Fishing Reports

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This Is What Fishing a New Spot REALLY Looks Like

One of the biggest challenges in fishing isn’t figuring out how to catch fish. It’s figuring out where to begin. That’s especially true when I’m...
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First Fishing Trip On My New Motorized Paddleboard [Slam + Cobia]

The first trip on a new fishing setup is always a little different. You’re learning how everything handles, working through the little adjustments, and hoping...
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This Is Why I Love Fishing Docks In The Summer

When the water gets hot, fish do not always feed the way we want them to. They get less aggressive and tuck closer to structure, where...
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This Is My Favorite Way To Catch Trout & Snook In The Surf [Summer Edition]

Fishing in the surf can be very good along the entire southeastern coastline as the water is warming up in the spring and early summer...
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You’re Fishing the Right Conditions… In the Wrong Spot

Fishing unfamiliar water can feel overwhelming fast. Especially without any local intel… or confidence in where to even begin. But this trip turned into a...
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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

Catching big seatrout in shallow water is a blast, but these fish can be very tough to trick with a lure. Fortunately, we’ve had some...
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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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