How To Catch An Inshore Slam (When The Weather Blows)
- By: Joseph Simonds
- on April 22, 2021
You can’t change the weather but you can change how you fish in certain types of weather.
This year has been a tough one with all of the wind and storms.
But you can still make it happen on the water!
If you want to hear about the types of places we fish on super windy (and rainy) days to catch inshore slams (redfish, snook, trout, and flounder), then definitely listen in.
You’ll learn:
- Types of areas we typically fish on tough days
- How to fish on a super windy day
- The best lures to catch inshore slams
- Retrieval tips
- And much more.
Check it out below!
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Catch Inshore Slams In Bad Weather [VIDEO]
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Related Podcasts:
- LIVE BAIT VS. SLAM SHADY: FLATS FISHING CASE STUDY
- HOW TO QUICKLY FIND INSHORE FISHING SPOTS (BASED ON TIDES & WIND)
Timestamped Table Of Contents:
- 0:20 – Slam Shady strikes again
- 1:19 – What areas to fish when it’s windy and rainy
- 1:59 – Mullet, mangroves, and oyster beds
- 2:08 – Weedless hooks will save your lure: Owner Weighted TwistLock Hooks
- 3:40 – Why we started flats fishing
- 5:40 – Pro tip for changing up your retrieve
- 6:20 – Catch more fish than mangroves
- 7:04 – This underwater footage shows how trout strike
- 8:35 – New colors of Slam Shady?
- 10:29 – Doubled Up
- 10:48 – When the wind is cranking, choose your spot wisely
- 13:20 – New exclusive perks to come for our Insider Community
- 17:08 – Wade fishing spots (where to go when you’re on vacation)
- 21:14 – The juice is loose
- 21:56 – The 3 B’s (Birds, bait, and boils)
- 23:54 – Coves and docks
- 25:12 – Pick up trash; it’s good karma
- 27:02 – Casting into the wind
- 29:46 – New boating courses coming soon
- 37:54 – We got our slam on the Shady!
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Equipment Used:
- Rods
- Reels
- Luke: Daiwa Fuego 2500
- Joe: Daiwa Exist 3000
- Mainline
- Luke: Sufix 832 10 lb
- Joe: PowerPro 10 lb
- Leader
- Paddletail
- Luke: Slam Shady 2.0
- Joe: Slam Shady 2.0
- Weighted Hook
Conclusion
You can’t always pick your day to go fishing.
Sometimes you just have to go when you can go, even in tough weather.
We’ve proven once again that you don’t need perfect conditions to catch an inshore slam!
Do you think 2021 might be the windiest start to a year, EVER?
Let me know down in the comments!
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Hey Luke and Joe! If you’re looking for suggestions. I would love to see some offshore kayak fishing. Trolling for kings or vertical jigging. You guys should also look into getting the slam shady 2.0 in the 5in size. Thanks!
Does Cody ever get to Fish? LOL
Every once in a while:)
Also regarding the boating tips, one issue I had starting out (figured it out now) was how to properly get a boat on plane. I struggled with that for a bit as I was just plowing water continuously lol. I think that would help a ton a people out and don’t think it’s talked about enough.
Thanks for making time to leave the helpful suggestion.
Luke you mentioned charging into the wind instead of repositioning on say a point, my question is, when the wind is kicking like that and you have a t-top or even a tower like you have on your boat you have to turn the power up greatly on the trolling motor. Is the wind churning up the water going to mask the noise of the trolling motor? Do you think the trolling motor could still scare the fish in that situation?
The trolling motor is always a potential culprit in spooking fish. But most of all, the waves hitting a boat will be spooking fish which is why I try to never position myself to fish which requires that I have to push into wind-chop unless I absolutely have to.
Okay! Didnt think about the wind chop causing hull slap, thank you!
I’m guilty of using that Smart Fishing Tides heavily. Lots and lots of clicks! Lol