My dad and brother joined me today for my dad’s birthday trip. We got out around 10:30am for the last few hours of falling water before the low tide. I forgot what awesome anglers these guys are and I found myself trying to keep up! With a great tide and overcast conditions, we figured the fish would really be aggressive and they sure were. We targeted some sandy bottom shallow flats and found some very nice upper slot fish. Picked up solid redfish and some nice trout in three productive areas and closed it down after about two hours. The water was a little off color so I threw a Marsh Works Buzz Pop with a Gulp! Shrimp which produced some great redfish. My brother and dad stuck with the Gulp! 5″ Jerkys in camo rigged with an 1/8oz. Marsh Works Bull Red jighead and stuck the crap out of them. All fish released except for three that were taken for the grill. The cold weather this week should really improve the redfish’s attitude later this week. Please click an image to...
Read MoreWest Bay again at Redfish University-November 20, 2009
Guided Mr. David Williams this morning in West Bay, Panama City. Basically, the same results as yesterday. Plenty of uncooperative fish but it wouldn’t be as fun and gratifying if every fish jumped on the bait, now would it? Concentrated on some of the same areas as yesterday and then a few different ones. Zero tailing fish today which indicates they just weren’t terribly hungry but we did fool a handful of quality redfish which fell to long and very accurate casts. Ended up with 4 fish in the 25-27.5″ range and then a few 22″ fish that seems a little more aggressive. The wind helped us today with long casts and some added distraction from the boat. Slick, windless conditions can be a nightmare in Panama City’s clear waters. Gulp! 5″ Jerkys did the trick and we used a little more weight on the Owner Twist-Locks because of the wind. Back in West Bay on Tuesday, hope the fish start to bite a little...
Read MoreOffshore on Sunday!-November 15, 2009
Well, before I got back to Redfish U. trips this week, I thought a little offshore bottom fishing would be fun. Clay Peacher, Randy Hamilton, Tracy and myself heading south on Sunday morning. Caught a bunch of everything. Some species we could keep, some we couldn’t. Ended up with some nice grouper, a dolphin, lots of snapper(kept some mingos and lanes), amberjack, kings, etc. Also got a 17lb red snapper and some other 7-9#ers which were properly released. Had a really fun day and Tracy caught the most quality fish. Still hearing about it this morning! Please click on an image to...
Read MoreRedfish University welcomes Marsh Works-October 27, 2009
Redfish University would like to proudly welcome Marsh Works to it’s arsenal and commitment to providing it’s clients with the best saltwater experience imaginable. The long and frustrating search is over for quality jigheads, spinnerbaits and popping corks. Marsh Works products are the absolute best I have used and my clients continue to be incredibly impressed by their quality and durability. The Marsh Works Bull Red jigheads are ideal for my favorite Gulp! 5″ Jerkshads and Gulp! 4″ Shrimp. The longer hook shaft really makes the difference and produces an unparalleled hook-up ration. The Marsh Works Big Poppy and Buzz Pop Corks are awesome for locating and attracting redfish and trout in all conditions and the Marsh Works spinnerbaits are the most well constructed and durable baits I’ve ever seen! Please checkout http://www.marsh-works.com and try Marsh Works for yourself. Don’t just settle for “good enough” when Marsh Works offers the best available!! Please click on a photo to...
Read MoreWindy and dirty but success at Redfish U.-October 22, 2009
Guided Mr. and Mrs. Barry James this morning and we were met with EXTREMELY windy and dirty water conditions. Rattle inserts and boat positioning were the name of the game in these very difficult, but not impossible, conditions. Started out with some nice legal trout(12-15) on some dropoffs and then targeted some redfish on some shallow water flats. Since we were fishing in whitecap conditions, the Power-Pole really came in handy as we methodically covered water that is known to hold redfish in any situation. Ended up sticking 10-12 small fish and kept one nice fish for the grill. All fish caught on Gulp! Jerkshads in camo with rattle inserts rigged with 1/4oz. Marsh Works Bull Red jigheads. 10# Ultracast InvisiBraid performs incredibly, especially in these conditions. Sensitivity and zero wind-knots!! Please click on photos to...
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