Surrounded By Tailing Redfish [Major Keys To Unlocking The Bite!]
- By: Matthew Lanier
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While fishing the Florida Redfish Series Tournament in Panama City, I was surrounded by tailing redfish!
This is exactly what you hope to see on tournament day.
Hungry, actively feeding fish.
Here’s what you need to dial in on to find a bite like this yourself!
Surrounded By Tailing Redfish [VIDEO]
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EQUIPMENT USED:
Setup #1
- Rods Used: Bull Bay Bolt 7’6
- Reels Used: Daiwa Ballistic MQ Series
- Mainline: 10lb Daiwa J-Braid x8 Grand Braid
- Leader: 20 lb Ande Monofilament
- Lure: Johnson Silver Minnow
Setup #2
- Rods Used: Bull Bay Bolt 7’6
- Reels Used: Daiwa Ballistic MQ Series
- Mainline: 10lb Daiwa J-Braid x8 Grand Braid
- Leader: 20 lb Ande Monofilament
- Lure: Z-Man Kicker CrabZ
- Hook: 1/8th oz. Texas Eye Jighead
- Scent: Dr. Juice® Saltwater Slam Exclusive Scent
These fish were aggressive and hungry!
This trip revealed the importance of finding the THREE B’s – Birds, Bait, Boils.
The birds were following the bait all day which led me to see fish boiling and blowing up on the surface to eat.
I did not get the fish needed to hit the stage for this tournament, but still found some great fish on epic eats!
These redfish were in a very typical springtime pattern.
I found all of the bites on wind-driven flats over patchy, sandy bottom near hard structure like oysters.
The fish weren’t concerned with finding comfortable water temperatures – they were all over the bait.
From now until basically the winter, bait is going to be your biggest indicator to find fish.
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Thanks for sharing Matt. I wish I could catch 23”+ redfish and be a little disappointed 😂 Please keep the reporting and videos coming