Dropping water temperatures often force light tackle anglers to reach for a good crustacean imitator from their tackle bag. Colder water also dictates slower presentations that appeal to game fish not willing to expend the energy to chase down the faster paced lures utilized during the warmer months. For this reason, a good shrimp or crab imitation is generally well received by snook, redfish, and sea trout when there is a good chill in the air.
Over my career I have had the opportunity to use dozens of brands of fishing line; some I like, some I dislike, but finally I have found one fishing line that I love… it’s Ohero Braid made from 100% Dyneema! The Ohero Braid has several user-friendly qualities that I have found to be ultra beneficial to my style of inshore fishing.
Can’t find that perfect gift for the angler in your household? Well, this year Flats Class is going to help you out with some fantastic suggestions that will put a smile on any angler’s face Christmas morning! Now it’s common knowledge that Santa has a Hell’s Bay Boatworks decal on his sleigh and has an E-tec on his pontoon boat that he keeps at Lake Powell for the off-season but below are a few gifts that just might fit into your holiday budget.
My Test Drive Experience Recently I had the opportunity to jump aboard the brand new Hell’s Bay Biscayne for a quick sea trial with Capt. Todd Fuller (HB General Manager) and well known outdoor writer Rusty Chinnis along the Manatee River and south shore of Tampa Bay. I was thoroughly impressed with the new Biscayne and can honestly say it deserves all of the “buzz” it has created over the past few months since its debut at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show.
The reason why light tackle & fly anglers have so much more success throwing the fakes that catch trophy game fish is directly related to their ability to pole their skiffs quietly into range without alerting their quarry. The advantage to push poling a skiff is that you minimize your footprint on the flat…that ultimately equates to a reduction in noise and practically a zero pressure wave emanating from the poled hull. And I’m personally convinced that a quiet boat that can’t be detected… just “flat out fishes” any other type of boat that is making preventable sounds within the ...
