Smart Fishing Spots Crash Course
- By: Tony Acevedo
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Welcome to Smart Fishing Spots!
The following videos will help guide you through how to effectively use the Smart Fishing Spots software.
Here are the topics that will be covered (you can click on a specific topic below to go straight to the video):
Introduction:
(Click On Any Of the Links Below to JUMP to the video)
Map Layers:
- Smart Spots Layer
- Ocean Current Layer
- Public Lands Layer
- Private Land Layer
- 1 Foot Contours Layer
- Oysters Layer
- Seagrass Layer
- Artificial Reef Layer
- Boat Ramp Layer
- Kayak Launch Layer
- Shaded Relief Layer
- Marine Chart Layer
- Sea Surface Temperature Layer
- Water Temperature Layer
- Satellite Imagery Layer
Tides & Weather:
Tools:
- My Spots
- Waypoints
- Finding Current Location
- Distance Measurement
- Compass
- Creating Tracks
- GPS Settings (Degrees & Decimal)
- Insider Reports & Spot Dissections
Misc:
Smart Fishing Spots Overview
Back To Top Of PageHow To Search For A Location
How To Check The Weather
Tide Stations & Strike Score
Smart Spots Layer
Ocean Currents Layer
1 Foot Contours Layer
Public Lands Layer
Private Lands Layer
Oysters Layer
Seagrass Layer
Artificial Reef Layer
Boat Ramp Layer
Kayak Launch Spots Layer
Shaded Relief Layer
Marine Chart Layer
Note: Here’s a Marine Chart PDF that includes descriptions for the various icons in the Marine Chart layer in case needed.
Sea Surface Temperature Layer
Water Temperature Layer
Satellite Imagery Layer
Tides & Weather
Strike Scores & Feeding Levels
How To Find/Save Favorite Tide Stations
My Spots
Creating Waypoints
Finding Current Location
Distance Measurement
Compass
Creating Tracks
GPS Settings (Degrees vs. Decimal)
Insider Reports & Spot Dissections
How Save Pre-set Layers
Updating The App
How To Find Community Reports
Related categories:
STOP WASTING TIME ON THE WATER!
Do what the “SMART ANGLERS” are doing and join the Insider Club.
Here’s what you’ll receive today when you join:
- Weekly fishing reports and TRENDS revealing exactly where you should fish ever trip
- Weekly “spot dissection” videos that walk you through all the best spots in your area
- Exclusive fishing tips from the PROS you can’t find anywhere else
- Everything you need to start catching fish more consistently (regardless if you fish out of a boat, kayak, or land).
STOP WASTING TIME ON THE WATER!
Do what the “SMART ANGLERS” are doing and join the Insider Club.
Here’s what you’ll receive today when you join:
- Weekly fishing reports and TRENDS revealing exactly where you should fish every trip
- Weekly “spot dissection” videos that walk you through all the best spots in your area
- Exclusive fishing tips from the PROS you can’t find anywhere else
- Everything you need to start catching fish more consistently (regardless if you fish out of a boat, kayak, or land).
I am having a problem opening my salt strong app on my tablet. It wants me to sign up for a new account. It opens on my IPhone with no problem. I’ve used it on my tablet in the past.
What are the green outlined areas?
What are the blue bars on the tide chart
I am trying to enter a waypoint using Lat and Lon but it keeps telling me incorrect format. Not sure why since I entered it the same as the sample coordinates.
How come may app closes every time I get to the water and asks me to join and sign in , and It won’t accept when I’m a member already
What do the fish symbols represent?
Those represent major and minor feeding times (solunar).
How often does the satellite image up-date? The inlet I use can change daily, especially after storms. Thx.
The satellite imagery updates are definitely not daily. This system has 3 different providers of the satellite imagery (google, bing, and proprietary). They make updates at different times/durations, so we unfortunately can’t give an answer on exactly when the next update is going to be. What we can promise is that we are quick to provide updates when they are available, and we are always on the lookout for other providers if they can beat any of the 3 that we currently have.
Would it be possible for you to start selling Live Target Fleeing Shrimp.
I have used that lure multiple times testing it against other options, and I recommend against it because it underperformed the less expensive options consistently. Here’s one of the tests so you can see how they are performed: https://www.saltstrong.com/articles/gulp-shrimp-vs-livetarget-fleeing-shrimp/
So far, the Prawn USA lures rigged with weedless jigheads has been the best shrimp lure setup for catching a wide variety of species (redfish, snook, trout, flounder, cobia, snapper, sheepshead, grouper, etc.): https://fishstrong.com/collections/bundles/products/ultimate-shrimp-lure-kit-weedless-rigging
I am between 2 tide stations. One is 13 miles and the other is 10 miles from my locations. How would that play into the tide and fishing scale in the app?
The 2 factors of tidal delay is distance and water constriction… the greater of each variable increases the delay. I recommend taking note of exactly when you experience a slack current in whichever area you fish, and then compare that time to the tide table of whichever station is closest. The time delay you note will be consistent over time as long as there aren’t strong winds that can move enough water around to impact the normal highs and lows.
Hey guys — quick question on Smart Spots.
I’ve noticed that a lot of the areas I normally fish aren’t highlighted, but spots I’ve never fished are showing up as “hot” (red with numbers).
Can someone explain how the Smart Spots are generated?
Is it based more on trends, reports, or conditions rather than personal history?
Just trying to understand how much weight I should give those highlighted areas vs. spots I already know produce fish.
The Smart Spots are hand-picked by professional fishermen we hired to highlight good spots. They list the seasons and conditions when each spot is best, and the system uses that along with the actual tide/weather forecasts for each hour to assess how good it should be at any given time.
As for how much weight you should give to the Smart Spots, that typically depends on skill level. Our goal for each member is to show them how to find the best spots based on conditions using the more advanced layers like oysters, 1-ft contour, high-res satellite, etc. because a skilled angler can do better than a computer for picking spots the align with their personal fishing preferences.
The Smart Spots can be used as some extra support for any member who is having trouble picking their own spots that are holding fish.