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“In general, I like lower tides for redfish. The fish tend to concentrate in certain areas then, making them easier to find and a lot easier to see.”
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
There are a few other things to think about as well, such as your line.
“I like to use 10-pound Power Pro for this with a 25-pound-test fluorocarbon leader, unless I’m fishing the shoreline bushes,” Capt. DePaiva went on. “Then I use a 30-pound leader. While you don’t need a 25-pound leader for redfish, we have a lot of snook here, too. And you do need it for them.”
In addition to the excitement of watching the fish attack the lure, there are other advantages to using surface baits for redfish. You never have to buy, catch, or handle live bait. Getting hung up on the bottom becomes a thing of the past. Catfish seldom hit surface plugs.
But what I like best is the number of other desirable species that eagerly eat a topwater bait. Seatrout of all sizes hit them with a vengeance. Snook, jacks, bluefish, tarpon, ladyfish, even mangrove snapper, have all been taken while plugging for reds.
So try for Pine Island Sound reds on top, and experience some new excitement while fishing for reds!
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