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A few schools of redfish have showed up on the flats around Fort Desoto. I take my time searching for these schools using my trolling motor in areas that fish hang out. Once I find them, I throw a couple of live bait chummers to see what kind of mood they are in. If a fish explodes on one of the baits, then I start chumming more aggressively. I will keep chumming to keep the redfish in a feeding frenzy. This action is fast and furious, with redfish exploding everywhere on the baits that are thrown. Snook fishing this past week has provided some of the best action I have seen all year. Normally, snook are tough and hard to get to bite. They have come out of their summer holes and are willing to eat anything in sight. I believe the drop in water temperature has helped the redfish and snook action. Filling the live well with scaled sardines is a must. I like to have as many baits as possible. I make a few casts, if I do not get a strike, I put a new bait on, keeping a fresh bait on the hook at all times. I like to use a size 1/0 hook. This allows the bait to swim naturally. A hook that is too big will cause the bait to sink to the bottom. Snook have sandpaper like teeth; so thirty-pound camouflage leader is a must to prevent fish from wearing through the leader.
Captain Rob Gorta
727-647-7606
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