Fishing Tips

You will see right away that these videos are not professional made! Many impromptu, spur of the moment ideas.  Anyway, you'll get an idea of how we're going to be fishing here at Amelia Island. Visit back because I plan to do a number of these video "tips".

How to tie a Uni to Uni Knot:

How to put a shrimp on the jig or hook:

How to cast a spinning rod:

How to use a jig and spinning rod to fish Amelia Island:

 How to use a float rig to fish Amelia Island:

Catching and Landing a Fish:

Here's another great video on landing a big fish on light tackle:

Use a fileted Mullet to catch BIG fish:

.The last two years when the mud minnows and shrimp have gotten scarce I've resorted to cast nettingfinger mullet and using them (they're a great bait but don't stay on the hook as good as a mud minnow if your casting, casting, casting). But sometimes I get a bigger mullet and save them. I then "filet" the sides off (save the sides for cut bait), but then hook the fileted mullet through the nose and fish it! Your using the head, guts, skeleton and tail and it's put some big fish in the boat a s a bait.

Fine Point for a  Better Hookset

5 Tips for Catching More Fish in the Back Country:

1) Know a few good knots and be confident in them and your equipment.
2) Make a plan based on the tides, weather, time of day and even day of the week.
3) Learn to cast side arm, overhead, and offshoulder. Learn to make pinpoint stops.
4) Move! If you're  not catching fish, move to your next spot.
5) Fish more often. You'll learn new spots and patterns.

  Bonus!  And...if you're catching fish at a particular spot ask yourself, "why am I catching fish here?" Try to duplicate that tide/area/day.

Get more tips here!

Quick Facts From Wikipedia:
   Redfish
   Seatrout
   Black Drum
   Flounder
   Sheepshead