5 Things to Never Do on a Flats Charter, Irresistible Sailfish Baits, Mahi in Oregon!

From: Salt Water Sportsman - Thursday Sep 08,2022 09:01 pm

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Flats Charter Rules

How Not to Piss Off Your Charter Captain

Let me be your guide before you step aboard your next flats charter. If you can stay away from these no-no’s, your trip will be a better experience for everyone involved. Any shallow-water captain will thank you for thinking ahead! For example, don’t show up to the dock drunk or hungover. You’ll be a worthless zombie before noon.

Oregon Mahi

Oregon Partyboat Anglers Experience Dorado Blitz

An epic albacore fishing trip ended with a couple lucky Oregon anglers catching dorado. Fishing 60 miles off the coast, the anglers were aboard Tidewind Sportfishing out of Brookings, Oregon. “It was the trip of a lifetime for them,” said the deckhand. “When the bull first hit, it flew out of the water, and it was nothing anyone had ever seen.”

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Improve Your Trolling

Don’t Run-And-Gun Past All the Good Fishing Spots

High-horsepower center-consoles have created a lot of impatient anglers. If an area doesn’t produce in quick order, many crews will throttle down to look for the next one. But there’s no guarantee the next spot will be any better. Setting a full trolling spread and thoroughly working what might be a productive section of ocean is almost a lost art.

Big Wahoo

Mega Wahoo Smashes Record at MidAtlantic Tournament

A Florida angler set a tournament record and earned a $65,000 payout with a 104-pound wahoo on the final day of the MidAtlantic fishing tournament. “We were really surprised how big he was lying on the deck,” said angler Charlie Phelan. “We’ve got a pretty beamy boat, and the wahoo was taking up a lot of that room.”

Sailfish Lures

Must-Have Trolling Baits for Sailfish

Outside of extreme southern Florida, trolling natural baits, lures or both together is the best option to catch sailfish. The reason why is because anglers must cover greater bottom expanses to find the popular billfish. Fortune favors those who have these lures, natural baits and combos ready to go! You can rig a split-tail mullet, right?

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