We kick the short week off with this cool saltwater video from the mangroves off Naples, Florida. The low tides of winter mean that the redfish are plentiful and the big snook come to play!
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Photos of the Day: A Keys Super Slam from the SUP
This sweet bonefish ate a heavy permit fly the second it hit the water.
Photo courtesy Chris Lewis
Chris Lewis of the Skinny Water Culture blog sent in these great photos from a spur-of-the-moment trip to the Florida Keys with this friend, Alex. They were after bonefish, but they found a whole. . .
Read MoreVideo: False Albacore and “Blood in the Water”
Our pals from Shallow Water Expeditions are back with another great video, this time chasing false albacore as they crash schools of blood minnows on the surface. The feeding frenzy creates some amazing footage and killer fishing action.
Read MoreVideo: Stu Apte, Big Tarpon, and the Citrus Queen
Here’s a wonderful piece of archival footage featuring famous Florida Keys angler Stu Apte casting for big tarpon with a fiberglass rod. But he’s not in it just for the sport; no, he’s also trying to win the admiration of the Florida Citrus Queen, who is sporting a swell swimsuit. Check out the “rod stiffener” Apte threads into the butt section of his rod for more power. He lands two beauties here, but the editor has spliced in some shots of a real monster fish, as well.
Read MoreClassic Video: Casting for Tarpon with a Glass Fly Rod
I recently ran across this marvelous piece of archival film from the International Game Fish Association, which shows casting champion Bill True and guide Jim Brewer chasing tarpon in the Florida Keys sometime in the 1960s(?). It’s a great piece of history, and it will give you a sense of how much easier we have it now, when compared to the sport’s. . .
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