Ever notice how the locals always catch the biggest and most fish? There is more to it than just looking for "tailing" redfish. Use these tips and you can look like a crazy redneck with a stringer of redfish and seatrout.
Instructions
1. Wade shallow water lagoons. Wading is the most effective way to catch redfish and seatrout. Go to shallow water lagoons were the water is 2 to 3 feet deep. The best area have grass flats and shell beds.
2. Equip a medium-action fishing pole with a barrel swivel and leader. Use a twenty-pound test leader and 10-pound test fishing line. White tail jigs and shrimp- shaped lures catch a lot of keeper size fish. Free lining live bait works good for all sizes of fish.
3. Arrive at the fishing area before first light. During low light periods, use a large top-water plug like a "Super Spook". Get out of the boat and wade toward shore. Cast as far as possible and "walk the dog" back to you. To "walk the dog," point the rod tip up and franticly shake the tip while slowly reeling in the slack. When a fish strikes do not set the hook, just reel in the slack and start fighting. If the fish misses the plug, do not stop walking the plug or change speed..
4. Start fishing shallow and work your way deeper. Look for shell beds in the grass. They look like light-colored areas from just a few feet wide out to 20 feet. Cast as far past your target bed as possible.
5. Switch from a surface plug to a gold-colored spoon like a Johnson Minnow or a Rainbow Flash once the sun heats the water, usually by 10 AM. Throw the spoon past the shell beds out to the deeper water.
6. Target areas where storm water enters the lagoon. Bait fish gather in these places. Creeks serve the same purpose.
7. During winter when the water is cold fish are in deep water. Fish from a boat with live bait.
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