SirSnookalot

The object is to not break the tip and hopefully get your lure back. This method positively works and does so with any kind line, braid is better because of the non stretch factor, but you will have success with mono. It makes no difference what you are hung on, you have a real good chance of success, if one doesn't it's only because they haven't practiced it. Charter boats captains always pull the line not the rod, works the same from shore.

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Rods and reels, yes.........lures, spoons and feathers just a skeleton assortment. Most of the stuff I use crosses over to freshwater for me, but I prefer buying saltwater because it's better on the corrosion and I think the hooks are better too. Mepps spoons are my favorite and bass pro does not carry them at all, the gold saltwater Mepps kills LMB and peacocks.

I don't care what brand of braid you use. That being said I use braid nearly 100% of the time. I tape or tie (I may be wasting money but I do not use backing ) then just spool it up, never a twist issue. But what I will do is to troll my line or let the current of an inlet or river strip my line out and reel it back in, makes a very tight spool.

I seldom go, BPS does not carry too much of what I'm looking for and I don't like making that 80 mile round trip when I can have something delivered to my door. When I drop my wife off at the FLL airport sometimes I stop in.

About 25 years ago I broke 4 tips within a short period of time, then I changed my procedure and have not snapped a tip since. I open the bail on spinning or put my reel in free spool with a b/c taking all the tension off the tip, then I work it loose by jiggling the line. My recover rate is pretty good as far as getting my lure back and have saved fish that way too. Most of the time I just see line snapping with this method.

IMO you're reeling to fast which I have a tendency to do myself. I've caught more bass ( regardless of lure ) on slower presentations. Twitch and pause, letting a top lure rest a few seconds then twitching a few feet and pause again. I don't like overworking a lure.

There are little tools made to put sewing thread the the eye of a needle would work perfect for a hook, cost is cheap. http://www.magnifyingaids.com/index.php?page=products&subcategory_id=20

For a general purpose freshwater reel the president fits the bill ( I just hate the rosewood handle, some like it), I have caught many a fish much larger than the average LMB on a graphite reel with zero problems. Only negative for me is no sealed drag, but for most that's a non issue unless you're wading. The president will give great service for a long period of time and at $60 it's a good starting point to get into a higher end reel if so desired down the road.

I fished it back in the 50's with my dad using live minnows for silver bass( used spreaders as well). I believe it's origin comes from Georgia saltwater fishing with cut bait, multiple hooks called a "chicken rig" or "dropper rig", still see it off piers, sea walls and deep water drifting here in Florida.

A little quiet the past couple of days but you come to expect that later in the tide cycle, less bait less fish. Lots of quality fish around, only 1 strike and 1 caught today but it was around slot( off beach 1/2 hour before sunrise).

I fish quite a bit and have been doing it since I was a kid, I never get tired of it. I fish twice a day, every day. As the name implies I'm a snook fisherman, as much as I love to catch them at times I need something different or another way of catching them. Not about numbers or size for me but challenge, presently I've been devoting time sight casting for a few species, most of the time I come up empty handed, but when I score it's well worth the efforts. It's about the next cast, not the last

I use their trebles on my xraps, use 1 size larger than stock, also I make stinger rigs with their 2/0 trebles and they hold perfectly, never had one straighten even on 30 or 40# fish.

I've never fished there but I'm sure you could always cast the surf, I fish the surf here in Florida most days. You don't all that much tackle. I use a 4000 spinning reel and a m 8/17 rod or mh10/20. Silver spoons and jigs, few xraps you're in business, I catch more fish from the surf with a spoon than everything else put together..........use the same gear for bass if they are available there.

Hermaphrodite bass, sounds like a show for Phil Donahue.

Been fishing braid many years on all my set ups 10/20 with leaders up to 40# depending on species. Place I fish have lots of timber, rocks, coral and barnacles, even leaders get cut off there when you have a good fish on. The braid shows no bad wear as described, I use PP as well. I only use braid except where it's forbidden.

Dicks has a better selection than BPS for my type of fishing and it's 20 miles vs 40 for BPS. For some of you Floridians BPS will be building a new store in West Palm, Okeechobee at Australian.

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I stay away from fishing shirts made with synthetic fabrics, they don't breath and are very warm. For me it has to be a cotton fishing shirt, t shirts work well enough and are comfortable, I wear them a size big.

I was up to Juno about 10 days ago, snook and lots of mack in the wash, haven't arrived yet in Delray but the beach gets a little better day by day. I don't use bait just mostly a spoon or feather ( mepps is my favorite but they all work)

I would never buy a boat again, too much of a money pit and I much prefer shore fishing. I fish with 3 guys that are members of a boat club, this year they joined a new club for $4200 initiation with payments of $100 per month, ensuing years no initiation and still just a $100 per month, just reserve a few days early, then gas and go. One member wants out and I may be buying his share.

Been a great summer as far as quality fish. Fall mullet run hasn't started yet and we have fish coming in, mostly small but I caught a jack probably a good 10# this morning. I'm expecting to see the macks an bluefish very soon.

Work out and put some muscle on