Surf Fishing In The Spring [Beach Lessons With Capt. B]
- By: Luke Simonds
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I’m back with Capt. B for surf fishing in the spring!
We’re in the early days of spring and on the hunt for some pompano.
Check out the full trip report below!!
Surf Fishing In The Spring [VIDEO]
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Beach Fishing Tips & Tactics [How To Find Spots!]
FEATURED RODS:
FEATURED REELS:
- [Best] BG MQ 3000
- [Good] Daiwa BG 3000
RIGS & ACCESSORIES:
This time we experimented with different colors of FishGum.
Capt. B relies on FishGum for a few reasons and never fishes from the beach without it.
We had a bunch of different colors of FishGum to experiment with on this trip.
Lately when I’ve been fishing with Capt. B, we’ve absolutely crushed it.
So we were hoping for more of the same.
Our test focused on the yellow FishGum versus the Purple/Green color.
The bite was absolutely non-stop.
Fish after fish hit our baits the second we tossed them out there.
There were TWO main takeaways from this trip.
Number one, both colors of FishGum caught fish.
Color was not a major factor in triggering bites.
We’ll need to do more testing to definitively say one color was better than the other.
Finding a quality spot was the major determining factor.
If you put your baits out in front of fish, you’ll get them to eat.
The second lesson learned is you don’t have to go out and buy a big surf fishing reel.
For many years, I avoided buying a traditional surf fishing rod.
On this trip, I put a typical inshore reel (3000-size) on my surf fishing rod.
I had both the Daiwa BG MQ 3000 and the BG 3000 outfitted on both of my surf setups.
Both of which had 20lb braided line on the spools.
If you are going after bigger fish, you’ll want to upgrade the reels.
But for bluefish, pompano, or whiting, these setups are excellent.
FINDING THE FISH HELP
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3. COMMUNITY REPORTS (LIVE FEED)
The Insider Community platform is what you can use to see what is biting near you, and you can get to know other members who fish in your area. Plus, you can use it to keep a log of your catches so you can use past trips to help predict future catches.
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Great Tips — What general area were you fishing in. Melbourne – Jax – Panhandle?
This trip was filmed in Melbourne Beach, FL.