AIRTIMES THIS WEEK

Sun Sports Network
Thursday, 8/21, 6:00pm
Friday, 8/22, 11:30am
Sunday, 8/24, 7:30pm

The Sportsman Channel
Wednesday, 8/20, 12:30pm
Friday, 8/22, 9:00pm
Sunday, 8/24, 6:00am

SHOW DESCRIPTION

If the conditions are right, any bait you throw will invoke a instant strike, but there are times when redfish, wahoo, tarpon and others can be as picky as a five-year old facing a plate of vegetables.

Fly fisherman have long been the masters of imitation. The term Match the Hatch emerged from clouds of flying insects on freshwater trout streams. Same principle can be applied on coastal estuaries and in the ocean Also, much has been made of the rapid evolution of soft plastics over the last five-ten years…but the improvement in the shape….finish…and workability of hardbaits is just as impressive.

Why bother with the hassle of natural bait, when you can sell’em a fake. Join editors Terry Gibson and Jeff Weakley as they try out some new “fake” teasers during some trolling for dolphin and wahoo. We’ll also spend sometime with one of today’s premier makers of soft plastics, Mark Nichols of DOA lures. The slogan, Deadly on Anything, is absolutely true.

On the Conservation Front: Founder Karl Wickstrom shows how discard plastic is causing untold deaths amongst sea turtles.

SEGMENT #1

Target Species: Snapper, Grouper Dolphin
Sponsor: Sea Sucker
Location: West End, Bahamas
Host/Editor: Terry Gibson
Guides: Mark Connell www.eastcoastjetcenter.com, Grayson Kyte www.tailspotter.com, Dale Davant
Lodging: Blue Marlin Cove www.bluemarlincove.com

TACKLE BOX
Sponsor: Pflueger
Reel: Penn International V 50VSW
Rod: Penn International Tuna Stick 6’
Line: 50lb Trilene Big Game High Vis Green line
Bait: Williamson Trolling Plugs

BOAT SPEC
Sponsor: Mercury
Boat: 39’ Venture
Engine: Triple 275 hp Mercury Verados

SEGMENT #2

Target Species: Trout, Redfish, Snook
Sponsor: MirrOlure
Location: Stuart, FL
Host/Editor: Blair Wickstrom
Guide: Mark Nichols www.doalures.com
Lodging: None

TACKLE BOX
Sponsor: All Star Rods
Rod: All Star 6.5’ medium-fast
Reel: Pflueger Medalist 10lb
Line: Berkley Fireline 10lb
Bait: DOA 1/2oz shrimp

BOAT SPEC
Sponsor: Mercury
Boat: 18’ Sterling
Engine: Mercury 90hp FourStroke

SEGMENT #3

Sponsor: All Star
Conservation Minute: Berkley