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The BEST Time To Use Cut Bait (For Trophy Redfish, Trout & Snook)
Want to catch monster redfish? I’ve caught lots of redfish over the 40″ mark and one of my favorite ways to catch them is by using cut bait. And not only do big redfish like cut bait, but so do trout, snook and even tarpon. In this video, I’m going to show you the best
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Why Most Saltwater Anglers FAIL (The Top Mistake)
Are you sick of getting skunked? Do you wish that you could go fishing and consistently catch more redfish, trout, snook and flounder? And do you wish that instead of wondering if you were going to catch fish, you’d wonder how many you were going to catch? We’ve personally coached tens of thousands of anglers and
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How To Texas Rig A Live Shrimp (Weedless Shrimp)
In this video, I’m going to show you how to rig shrimp weedless. Yes, you heard that right… a weedless live shrimp. Here’s why having a weedless shrimp is so critical to catching more fish. Some of the best places to use shrimp are near structures like jetties, docks, and bridges, but fishing shrimp on
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What’s Your “Word” For 2020? Discover It Here.
Imagine starting the year with a clear vision of exactly where you are going and what you will accomplish. Imagine knowing precisely what will take place in your life over the next 12 months… Sounds pretty awesome, right? Well, I was recently in a meeting with some other CEOs and leaders of companies in central
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Strong Angler Of The Week: Alex Frey
What do you when you first meet new friends? Go out for drinks? Invite them over for Monopoly? This week’s Strong Angler of the Week earned his title by taking a guy out kayak fishing! Alex Frey and his wife met a couple at church who just moved down from up north and to welcome
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Targeting Speckled Trout In 2020 (With Capt. Matt Chipperfield)
It’s trout time! One of our most popular podcasts ever was the interview with Chris Bush of the Speckled Truth. He probably has more data about catching gator trout than anybody else alive, so I asked him who else is doing an awesome job of catching big trout. He recommended Capt. Matt Chipperfield and Capt.
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The Best Lures For Redfish (Surprise Answer With Video Proof)!
It’s redfish lure time! One of the best (and quickest) ways to catch nice redfish (red drum) is with a fishing lure (yes, it can even be much better than live bait). However, there are so many lures out there that it’s crazy. If you go to any tackle store, you’ll surely see that the
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Wind Knots: How To Remove & Prevent Them (When Using Braided Line)
Nothing can dampen your spirits on the water like a wind knot, right? It takes a lot of time to untangle them (time you’d rather spend fishing), plus if you have to cut it out you could be wasting a lot of line… In the two videos below, we’re going to show you how to
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How To Pick Out The Best Bucktail Jig In A Store (For Any Type Of Fishing)
It’s Bucktail time! Bucktail jigs are some of the oldest and most popular ways to catch fish of all species. You can cast them to a two-foot deep sandy pothole in the flats for snook or vertical jig them in 200 feet of water for snapper and grouper. But there are tons of different sizes
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How To Catch 24X More Inshore Saltwater Fish (Easy 10-Minute System)
Do you want to know why you aren’t catching as many inshore saltwater fish as you deserve? Here’s the truth. The problem isn’t your rod, reel, electronics, kayak, or boat… In fact, consistently catching fish has very little to do with your equipment… The problem is your fishing spots! In particular, the TYPE of fishing
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How To Catch Speckled Trout (Right After A Cold Front)
It’s trout time! Do you struggle to catch fish right after a cold front? It’s windy, freezing, and the fish are cold and spooky… Not exactly the ideal time to fish, right? Many people think that, but that’s not the case at all! Once you do find them, they’re often schooled up and you can
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Strong Angler Of The Week: Frank Jaques
It’s time for a little brotherly love! The Strong Angler of the Week award is about helping anglers and making memories on the water with your loved ones. This week’s Strong Angler had an awesome trip where he put his little brother on his FIRST redfish! Do you remember your first redfish? What a great
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Here Are The 2 Ideal Times To Retie Your Fishing Leader
Are you a risk-taker? I’m all for taking risks, but thinking, “Eh, this leader should last me a few more snook,” when it clearly has a couple of nicks in it is not a risk I’m willing to take. I’ve been broken off by too many big snook to take a gamble on a frayed
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How To Rig Artificial Shrimp In Every Scenario (Backward vs. Forward)
Everybody knows that scared shrimp quickly dart backward and calm shrimp slowly swim forward. So if you’re using an artificial shrimp lure, which way should it be facing, and how should you retrieve it? Should you rig it facing backward and erratically retrieve it? Or should you rig it facing forward and slowly drag it
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1 Simple Hack To Avoid Losing Fish On Light Leader
Here’s the story… I kept getting broken off by some nice snook not too long ago. I did all the hard things right… I found them… I got them to bite… But I didn’t have anything to show for it! So I changed one little thing that helped me start bringing fish into the boat.
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4 Tips To Avoid Catching Catfish (Even With Cut Bait)
Are you sick of catching catfish? Do your friends know you as the “Catfish Killer”? If this is you, you’re in the right spot because in this video, I’m going to show you how to catch fewer catfish, even if you’re using stinky, cut bait. Watch the video below to start catching trophy fish (instead
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The 1st Salt Strong Meetup In 2020 (& New Meetup Platform)
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4 Tips To Find The Best Fishing Spots (Online And On The Water Tactics)
In this video I’m going to show you exactly how to find the best fishing spots both from home on your computer and while you’re out on the water. There are tens (or even hundreds) of square miles in most bays and rivers that you’re fishing in, so the big question is this: how do
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Strong Angler Of The Week: Steve Glover
What a day! Steve Glover knows what fishing is all about. Earlier this week he took out two of his sons and a cousin (who’s never fished from a boat in saltwater) out to see if they could get on some fish. After striking out at the first spot, they hit the jackpot at their
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Why The Length Of Your Fishing Leader Line Can Be Critical
What is the ideal length for a leader for inshore saltwater fishing? What happens if it’s too short? Or if it’s too long? Why do you even need a leader? In this video, I’ll answer all of these questions and more! Check it out below. Ideal Leader Length [VIDEO] Click here to join the Salt
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BEST Time To Use Blue Crab (For Redfish, Snook, Tarpon & Black Drum)
With most baits, you never know what you’re going to get. If you’re using shrimp, you could catch anything from a big black drum to a dink trout or catfish. But if you throw a big chunk of blue crab out there, you know that anything big enough to eat it is going to put
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The Fishing Theme Park…
Imagine walking into a theme park where you can fish with your family, teach your kids about the outdoors, and get them off of their electronic devices while spending quality time with them… Sounds pretty awesome, right? Well, by the end of 2025, Salt Strong’s big goal is to begin working on a fishing theme
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How To Organize All Your Fishing Tackle Into One Bag
Are you bringing too much tackle out on your fishing trips? Sure, you may have everything you need, but it can often take forever searching through all your bags and boxes to try find the one thing you need. Sound familiar? In this video, I’m going to show you how I organize all of my
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This Simple Tip Can Help You Catch More “Leader-Shy” Fish
Do you fish in high-pressure areas? If you do, the fish can be really spooky, skittish, or “leader shy.” It makes sense, as they’ve probably seen many baits and lures attached to a leader, and they probably have even had some bad experiences with them! Now, no leaders are completely invisible in the water, but
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