Saltwater

Mini 'Boards AKA Mini Trollers equal Big Fun!

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In a selfish kind of way, I'm glad that flats anglers headed to Florida, the Bahamas, the Yucatan and Belize bypass barracuda for bonefish, tarpon and permit. That translates into a less pressured species that we 'cuda addicts drool over. I like to call them the "Cheetahs of the Flats" because when sharks prowl the flats for finny food, they simply cannot generate the speed and sharp toothed aggression that barracuda demonstrate in response to a properly presented lure or live bait.

They key to successful snook fishing is to remember that snook are sight feeding ambush predators that use cover for predation.

Curacao is a well known island in the world of Caribbean travel.

The best way to choose rigs for any marine gamefish is to understand the basic ways in which they feed. Redfish feed along the entire water column.

Bimini is really a couple of islands 50 miles east of Florida's Gold Coast. Though it sits on the Western side of Bahamian Islands, it also fronts the edge of the Gulf Stream, a giant source of life and big fish. Because of this deep water proximity, the flats of the Bimini Islands (north and south) have some of the world's biggest bonefish swimming across their shallows.

The spotted seatrout is the most popular marine inshore game fish from the Carolinas to Texas. Not only are they delicious table fare, but they are relatively easy to catch on a few basic rigs.