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Prawn XT: Is This The Most Durable Shrimp Lure Ever? [ Podcast ]

How many fish do you expect to catch before a soft plastic gets absolutely DESTROYED? Five? Ten? How about 40+ fish on the SAME lure?!...
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3 Simple Retrieves to Bring Your Suspending Hard Bait to Life!

Ever watch a fish follow your lure all the way to the boat… and then turn away at the last second? That’s usually a sign...
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How I Found Redfish & Flounder on Water I’d Never Fished Before

Fishing unfamiliar water can be intimidating, especially during the heat of summer when fish often seem to disappear once the sun is up. On this...
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ICAST This, ICAST That… Closet Insiders & Brand-New Gear?!

ICAST this. ICAST that. Closet Insiders? A larger Otis reel? Tougher Prawns, with a Micro Prawn on the way? Luke and I just returned from...
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This Is My Favorite Way To Catch Snapper and Grouper Inshore

One lure. One drift. A whole lot of action. I headed to Boca Grande Pass to test the durability of the new Prawn XT, and...
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Introducing the Prawn XT: Our Toughest Shrimp Lure Yet

Soft plastic shrimp lures catch an incredible number of fish. Unfortunately, fish also know how to tear them up. Pinfish swipe the tail. Snapper bite...
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Finicky Summer Redfish? My Go-To Simple Lure In Calm, Shallow Water

Redfish can be weird. They’ll explode on bait ten feet away, then develop trust issues the second you try to catch them. Luckily, a few...
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I Tried 3 Redfish Spots in Water I’d Never Fished

Ever pull up to brand-new water and think, “Where the heck do I even start?” When everything looks fishy, it’s easy to burn the best...
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Stop Overlooking This Summer Fishing Window (PM Bite)

Ask almost any angler when to fish during summer, and they will tell you to get on the water before sunrise. They are not wrong....
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This Has To Be The Easiest Way To Catch Seatrout [Case Study]

If I want to catch a bunch of seatrout in a saltwater bay, this is the strategy I trust most, even when the tide is...
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My New Favorite Lure For Calm Conditions During The Summer

We’ve had a lot of calm weather lately, and that can often make the fish tougher to catch because they can more easily feel our...
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Quickly Find Fish In New Waters [Homosassa Fishing Report]

Fishing new water can be intimidating. When you’ve never been somewhere before, it’s easy to waste hours fishing the wrong areas. In this Homosassa fishing...
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Gold vs. Silver Flash: What Happened After One Morning Test

When it comes to dark-colored lures, most anglers focus on the silhouette. But there’s another variable that’s easy to overlook… The flash. For this trip,...
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Summer Speckled Trout LOVE These Spots (How to Find Them)

Finding trout in the summer isn’t about covering more water. It’s about fishing the right water. In this video, you’ll learn one of the most...
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How To Catch Redfish At High Tide In The Summer

Summer high tides can sometimes make redfish feel impossible to find. Many anglers assume the fish have disappeared when the water gets high. In reality, they’ve...
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