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How To Tie Haywire Twist - Wire Leader Rigging For Toothy Fish

Using wire leader is the key to catching toothy fish. You must be able to properly rig wire using a haywire twist.

How To Rig A Live Bonita For Wahoo and Big Kingfish

A live bonita we call \"bullet bonita\" make great baits when slow trolled for wahoo, but you need to learn this technique in order to hook more fish and avoid the short strikes.

How To Catch Goggle Eyes in Florida

The Goggle Eye is the most prized baitfish in South Florida by many. When you have a baitwell full of them, you are pretty confident you will find the fish.
Blue Runners

Blue Runners - Most Underrated Live Bait For Pelagics?

Blue Runners makes great baits and are some of the easiest baits to catch, but why do so many anglers neglect them?
The Mullet Run

The Florida Mullet Run

One of the most epic migrations of fish in the world happens every fall right down Florida\'s coast and if you get to see it in person, the sights will astound you.
Dehook Baits

Don't Touch Your Baits - How To Dehook Live Bait

It is important you don't touch your live baits when storing them in baitwells. Learn how to properly de-hook your baits when catching them with sabiki rigs.

How To Use a Sabiki Rig To Load Your Baitwells

A Sabiki Rig consist of multiple hooks on one line allowing you to catch bait fish quickly and keeping them in better condition then when using a cast net. Find out why Captain Mike prefers to sabiki baits such as threadfin herrings.

How and Where To Catch Live Mullet

Being able to catch live mullet is a great tool to have in your fishing arsenal. Learn how and were to find the mullet and then get your cast net out to load em up.

How To Catch Pilchards - A Fisherman's Most Beloved Live Bait

Find the bait and you'll find the fish. But catching pilchards is easy to few and difficult to many. In this article and video, I\'ll break down what you need and how to find them.
Throwing castnet for live ballyhoo

How To Catch Ballyhoo

Ballyhoo make an excellent live bait or dead bait when trolling, chunking, bottom fishing, etc. You must have this skill in your bag if you want to become a better fisherman.
Gag Grouper

Fish Happens Charters | 05/04/2012

The inshore Grouper and Spanish bite is on fire!
Eels produce well during the day and at night.  This 40 pound fish fell to a live eel bounced along a sandbar in Cape Cod Bay.

Live Eel Fishing 101

Adding live eels to your arsenal can greatly improve your efficiency on the water.
Miami Sailfish

Catching Sailfish off South Florida

If you\'ve ever wondered how some captains and teams ensure their sailfish success here\'s how. Learn how it\'s done and book your Miami fishing trip today.
Catch of the Day

Rigging for sheepshead

A little extra effort when fishing for sheepshead can make catching these nibblers a lot easier.
A sand steenbras with cableties added

Sliding a Live Bait on Steel Trace

Sliding a live bait sometimes provides a bit of a problem. Here is a great tip to help when sliding a mullet, shad or strepie on a steel trace.
First redfish

A little tip for winter fishing

Keep on moving - you will sooner or later find hungry fish
Fort Lauderdale Sail fish

It's All About the Sail Fish

Ways to be productive this time of year sail fishing.

The "Art of Chumming" by Using A Chum Bat

Using this simple technique to attract fish.
Snook caught while chumming

Chumming Live Bait - Wake em Up

Fish are not always in the mood to bite - try chumming live bait, and you may change their mood from lazy to a feeding frenzy.