Finding Redfish After A Cold Front – Exploration Trip Report
- By: Luke Simonds
- on December 11, 2021
How should you approach finding redfish after a cold front comes through?
What are the signs that indicate redfish after colder weather cools off the water and shifts behavior patterns?
Redfish become lethargic and unwilling to chase down bait after cold fronts!
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Finding Redfish After A Cold Front
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Equipment Used:
Luke’s Equipment:
- Rod: Custom Prototype (7’6″ Medium Power Fast Action)
- Reel: Shimano Stradic Ci4
- Line: 10lb PowerPro
- Leader: 20lb Ande Monofilament
- Lure: Power Prawn USA Prototype
- Hook: Prototype Jighead & Weighted Hook
- Scent: Dr. Juice Inshore Slam Scent
Joe’s Equipment
- Rod: Custom Prototype – 7’6” Medium Power Fast Action
- Reel: Daiwa Exist 3000
- Line: 10 lb PowerPro
- Leader: 20lb Ande Monofilament
- Lure: Slam Shady 2.0
- Hook: Owner Weighted TwistLock Hook (3/0 with 1/8th oz.)
- Scent: Dr. Juice Inshore Slam Scent
Conclusion
Fishing after cold fronts can be challenging and predicting fish behavior has its own set of obstacles to climb.
Stay up to date on fishing trends in order to properly pre-plan and put yourself in a position to catch some nice bull redfish!
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I’d die if I got to fish water that clear. Good stuff gents…. DanFromSavannah
Would you conclude that they were Super spooky because of the water clarity was so clear and not a cloud in the sky? On days like this I love to be out there but I don’t catch that much. This is what I’m trying to correct. Thoughts?
Hello gents, curious as to why you used mono. Is it to help keep the lure higher up in the shallow water? My, very basic, thinking tells me that fluorocarbon might be harder for the, easily-spooked, fish to see. Thank you!
After seeing see how much better mono performed above fluoro on abrasion resistance on this test years ago (https://www.saltstrong.com/fishing-tip/fluorocarbon-leader-abrasion-test-vs-mono/), I spent over a year going back and forth from mono to fluoro and I couldn’t tell a difference in the amount of strikes I was getting, so I now just go with mono.
Love seeing the live on the water trips , great job Joe
Glad to see that you enjoyed this video!
WOW so many reds. Very cool fellas that was awesome!
We definitely found the motherload… just wish they were less spooky. I just got a spool of 5 lb braid and some lighter mono in hopes that the thinner line helps keep them from feeling/seeing the line.
It would be interesting to see how the 5 pound test does. What leader will you use?
I will be fishing in the Terra Cia Bay area Christmas – New Years and love your info. I have baought a lot of your lures etc. Love your chanel. Mike
How cool! I hope you have a blast fishing there over Christmas. Thanks for the kind words!
Do you have any way to use your phone to check your real time position relative to the area you wanted to fish after checking out the possibilities on the satellite??
Here’s a lesson on doing that: https://www.saltstrong.com/articles/boat-navigation-hack/
You were making way too much noise talking & moving too fast with the trolling motor in that shallow bay where the reds were warming up. Many of those fish would have eaten if you were quieter.
It’s always tough to balance the need to go super slow in order to not spook with with the need to move quickly to find them while exploring unknown waters on a short trip.