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Does Topwater Color Matter? On The Water Test – Light vs. Dark

This might seem like a bad idea. Taking a perfectly good topwater… and painting it jet black? No fancy pattern. No natural color. Just straight...
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My First Remote Skiff Camping Trip For Inshore Slams [Scary Adventure]

This remote camping trip was the scariest fishing adventure I’ve been on. I was dumb enough to pick a dangerous area (The Chaz) for my...
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Night Fishing Lure Test: Topwater vs Crankbait (Surprising Results)

Topwater has been my go-to at night for a long time. So going into this trip, I thought I already knew how this would play...
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This Science-Based Lure Change Resulted In Epic Trout Bite

Spring is a fantastic season for catching big seatrout in shallow water, but these fish can be very tough to trick with a lure. Fortunately,...
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Stop Making This Common Retrieve Mistake [Calm Water Edition]

My least favorite conditions for big seatrout and redfish on shallow flats USED to be calm water. When the wind drops and the surface turns...
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The Best Way To Find Patch Reefs (WITHOUT Local Intel)

We went out in the Florida Keys with one of the most respected fishermen in the area, Clay Cowart from Life By the Bow, to...
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Is This The BEST Sheepshead Rig For Live Shrimp?

Sheepshead LOVE structure, but fishing live shrimp around mangroves usually comes with a price… snags, lost rigs, and lost bait. I created this video to...
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WINTER STRATEGY: Finding Fish AFTER a Cold Front

Cold snaps used to be automatic no-go days for me. High wind, falling temperatures, and slow bites made it feel like the odds were stacked...
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Why Many Fishing Reports Feel Smart but Lead to Guessing

Fishing reports are SUPPOSED to make planning easier. Sometimes, they do the opposite. They show the result, but not the reasoning. The outcome, but not...
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The Lure Strategy That Turned Misses Into Hookups [Case Study]

Have you ever faced lodging issues to the point where you had to miss out on a fun fishing trip? That nearly happened on this...
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Easy Way To Catch Fish Without A Trolling Motor [Case Study Report]

There will always be some days when important equipment either doesn’t work or we simply forget to pack it, so we need to have a...
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Fast to Slow: How Smart Anglers Adjust When Fish Get Spooky

You can see fish everywhere. Bait popping, tails waving, signs of life all around you. So you change colors and second-guess everything. But many times, the...
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Give Me 12 Minutes And I Will Help You Catch More Fish

Many anglers fish on autopilot, focusing on execution rather than interpretation. Better anglers are always adjusting. This trip breaks down the real-time decisions I made...
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Sight Fishing Big Black Drum & Redfish In Marsh Ponds

It’s tough to beat sight-fishing action when it comes to inshore fishing. And this video shows some awesome footage we captured while targeting redfish, black...
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Catching GIANT Reds in Murky Water (Popping Corks vs Plugs)

Joe and I had an amazing trip away from Florida targeting bigs redfish, jacks, and black drum. The video below shows some crazy fishing that...
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