Pops on the Rocks

SHOW DESCRIPTION

A jetty sticks out into the ocean like a big hand. And that big hand blocks schools of baitfish that would otherwise move down the coast, making them easy marks from predatory fish. For that reason, jetty fishing can be explosive.

Join Editor Jeff Weakley as he works the rocky jetties, fish havens that provide hidey-holes where baitfish and crustaceans can hide, and current breaks where game fish can rest and ambush passing prey. And then we’ll head offshore with Terry Gibson to fish rocks of a different kind, submerged rock piles and ledges off the east coast of Florida in the hunt for grouper and other species.

Surface action can be hot right against the jetty rocks, so topwater or sub-surface lures and flies can be go-to lures. Snook, stripers, tarpon, blues mackerel and trout are commonly caught on top.

Sans surface busts, it pays to plumb the water column with jigs or natural baits for fish smack on the bottom.

On the Conservation Front: Karl Wickstrom shows the importance of our estuaries.

Go and pick a jetty, or head offshore with your bottom machine set to find hard bottom. Don’t miss this action packed episode, and remember to tighten down your drag.

SEGMENT #1

Target Species: Snapper, Grouper
Sponsor: Carolina Lunker Sauce
Location: Fort Pierce, FL
Host/Editor: Terry Gibson
Guide: Capt. Glenn Cameron 772-464-8739
Angler: Emil Laviola
Lodging: None

TACKLE BOX
Sponsor: Berkley
Rod: Shakespear Ugly Stik 30-80lb.Penn International 16vs
Reel: Penn International 16vs
Line: Stren Super Braid 50lb.
Bait: Live Greenies and Cut Bait

BOAT SPEC
Sponsor: Mercury
Boat: 29’ Twin Vee Express
Engine: Mercury Verado 200hp

SEGMENT #2

Target Species: Jacks, Snook
Sponsor: Benett Trim Tabs
Location: Fort Pierce, FL
Host/Editor: Jeff Weakley, Terry Gibson

TACKLE BOX
Sponsor: All Star Rods
Rod: All Star 7’ medium-fast
Reel: Pflueger Medalist 12lb
Line: Stren Super Braid 20lb
Bait: Rapala LC Minnow

BOAT SPEC
Sponsor: Mercury
Boat: 22’ Ranger Bay Boat
Engine: Mercury Verado 275hp

SEGMENT #3

Sponsor: Bagley

On the Conservation Front Sponsor: Mercury

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