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If you like sport fishing, you surely because you could end up doing a lot of
will like to fish for redfish. This casting before you finally lure your
feisty species is one of the best trophy specimen onto the hook, and use
fighters in the inshore spectrum and, the lightest line you feel comfortable
cooked correctly, a great addition to the with. Just remember to set the drag
barbeque menu. Even some restaurants have accurately (the pro's will actually use a
adopted the fish as a specialty. For scale and set it to sixty percent of
example, at the famous Redfish Seafood nominal breaking strain).
Grill and Bar on Bourbon Street, New The right time is easy, fish the feeding
Orleans, they headline, "At Redfish, we grounds on the flats and oyster bars on
serve up a parade of award-winning French the rising tide and till just after the
Quarter specialties, including classics tide turns and fish the hiding places in
like Blackened Redfish, Crawfish Etouffee the troughs and sloughs on the ebb. The
and Jambalaya." most reliable spots are on the edge of
Young redfish, or red drum as they are the mangroves close to deep water. This
often called, feed in the shallows on gives the combination of a great feeding
clams, crabs, mussels and shrimp. When spot with an easy escape route when
the fish are about four years old and threatened.
about 30 inches in length, they leave the As far as bait is concerned, if you are
shallows to join the near offshore fishing for the pan, use live bait.
populations. A 30 inch specimen will Greenbacks, pinfish, or even a succulent
weigh around ten pounds. They can live shrimp will certainly catch more fish
for twenty years and have attained than any lure, but for sport and
weights up to sixty pounds (Florida satisfaction nothing can beat the feeling
record fifty one pounds eight ounces). of hooking that twenty five inch express
The fish gets its common name from the train on a little gold spoon or shiny
copper bronze large scales on their plug. Toss your bait or lure as close to
bodies which are darker in cloudy water the mangroves as you dare, let it sink
and lighter in clear waters but the most for a few seconds, then retrieve slowly.
distinguishing feature is a dark spot at When the strike comes, you will know all
the top of the base of the tail. For the about it, and the fish will do all the
fisherman, however, the most recognizable work of setting the hook. Your job will
feature is the tail disturbing the water be to get the fish away from the
in the calm shallows and frequently mangroves and then to enjoy the fight of
breaking the surface. The sight of a your life. This is when the challenge of
dozen or more redfish "tailing" as this light tackle fishing will tax your skill
foraging behavior is called is enough to and fill your psyche with pride.
set the adrenaline coursing through the Happy fishing, and look out for the
veins of the most hardened sportsman. recipe coming soon! Just remember, if you
Catching redfish is like all fishing. You are not going to eat the fish, release it
just have to be in the right place at the unharmed. Always respect your local
right time with the right bait and fishing regulations.
tackle. Use a light medium action rod






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