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I like the Robalo Caymans. I've used my 206 Cayman to catch tout, flounder, tripletail, red snapper, gag grouper, and more.

I've been using one of those stainless steal tube spring ones for years and they are the best you can buy. I just went on-line to look for them so I could give you a link to the exact one I use but could find it. There are a lot on the market now that are similar but they all have one BIG issue. Th...

I am looking for advice on hook removers from someone who has tried/bought them all so I don’t have to. I’ve been using one of these spring-loaded tube type hook removers for years. However, when trying to remove a larger 8/0 hook stuck deep in the throat of a grouper or snapper, these hook removers...

On Friday, my friends and I launched the boat at Carrabelle in hopes of making use of the last few days of the extended red snapper season. (Thank you, Governor DeSantis.) We eased our way through the fog, and loaded the live well with pinfish and pigfish. When the fog would clear enough to see, we ...

I've seen menhaden oil and menhaden milk for sale recently, but I can't seem to find anything that explains the differences between the two or why, when, or how one would use one instead of the other. Can anyone explain these products to me? Thanks.

Big Tim wrote:That is an interesting idea. Where are you finding these Mangrove? I have caught them in Marathon but have never even tried that far north.

Try some of the artificial reefs south of Carrabelle.

Big Tim wrote:That is an interesting idea. Where are you finding these Mangrove? I have caught them in Marathon but have never even tried that far north.

Try some of the artificial reefs south of Carrabelle.

I've read about this before but they boiled the noodles in crab boil which didn't make sense because it isn't a natural taste. Did you use regular water or season them with something? I bet fish oil would work pretty good. I gave the macaroni noodles a little squirt of menhaden oil. I have read the...

It's a good thing that I didn't give up on a technique I learned on YouTube for catching mangrove snapper. A fishing buddy laughed at me, but he is not laughing now. I've proven that macaroni can be used as chum and bait for mangrove snapper. I made my first attempt at chumming up the mangroves seve...

Thanks, Juan. I'll pick up a cheap Attwood rod holder at Walmart to verify the screw hole pattern. If the pattern is a match, I'll look for some stainless Attwood rod holders. I tend to use my bay boat for offshore fishing more than anything. I'm often carrying heavier grouper rods that I think will...

What model boat do you have? Have you tried searching for the original replacement holders? If they're mounted on the console, most also have a drain cap on the bottom to allow water to drain to the bilge so they need to be a close fit. I'd try to find replacement holders of the same size and with ...

The vertical rod holders on the center console of my bay boat are made out of cheap nylon and are about 9” deep. The rod holders are secured with self-tapping screws. After a few years of use, the vinyl pin that keeps the rod handles from going all the way through the rod holders has broken out of f...

Just don't use the flares as some sort of gimmick for a gender reveal party in California.

Way to go on the grouper. Catch anything else?

I recently purchased a personal locator beacon, an ACR ResQLink View. See it here: https://www.acrartex.com/products/resqlink-view . I sleep better before going offshore in my 20'6" inch bay boat. I don't worry so much for myself, but for my friends who fish with me and assume that I will get t...