How To Catch A Permit With A Spinning Rod
How To Catch A Permit With A Spinning Rod

St. Croix Spinning Rod (Avid VIS70MHF Series) medium action 7ft rod - this one I feel like I can cast the most accurately with. I’ll pair that rod with the Daiwa 3000 Ballistic which can hold 20 pound J-Braid 320 yards of it. It is a very small and light reel with great drag, you can actually go down with it because it has good line capacity. I will tie 1.5 feet of fluorocarbon leader on the end of it which allows me to cast accurately so that the connection between the braid and the fluorocarbon is outside of the tip of the rod when I go to cast. If you have too much then you have to cast the knot (which is a Double Uni or J-Knot).

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David Mangum - Tarpon, Tarpon And Tarpon
David Mangum - Tarpon, Tarpon And Tarpon

I had the opportunity to stop in Florida and visit a friend of mine who is known far and wide as a person who pays close attention to details. He’s known as a mad scientist of tarpon fishing - we hadn’t caught up in a long time and we had a lot to talk about. We spoke about what he’s got going on and what he’s getting ready to do; things that make him much more than a tarpon guide, he's an artist, a photographer and a very creative person.

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Big Snappers Offshore
Big Snappers Offshore

So one of the questions I got when I went live on Instagram was how to catch snappers offshore. Of course, I am an inshore guy but I have had some chances to learn from some very talented offshore fishermen. I've gotten to fish with Captains Scott Walker and Steven Rodger from Into The Blue TV and learn how they catch really big snappers. One of the key factors you need to pay attention to is the chum.

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How To Chum For Bonefish
How To Chum For Bonefish

One of my favorite things is sight casting - it’s all I did when I was first guiding. I never learned how to chum, it was not something I did when I was just starting out. However, eventually with fishing there are days where you just can’t sight fish (rainy or cloudy days). If you are a professional fishing guide you get put in this situation a lot, of days when you wouldn’t normally go fishing but because people have booked the trip you have to go and make the most of it. Chumming for bonefish is excellent for this situation.

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Florida Skiff Challenge - A Serious Endurance Event
Florida Skiff Challenge - A Serious Endurance Event

I sat down with Heath Daughtry of Yellowfin Yatchs, Alycia Downs of Captains For Cleanwater and Chase Daniel from Yellowfin Yatchs to talk about the Florida Skiff Challenge. This event is not joke - you get in a Skiff (18ft or less boat) with a 70 horse-power or less motor. You take that boat around Key West and end in Cabin Bluff, GA. This event is 1,600 miles and you go for 48 hours nonstop. You don’t sleep.

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How To Fish From A Paddle Board
How To Fish From A Paddle Board

When you go down to the Florida Keys it is common to want to go into the Everglades. Sometimes when there is a cold front and the weather isn’t ideal it can be a fantastic option to go back up into the Everglades and explore the No-Motor-Zone. Over the years Rich and I have tried many different crafts for the area but none have compared to the paddle board. With the shallow waters and the dynamics of the area you are trying to fish, a paddle board is the perfect craft for the job.

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Miles Burghoff - FLW, BASS, MLF, And The California Fires
Miles Burghoff - FLW, BASS, MLF, And The California Fires

Miles “Sonar” Burghoff, host of Sweetwater TV and a self proclaimed shallow water fishing fanatic came to my podcast studio to talk about the fires in California where he used to live and still has family,. We also talked about his tournament fishing and hosting a TV Show. Miles is super easy going and very friendly - I’ve had him on the podcast before (Pro Bass Fishing) and love hanging out with him and talking.

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Jared's Story
Jared's Story

Just wanted to take a second to thank you. It was your article from 2014 about quitting your job and becoming a full time guide that pushed me over the edge to leave a career I was no longer happy with to pursue what I love. I am now a full time guide and owner of a boat concierge company out of Marco Island, Fl. I have never worked so hard and been so happy to do what I do.

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Jessica "Dixie" Mills - Triple Crowner - AT, PCT, CDT
Jessica "Dixie" Mills - Triple Crowner - AT, PCT, CDT

Today I got to sit down with Jessica “Dixie” Mills of Homemade Wanderlust and hear about her story and why she is known as “Dixie” in the hiking world. Jessica was born in Florida, and grew up in Alabama spending summers with her grandparents on their farm. She loved the outdoors as a kid and as she grew up she studied Biosystems Engineering and Agronomy and Soils in college.

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Boat Ramp Etiquette
Boat Ramp Etiquette

Today I wanted to talk about boat ramp etiquette - things like how to back your boat in, how to get ready and how to avoid altercations or frustrating other people. The boat ramp is a place where everybody is pretty excited, you have professional fishing guides there who have their system down and can get their boat in and out pretty quickly.

That is exactly the way you want to do it whether you’re a professional fishing guide or a rank amateur. Here is a way for you to start your day at the boat ramp in the best way. So here are some bullet points from this How 2 Tuesday.

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Jeff Maggio - How To Keep Shrimp Alive
Jeff Maggio - How To Keep Shrimp Alive

Born in Florida, Captain David Mangum grew up cultivating his passion for fishing. David guides in the waters where he learned to fish and is well versed in light tackle and offshore fishing. But David has a particular passion for fly fishing. He’s gone to guide in Alaska, Colorado, Texas, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. Because of his experience David offers very specific instructions when stalking, casting and watching a Tarpon eat your fly.

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David Mangum - How To Feed A Tarpon
David Mangum - How To Feed A Tarpon

Born in Florida, Captain David Mangum grew up cultivating his passion for fishing. David guides in the waters where he learned to fish and is well versed in light tackle and offshore fishing. But David has a particular passion for fly fishing. He’s gone to guide in Alaska, Colorado, Texas, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. Because of his experience David offers very specific instructions when stalking, casting and watching a Tarpon eat your fly.

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Russell Kleppinger - 814 Tarpon In One Year
Russell Kleppinger - 814 Tarpon In One Year

Russel Kleppinger is a professional fishing guide who works in the Miami Area as well as the Bahia Honda area and Florida Keys.  He moves with the tarpon and may catch more tarpon in a single year than any other person on the planet.  Last year Russel landed 814 tarpon.  He posted a picture of 3 tarpon at once which got him to the 814 number last year and it really made me curious.

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