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Avena on Bull Shoals

    If we learned one thing from Avena’s top-12 finish at Bull Shoals/Norfolk it’s versatility. Watch below for Avena’s thoughts on: Sight-Casting to Bedding Fish: Which Presentations to use & Why Using Your Electronics to Find Small Mouth Bass Thoughts on Light Line and Light Rods For more on Adrian Avena, visit his Pro Staff page.
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    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link='https://youtu.be/4lzDrcZUU7k'][/vc_column][/vc_row]For more on Adrian Avena, visit his Pro Staff page." target="_blank">

    Mullins Takes Douglas Lake

      Fishing is a mix of art and science. It requires a detailed expertise, honed through pages of journaling and tracking. But there is the other part — the art. Built from years spent on the water, it’s a guttural, instinctual intimacy. And that, readers, is what won Dave Mullins his first Southern Open last week […]
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      Josh Jorgensen Fishes New Jersey

        The weather windows have been tight this spring in southern New Jersey, with heavy rain, unseasonable cold, and a steady, kicking wind. But on Friday, May 13, the weather broke long enough for us to put TackleDirect Pro Staffer Josh Jorgensen on fish.
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        • Josh Jorgensen on fish.[vc_row][vc_column][block_title style='column_title' title='The Day:'][/block_title][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The tide is dead low when we pull out. We box our flounder rigs and tie on topwater poppers for bluefish. The blues this year have been in skinny water with reports of 15-pound bay bluefish sitting in 1- to 2-foot flats. We work a mud bank until our captain's phone rings. It's a report of biting bluefish. Even better, the calling captain is within sight. We run over, pitch our lures and within minutes, have a triple header.By far, the most productive lure of the day was the Tactical Anglers CrossOver Stalker. TackleDirect Sales Manager John Vaughan threw it, using a 'walk the dog' retrieve to create a nice topwater motion. (He credits his style to Dan Schafer of Insomniac Guide Service.) John snags five hookups in quick succession.Within 30 minutes, the birds stop picking and the blues stop fighting. We release three and keep six on the boat. The tide is moving, so we switch to our flounder rigs and drop in deeper waters (6- to 12-feet). There are four of us all steadily flicking our wrists to bounce our rigs off the bottom.I snag the first flounder, but it's small, probably 5- to 6-inches. Our captain, Carmen, and Josh hook up, pulling in nicer sized fish, but still short of the 18-inch minimum that determines keepers comes May 21. All in all, we catch and release four flounder.It's nearing noon at this point, the temperature has dropped, and the rain starts to move in. We run over to a productive striper spot, cast around the banks and openings for a good 30 minutes, and then call it a day.The boat gets washed, the rods get rinsed, and the bluefish are put on ice.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/3'][media animation='none' image='2605'][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/3'][media animation='none' image='2608'][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/3'][media animation='none' image='2606'][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][block_title style='column_title' title='What I Learned:'][/block_title][vc_column_text]Josh is the host of the world's most subscribed to, online, fishing show -- BlacktipH Fishing. He is a renowned shark fisherman, but he is equally skilled when it comes to targeting other salt- and freshwater species. And after fishing with Josh, I know why.Josh asks questions.I've never fished with an angler so dedicated to understanding every facet of the fishery. In just five-hours of fishing, Josh dug in on bait fish types, their movement, and seasonality. He asked about light, moon phases, tides, water temperature and barometric pressure. He noted depth, bottom, and structure. He questioned lure size, action, color, and retrieval. There is a simple reason Josh catches fish -- he does his homework. (It doesn't hurt that he can cast a mile.)Take note from Josh -- be knowledgeable about your environment. Making informed fishing decisions will improve your hookup ratio.For more on Josh Jorgensen: [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/3'][media animation='none' image='2604'][media animation='none' image='2613'][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/3'][media animation='none' image='2603'][media animation='none' image='2600'][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/3'][media animation='none' image='2609'][media animation='none' image='2607'][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][block_title style='column_title' title='The Tackle:'][/block_title][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_media_grid initial_loading_animation='none' grid_id='vc_gid:1463769468793-e655a085-3e8e-5' include='2612,2611,2610'][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/2'][vc_column_text]Bluefish Set-Up #1 Rod: RH Custom, Reel: Shimano Stradic CI4+ 4000, Line: PowerPro 20lb Braid, Leader: Hi-Seas 15lb Fluorocarbon, Lure: Rapala Skitter PopBluefish Set-Up #2 Rod: RH Custom, Reel: Shimano Stradic FK4000, Lure: Yo-Zuri Mag Darter in Chartreuse/GlowBluefish Set-Up #3 Rod: G.Loomis GL2, Reel: Quantum Cabo 40, Lure: Yo-Zuri Hydro Popper in Blue SardineBluefish Set-Up #4 Rod: St. Croix Mojo Surf, Reel: Quantum Cabo 40, Lure: Tactical Anglers CrossOver Stalker in Black/Gold[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/2'][vc_column_text]Flounder Set-Up #1 Rod: G.Loomis GL3, Reel: Shimano Stradic CI4+ 2500, Line: PowerPro 10lb Braid, Leader: Hi-Seas 15lb Fluorocarbon, Lure: 5/8th Jig Head with Pink Berkley Gulp Swimming Mullet tied with a teaser (pink, chartreuse closer minnow)Flounder Set-Up #2 Rod: G.Loomis Greenwater, Reel: Shimano Stradic CI4 2500, Lure: White SPRO Bucktail Jig with Chartreuse Berkley Swimming MulletFlounder Set-Up #3 Rod: Shimano Clarus, Reel: PENN Battle II 3000, Lure: White Andrus Bucktail with Chartreuse Berkley Swimming MulletFlounder Set-Up #4 Rod: G.Loomis IMX, Reel: Shimano Stradic 1000FK, Lure: White Andrus Bucktail with Chartreuse Berkley Swimming Mullet[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][block_title style='column_title' title='The Apparel'][/block_title][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/4'][media animation='none' link='https://www.tackledirect.com/stormr-r810mf-nano-jackets.html' image='2626'][vc_column_text]

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        LIVE STREAM: BlacktipH Seminar

          Josh Jorgensen is the host of BlackTipH Fishing, and he’s certainly caught (and released) enough sharks to earn that title. On Saturday, May 14, Josh visits TackleDirect to talk land-based shark fishing, offshore shark fishing, and how to stay productive while fishing with heavy drag. Tune into this live seminar, Saturday, May 14 at 9:30 […]
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