dead and you will be surprised...
Some of you remember me from the old forum as naut-a-byte and on the new one, I'm captgoody. While I still go deep sea, etc, I use my kayak whenever I can to grab some fast dinner - and I know this may jinx me BUT - I have not been skunked since I started using the kayak. I have learned MANY things like tie down everything, how to anchor, etc - the most important bit of advise I can give to anyone fishing in the bays for trout, reds, etc is they are predatory fish and what attract these type of fish? Sound, splashing water and the like. You can always nail both species under a school of mullet or bait fish but what happens when the water is completely still and nothing is happening - SEE ATTACHED. This was yesterday and I went for reds and caught 2 in 30 mins (Plus a few legal trout but they were still small so I tossed them back) and headed home. Not much different in the bait with what everyone else is using - Berkley Gulp, jig head, bla bla, but here is what I do different when it's flat and nothing biting on top. I cause my own disturbance for approximately 5 mins and sit back and wait. I used this method in the keys for other fish and it works fine here too - and the others in the kays STILL think I'm crazy but it works. Take the tip of your rod and stick it in the water about a foot, then make circles as fast as you can for a few minutes. This - I believe - simulates a school of SOMETHING feeding and all of a sudden, you will have dinner. I generally do this over a sandy area surrounded by vegitation as it gives there predatory fish a place to hide. I know - I'm crazy but try it when the water is dead and you will be surprised...
