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Quick trip after cancellation-October 29, 2009

Had an emergency cancellation this morning at Redfish University, so I decided since I was already there, I’d might as well go fishing. My clients didn’t miss much and will be pleased that the fishing will be much better next week. Covered some water for a few hours and caught some decent fish but I really had to work for them. The fish were there(I know this because I could see them, smell them and see the puffs) but perhaps the neap tide had some influence on them although I never worry about fishing on neap tides. As demonstrated today, they will bite, you just have to make them bite. Ended up with 4 Redfish, some trout and another small striper all released and caught in a two hour period. All caught on Gulp! 3″ Shrimp rigged weedless with a rattle insert. Very, very, very, very slow taps, then almost...

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Redfish, Trout, Flounder and Stripers at Redfish U.-October 24, 2009

Guided Mr. George Converse and his friend from Birmingham this morning. These guys were excellent anglers and really fun to fish with! I was a little concerned with the passing front, the high pressure and the west wind, but we really caught alot of fish today. With all species being pretty sluggish today, we focused on very,very slow retrieve techniques, boat positioning for optimal casting angles and the use of worm rattles in our Gulp! 5″ Jerkshads rigged with 1/4oz. Marsh Works bull red jigheads. We found plenty of redfish and trout on some wind-blown banks and creek drains. We also picked off some nice trout and flounder in some open-water areas with uneven bottom. To our surprise, 2 small striped bass were brought to the boat. Bait presentation and rattle was the key today. We focused on areas where there were good numbers of fish and used a “tap, tap, tap, stop” retrieval which proved to be too much for the fish to handle. Lots of bites on resting baits, pick-ups and falls which indicated these fish were following and interested, but just needed to smell the Gulp!  All together we stuck 12-15 Redfish of all sizes, 15-20 trout from 12-17″, a 3# flounder and 2 striped bass. A great day under difficult conditions. Please click on a photo to...

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Berkley/Penn Tour-Oct. 22, 2009

On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Berkley/Penn Tour visited Destin, FL. and Panama City, FL. Pure Fishing representatives, Scott Dubiel and Kevin Benton, as well as Berkley Pros Bryan and Greg Watts, myself and Penn Pro George Mitchell were all in attendence. We were able to introduce tackle store employees and customers to Pure Fishing/Berkley/Penn new products for 2o1o. Lots of new Berkley Gulp! baits, Penn reels, Powerbaits, Superlines and rods are sure to take the fishing industry by storm. Pure Fishing has recently taken over Penn Reels, AllStar rods, Shakespeare, X-Tools and well as other companies in the industry. Keep an eye out for all the awesome new products in 2010!! Please click on a photo to...

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Prefishing for lots of trips at Redfish U.!!-October, 18, 2009

Got out this morning in the cold and wind to do some prefishing for some upcoming trips. Make a quick milk-run, fished for exactly 2 hours with Randy Hamilton and found lots of fish in lots of places. 25-3omph winds and very low water conditions made it easy! Caught a handful of decent redfish, some very nice trout and a big flounder. Slow retrieve was key. See everyone...

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It’s Time at Redfish University-October 17, 2009

Redfish University welcomes the first significant cold-front of the Fall. Redfish U. has been waiting for a week like next week all year. As the water temperature drops and the water levels fall  to extremes, the redfishing will become more predictable and 15-25 redfish days will be very common. Less water means less places to hide and the redfish will begin to concentrate in groups in shallow and relatively warmer water. Water clarity is also a huge plus this time of year as the rainy days become less numerous as the cooler temperatures arrive. Looking forward to showing all my clients some very aggressive redfish in the coming months!! See ya soon, Eric Holstman Click on this photo of a quality redfish on warm mud taken by Pete...

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