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FANTASTIC
Fishing Tips:
FROM
HIMSELF!
SALTWATER FISHING
Many
professional
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saltwater guides prefer to
TIP 11 :
troll with monofilament
line instead of
Kevlar hard lines when working
schools of tuna, bonita and false
albacore.
Reason:
The flat surfaces on Kevlar
lines, created in manufacturing, cause
the line to sing as it runs through the water. This sound is known to scare these forktailed
fish away. Mono has no flat surfaces, thus no sound.
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Kevlar lines, such as fireline, are best used for deepwater jigging in
TIP 12 :
saltwater. With water depths of 100 to 300 feet deep common when fishing
halibut and grouper monofilament carries too much stretch. Certain
mono lines contain no stretch, thus allowing an instant signal of the fish strike, even in
300 feet of depth. With Kevlar line hook set is instantaneous once your bait is struck.
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Bottom fish such as goliath grouper (jewfish) and black, red and
TIP 13 : warsaw grouper generally are found in protective rock or coral caves or
in sunken shipwrecks. Once hooked these species instantly seek shelter.
To prevent this reaction the angler must gain the advantage during the
first 30 seconds of the fight. He accomplishes this by the use of much heavier Kevlar
line than needed according to the fish size plus an extremely (almost breaking) tight
drag set on his reel. These two things along with extremely heavy upward pull will generally
stop that first return run back to safety by the fish. If you can stop that first run
your chances of landing a trophy are 90% successful.
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WHERE TO FIND GAMEFISH (WALLEYE / SMALLMOUTH AND WHITE BASS)
ON THE DEEPWATER CHANNEL EDGES.
Sand and gravel cut-in holds walleye at point ‘A’.
Rock piles at point ‘B’ holds smallmouth bass.
Lip point (far out into the river channel) holds suspended
white bass along its outer side at point ‘D’.
Walleye stage on the inner structure, point ‘C’.
At point ‘E’ a small cut-in holds a very small
school of walleye.
Once again, rock piles hold smallmouth bass at
point ‘F’.
Below a channel marker buoy where out-ins
occur, there are always schools of walleyes. ‘G’.
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THE KEY TO
FISHING
BRIDGE PIERS
Most fishermen fish
downstream from a
bridge pier. They catch
lots of small fish.
However, if you want
to catch trophy class
fish off this structure,
try working the points
marked in the above
diagram. Point ‘1’ usually
holds large catfish
or a big predator such
as muskie or northern
pike. At points ‘2’ and
‘3’, the largest walleye
can be found. If it’s
large smallmouth bass
you’re after, try the
points marked ‘4’ &
‘5’. If water is deep
around the pier, use
livebait rigs. If shallow,
artificials will
work.
3
Current
Cut
FANTASTIC
Fishing Tips:
FROM
HIMSELF!
BIG RIVER - CHANNEL EDGE
SECRETS
5
FLATHEAD
CATS
1
Roadbridge
Pier
CAuGHT aT
are
4
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Current
Cut
2
NIGHT
B E S T
!
Marker Buoy
Channel Edge
Current Flow
Game Fish
White Bass
Channel Edge
Rock Pile
Point Lip
G
D
F
B
C
E
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F i s h G a p e n ’ s