Best for Winter: MirrOlure MirrOdine Pros Slow sink New styles and colors Deep body Cons Difficult to change hooks Key Features Length: 3 inch Weight: 1 ounce Must have colors: Chartreuse back/pearl, Pilchard, Shad, Pinfish, Electric Chicken Speckled sea trout have laser-sharp vision and a discerning palate, so it takes an ultra-realistic lure moving like the real thing to fool a gator trout
I made a line order the other evening and it reminded me of how much I used to overthink my fishing line selection
On a recent outing in Washingtons Central Cascades, the 20-liter capacity carried everything we needed for a summer day hike, and the lightly padded shoulder straps and ribbed foam back panel provided all-day comfort
This is whats exciting because I think theres some people we havent had on the podcast yet, but a lot of them, and including Im looking at Ron Walp, the tug and how to handle it
And because hell usually weigh at least three times as much as the bass and ten times as much as the trout, any day you set a hook in his jaw you can expect from three to ten times the fight youd get from either of them
Here on the East Coast, surf fishing for stripers is a right of passage, a battle against the elements that tests your skills and rewards you with bragging rights (and maybe a delicious dinner)