-
posted on Feb 14, 2012
Interesting barracuda article in the current March, 2012 issue. Many of my guiding years in Florida were spent fishing for barracuda. Some of my parties booked me for a solid week and only wanted to fish for barracuda. I think my vessel went through every proven barracuda lure possible to est ...
-
posted on Sep 7, 2011
Also would like to add a reply to the flutter jig article...
“FLUTTER SPOONS” ( aka metal jigs)
As a long term fishing guide I’d like to offer my personal experience with ”flutter spoons” over the past 31 years. A h ...
-
posted on Sep 7, 2011
A foot of non-kinking, brown titanium wire leader works well.
-
posted on Aug 1, 2010
Why are my photos not being included with my posts? Thank you. Pete
-
posted on Aug 1, 2010
Here's the photo that did not originally accompany the 7/27 posting of Eric Thomson's large chinook salmon. It was caught on a Kandlefish jig while vertical drift-jigging in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Great battle, then a quick photo and release in good condition.
-
posted on Jul 28, 2010
Despite a poor chinook salmon season, thus far, in Northern Washington's Strait of Juan de Fuca, Kandlefish metal jigs accounted for one of the largest king salmon. Eric Thomson caught, and released, a 45-plus inch king (see photo) on a 1 1/2 oz glow-in-the-dark Kandlefish jig, manufacture ...
-
posted on Sep 10, 2009
Forgot to mention. All of my jigging is with braided Line, mostly 20 lb line
with metal jigs in the 1 thru 3 oz weights. 8-14 lb line for smaller jigs and 25-40 lb line for heavier jigs. Mono is terrible because of its stretch and lack of positive hooksets, most especially in deeper wa ...
-
posted on Sep 10, 2009
I fish just about everywhere between Florida and Alaska exclusively with metal jigs and two of the very best are the Crippled Herring and the Kandlefish. Capt Mike Milano has won many big fish pools aboard the Miss Barnegat Light in the Tortugas with 4 and 5 oz 'Herrings in chrome during ...
