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Redfish U. sightfishing-February 9, 2009

Guided Mr. Robert Files today and found plenty of shallow water redfish. The day started out a bit slow but as the tide turned and the water rose, the fish turned out. Sightfished several redfish in 10″ of water. Fired at tails and wakes all day. Very fun day. All fish caught on Gulp! 5″ Jerkshads.

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Redfish University and Nearshore-February 6, 2009

Guided Bill Palmer of Atlanta and a few friends from Conn. and South Carolina today. Because there were three anglers, we used Bill’s 20 Century CC. The day started very funny with all of us wading to the boat because of the low tide. Got some very nice redfish and trout, and then headed to the beach to catch some bonita. All fish caught on Gulp!...

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Redfish U. prefishing!! 1/29/09

Got out this afternoon with friend, Eric M, to do some prefishing for several upcoming Redfish University trips. Fished for a few hours and did very well with several nice redfish from 23-27″(one at 8#) and some very nice trout. All fish caught on Gulp! 5″ Jerkshads in camo and nuclear chicken. All fish...

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Another great day at Redfish U.- 1/23/09

Guided Mr. Tom Crawford of Destin today in the Blackwater area. Found plenty of large trout first thing, then went to whack on the redfish as the water started moving. Found a group of nice redfish in two reliable areas. Quite a few fish around today but they were tough. All fish caught on Gulp! 5″ Jerkshads in camo. All fish...

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Redfish University!! A fine day. 1/22/09

Well, starting to get busy at Redfish U. again. Guided Tom (Flounderpounder) this morning in the Blackwater area. Met at 7am and carefully boarded the 21 Hewes Redfisher which was covered in a thin film of ice. There was also small icebergs in the canal from which we launched. It was cold!! Anyway, first spot, hammered fish. Redfish and trout. Went to some other productive areas and then came back to “A” once the water started moving again and continued to stick great fish. Ended up with 7 nice redfish and 12-15 very nice trout(1 4.5# trout and several 3#plus fish.) All fish caught on Gulp! 5″ Jerkshads in camo. All fish released, except 1 25″ Redfish and 2 medium...

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ECRC Seminar-Redfish Tournament Strategy Outline-1/09/09

January 9, 2009 Redfish Tournament Strategy for Emerald Coast Redfish Club Choosing a partner In professional tournament redfishing, choosing a partner is very important. First and foremost, you must enjoy fishing with this angler and confident in winning with this angler. A partner should compliment you as an angler and hopefully pick up the slack in areas that you may not excel. In a partnership or a team, there is no “I”, you win and lose together. One partner may be a better angler, but the other angler is a great with a pushpole. It’s also very important that one angler be someone mechanically inclined. Know your role, own it and take pride in it. In my case and experience with my partner, I am the angler who fishes from the bow. My partner is very experienced on the pushpole and very comfortable looking for fish from the poling platform. My partner and as I me, are very comfortable with all systems of our boat, trailer and motor. It’s a great idea to designate specific tasks to each member of the team. This not only holds true during the tournament events but throughout the entire year. I am responsible for sponsorship relations, tackle and bait orders, maintenance on the boat, etc. My partner may be responsible for travel itineraries, event research before prefishing, etc. During the event, my partner takes care of all boat maintenance and minor repairs, food and drink selection and other things. One thing that we do not share is preparations of our rod and reels. We each tie our own leaders, knots, spool reels, etc. Controlling the Variables that are Controllable It’s difficult to control the fish and the weather, but there are variables in tournament fishing that can be controlled. I never leave details over looked and I am infamous for late night pacing in hotel parking lots.  One of the most, if not THE most important, tools in your tournament redfishing is your boat and trailer. These tools have to be in perfect operating order. Before leaving for an event, I check everything on my trailer. Lights, lug nuts, tires, grease, breaks, spare...

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