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Bait & Artificials
November 11, 2011
Spanish on Straws
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What’s in Your Tackle Box?
McDonalds is the place to be but it’s not for the burgers! I’ve got a Mac attack on my mind and I need some straws. Their shakes may be the best in town but it’s the straws that are totally awesome. The next time you’re in there, order a couple of extra shakes and keep the straws; you’re going to need them to satisfy your Big Mac attack.
The Macs were talking about are Spanish mackerel and… Read More
April 19, 2011
How to Catch Cobia
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The first time I saw a cobia I thought it was a shark. I was around 14, and had been fishing here a couple of years. Catching trout in cold streams is a very beautiful thing, and one that's still burned in my memory and my love for the sport as any snook, tarpon, or wahoo that's burned out expensive equipment. I could probably still tie a decent nymph if I had to. But that day in Anclote Key, when that three-foot-long… Read More
April 08, 2011
Bait Tips from the Pros
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To put it quite simply. It’s here. You may have to work for it a little bit and put your time in of course, but patience and the ability to throw a few pancakes will yield a blacked out well full of frisky white baits. The key is to not chase the bait around with your trolling motor, or especially you’re outboard. This will put the bait down in the deeper holes and not allow you to get close enough to throw a net on… Read More
![](/modules/mod_raxo_allmode/tools/tb.php?src=/images/stories/CAPTAIN_Images/DeSpirt_Erick/eric.jpg&w=150&h=125&zc=1 ""The Age Old Question: What color to use?"")
January 09, 2011
"The Age Old Question: What color to use?"
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We have all been part of a conversation about what color works best. I am frequently asked how do I know what color to use. After a conversation with a friend, that I fish with regularly, I began to think about how to help people make the best of their time on the water. My first response to question of "what color to start with" is usually a question. What are the conditions you are going to be fishing and how many… Read More
October 03, 2010
Whitebait Report
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The North Skyway Pier today. The bait has finally grown to a good size. There are different baits mixed in. There are large thread fins and palm size scaled sardines. My best luck for locating bait has been to choosing a stall and using the bottom finder. Once located simply throw your net and back out. Be sure to allow plenty of time for your net to sink. It is not uncommon to load the well with just one throw but most… Read More
August 26, 2010
Skyway Bait Report
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Special thanks to Captain Erick for this excellent bait report -- something we really need to pay more attention to. We'll be doing a profile on the Cap as soon as we can get him on the phone for half an hour. Thanks a ton, Captain, for helping this site be as cool as it's becoming :)
The bait was thick at the north Skyway fishing pier just at first light. It was not visible on the surface but was showing on the bottom… Read More
May 20, 2010
Running and Gunning Bait
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There are times when whitebait is all over a particular flat you’re on but for some unknown reason, they just won’t come to your chum. You can use a gallon of menhaden oil, but all that happens is big shiny schools of four-inchers are moving under your boat at 100 knots. You can see the schools moving, but you can’t get them to eat. If this happens, first try a sabiki. If those don’t work either, try a technique we… Read More
May 15, 2010
Finding Bait
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This "Bait" map is only a small inkling of a new level of content you're going to be seeing from the team at TheOnlineFisherman.com. This map will be showing you where you can throw a castnet, or drop Sabiki rigs down to catch anything from Pilchard sardines (what we call Scaled sardines), Threadfins, and Shad. Among the other maps you'll be seeing are maps about where Reports are coming from, Maps about where to get… Read More
May 09, 2010
Is it the lure or where it swims?
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If I'm on the Pinellas side of the pond, there are at least three stores I can be found at. One is Mastry's down on Fourth Street South -- right down the street from where I live in Crescent Heights. I've known the guy named Larry Mastry, and his dad, for a long, long time. The old man taught Phil Plastic (among many others) how to sport fish 100lb tarps under the Skyway. I think there are cork bobbers in my bag (or… Read More
