Best Fishing Tips (Salt Strong Newsletter Feb 24, 2019)
- By: Joseph Simonds
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Happy Sunday!
It’s been an amazing week, from catching black drum to getting the perfect fish pic, and I want to make sure you don’t miss a beat.
Check out the best Insider reports, public tips, and podcast episodes from this week below:
Insider Reports [EXCLUSIVE]
- Spot Dissection: Where to Fish on the Flats Based on Tides [Estes, TX]
- Inshore Slam PDF Cheat Sheets (Plus Lure Selection Bonus)
- Bay Boat Without Trolling Motor Trip Report [Post-Trip Analysis]
- Pre-Front Paddle Board Fishing Trip [Planning & Trend Assessment]
Public Tips
- How To Catch Black Drum (Plus Free PDF Catch Card)
- This Is How You Fish The Shallows In A Bay Boat Without A Trolling Motor!
- 5 Steps To Take Amazing Fish Pictures
- 3 Tips To Catch Redfish & Snook Before A Cold Front When Paddle Fishing
- This Is Why You Need To Clean Your Stainless Steel Tumbler Lid
Fish Strong Podcast
- Is This The End Of Facebook Fishing Groups?
- Meet The Chip And Joanna Gaines Of Fishing (MidAtlantic Fishing, Wintertime Tips, Redfish)
Do you have any specific tips you want us to film?
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do you have a video for beginners on how to operate a fishfinder shch as a lowrance elite 5 or 7. beginning from scratch. plenty of videos out there for fishermam who already know how to use one. thanks, Terry Gregg
We do not have one yet, but we have that on our list of lessons to create.
I’ve been going through some of the lessons on identifying fishing location by using the satellite maps from Google, Bing, etc. Great information, but one concern. When I look at the images, some of them are seriously out of date. In some cases, there is a date stamp indicating when the area was imaged. In other cases, I know the land based building along the gulf coast or bay shorelines have had major changes, which do not show up on the overhead images.
The question is, with the images being sooooooo out of date, is the area dissection for fishing still valid. So, if we’re working with a satellite image that is several years old, will the sand bars and other structures shown still be relevant or is it more likely that they would have been significantly by mother nature?
Thanks in advance.
Hey Stan, the unfortunate fact is that we do not have any way to have real-time information. The satellite maps get updated on occasion, but there is not a set time so there will def be instances of very old maps. The good news is that most forms of structure do not move all that much over the years unless there is a very big storm or hurricane that comes through. So just keep that in mind when looking at the maps… fixed forms of structure like docks, rock jetties, etc. will likely be unmoved over the years. But less solid forms of structure like sand bars and sand points that are exposed to open water are very likely to change/move over a fairly short time, so don’t rely on the maps as heavily on the less solid forms of structure as you do the others and you shouldn’t run into too many surprises.
I’ve heard a lot about changing out the trebled for singles on some hard baits. But I’m not finding anything on choosing the right hooks to use. I could use a little help with that. Thanks
C.R.
There is a treble hook to single hook size chart on this article: https://www.saltstrong.com/articles/how-to-replace-treble-hooks/
Thank you!
Hello. I always enjoy reading your post and tips. I can honestly say that information acquired through becoming a Salt Strong member has made me a better fisherman.
I live and fish in the Jacksonville area, mostly in the ICW and smaller creeks. I have a small boat and am often intimidated by the St Johns river and the very strong currents. That being said, I am always intrigued by all the numerous large structures (bridges, docks, rocks and jetties) and deeper waters from the mouth of the river and inland several miles. I have trip planned and fished these areas many times, targeting Drum, Sheepshead and Trout with limited success. Same for Flounder. I do have several friends who target Flounder in these areas seasonally with success.
My primary questions for you would be with regard to CURRENT. How much current is too much current? The water can move really fast and powerful in some places. Also, sometimes it seems the current near the bottom is moving in a different direction than the surface. Will fish hold in these high current areas? How can I get my baits to sink and stay where I want them? How can I get my baits to move or drift into the position I want?
I would love to see a post on your site that deals specifically with CURRENT and also fishing large, deep industrial river locations like the St. Johns River.
Thank you for making me Salt Strong
Yes, fish will absolutely be holding in the high current zones. But as it gets stronger and stronger, it becomes much more difficult to fish so it’s often smart to target those areas on both ends of the turn when the water is not moving quite as fast.
As for getting your baits at the right spot at the right time, there isn’t really a one size fits all answer because it depends on water depth, current speed, wind speed/direction, etc. But overall, two factors that enable better control of your bait positioning in heavy current are by having more weight and/or by using line with less water drag (aka – thinner line).
I’ll make a point to film an inshore bottom fishing trip in a spot with heavy current soon.
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Haha!
Glad you asked for comments. Been thinking about emailing you. Just got your live bait book last week. It’s great and it brought two questions to mind.
First…how do you hook fiddler crabs?Didn’t see it in the book.
And second, have you any experience with putting a spoon or jig on the end of a Sabiki rig and casting it for game fish? Is that something that might work?
I love your website and information. You guys are great!! Just wish I didn’t live in Kentucky where I could take more advantage of it.
Hey Cary, here’s a post showing how to catch and rig fiddler crabs: https://www.saltstrong.com/fishing-tip/how-to-catch-fiddler-crabs/
I have not tried putting a spoon or jig on the end of a sabiki rig, but it technically would work for both getting the sabiki hooks down into the strike zone while also having a chance of hooking something bigger. But I would recommend just having a spoon or jig rigged by itself on another rod because unhooking any bigger fish caught on the end of a sabiki could get a bit dangerous if there are a series of sabiki hooks going up the line.
Thanks, Luke! One other question. A lot of fish are toothy. Under what conditions or do you ever use steel leader?
I use wire when I’m targeting fish that are likely to slice through a mono/fluoro leader or when I’m getting broken off some unknown fish a couple times in a row.
If you only had three lures to fish with , what would they be?
1. Weedless gold spoon
2. Soft plastic paddletail rigged on a 1/4th oz jig head
3. Bucktail jig
I’m surprised there isn’t the Gulp Shrimp on this lost
The gulp shrimp is more of a situational lure choice.
When do you use a bucktail jig?