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How to High-Speed Troll for Wahoo
I do not know a single person who has forgotten the first time that a wahoo hit their high-speed trolling lure. The heavy lure, the heavy trolling weight, and the...
Fishing Report: December Oil Rigs
The crew shook off the long run and immediately went to work like ants that just had their home stepped on. It is a little bit of organized chaos getting...
Destin Fishing Report: shallow water pelagics
Our 36’ center console eased to a slow stop about a quarter of a mile from our red snapper honey hole after running through a 3’ swell that made the...
Dreams Laying in Cold Ice
Five in the morning came early on saturday. I shook off the sleepiness and took my first step outside of the house to load the truck – the wind was...
The Beast of the Sea: Gulf of Mexico Blue Marlin Fishing
We were sixty miles from dry land with cobalt blue water stretching as far as the eye could see. The boat had just eased up to a bait spot, with...
Four Tactics for Fishing the Okaloosa County FAD Network
In the Fall of 2020, Okaloosa County deployed Fish Attraction Devices (FADs), to help increase sportfishing opportunities for boats leaving from the Destin area, without the need to run to...
Explaining the Gulf of Mexico FAD Network
After traveling 60 miles through an open expanse of the Gulf of Mexico, you see a small red speck on the horizon. You point your boat towards the object and...
Where to Fish for Wahoo in the Gulf of Mexico
“You are driving past the fish.” is the first thing I said to one of my friends who was hell-bent on catching a Wahoo out of the Destin pass one...