Florida Bay Backcountry

In this week’s blog, Nick hits the murky canal waters of the Florida Bay backcountry targeting snook, redfish, and speckled trout The Florida Keys are famous for gin clear water flats fishing, but there is another, murkier side to the Keys. This week I downed a strong cup of coffee at the Islander Resort, a […]

BIG TIME BLACKFISH

In late January and early February, trophy blackfish of 10 to 20 pounds will be holing up a bit deeper in the 80-120 ft range along the DelMarVa coast. Some truly titanic blackfish show up in late January and early February as the bite slides south off of south Jersey, through Delaware and into Virginia. […]

SOFT PLASTICS FOR THE NORTH

Like Nick’s tips for soft plastics in the south? Here is a follow up with suggestions and techniques geared towards the northeast. We covered soft plastics for the south in last week’s blog, now let’s concentrate on what soft plastics reign supreme up north from New Jersey through the New England states. A different cast […]

Strike King Half Shell is the BEST Drop Shot bait.

Jim Root explains why the Strike King Half Shell designed by KVD and Mark Zona is the BEST Drop Shot bait no matter the conditions. It seems like the world is flooded with soft plastic baits. Every possible color, size and scent imaginable. But I look for baits that will catch bass all year, in […]

SOFT PLASTICS FOR THE SOUTH

Want tips on how to effectively increase your winter day’s catch? Nick shares his take on how effective soft plastics can be on southern inshore species.