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What's Biting Now
Florida Sportsman member: cnunez3024 Ran out to about 400-500 feet looking for birds. Within 20 minutes, we saw 8 birds diving down like crazy. We tossed some cut ballyhoo where they were diving and then BOOM. We had a fish on within 10 seconds.
Offshore How-To
It’s the annual spring fling—the snowbirds leave and kingfish arrive. Not that anyone along the Central Gulf Coast is shooing away our northern visitors, but just about the time their cool season visits are wrapping up, local anglers start preparing for the spring king run.
Rick's Blog
Fishing trips are a whole lot like Christmas, so much of the fun comes from the preparation and anticipation. I’ve been rigging blue and white Ilanders on 200 pound mono leaders for the better part of 3 months.
Features
No fish in the sea is immune to the lure of fresh menhaden. If menhaden ranged throughout Florida, I’m convinced they would top every angler’s list of best baits. These fish are oily, reflective and loaded with energy. From the backwaters to the beaches, they’re a top menu item for a huge variety of gamefish, from seatrout to sailfish.
Offshore Gear
They all catch fish! A brief look at makes and models of jigging spoons for deepwater fishing.
Offshore Boats
The 39 Forward Seating model offers innovations and luxuries, transforming the original 39 model into a more fisher- and family-friendly vessel.
If you’re heading offshore, you can bet on a Dusky. And mightiest of all models might be the Dusky 33. Here’s an in-depth look at the rock-hard Dusky 33 Open Fisherman.
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