Lake George marks the eastern boundary of the Ocala National Forest. This body of water is the second largest lake in Florida, feed by the mighty St. John River along with several springs. The actual pier extends deep into the lake, at the tip of Nine Mile Point, in the Lake George WMA. There are two large picnic shelters with several …
Dropper Loop Rig
On this tutorial, we’ll learn how to make a dropper loop. This is normally used on dropshot rigs, where the weight is on the bottom and you have one or more hooks above. These type of rigs are best used for bottom fishing and they are effective in both saltwater and freshwater environments. Although I don’t normally use this type …
Free-Line Rig
Free lining refers to a rig that has no hardware other than the hook. This type of rig is used for live bait and can be very effective for top water predators like trout, snook, and tarpon. But will also work well for many other species. The idea behind it is to not weigh down your bait in order to …
Snell Hook Carolina Rig
Here we have a pretty traditional rig. This particular rig is known by several names, but I think it is most commonly known here in the US as the Carolina Rig. I’m choosing this opportunity to also show you how to snell a hook, this is not required for this rig, but snelling is a very strong way to attach …
Double Hook Dropshot Rig
Here I’m going to show you how to make a simple double hook dropshot rig. This is one of the most useful rigs I know and I use it very often. In fact, when I first arrive at a fishing location, the first thing I usually do is put a couple of lines in the water using this rig. In …
Fort De Soto Fishing Workshop – 2016
Saturday March 26th, 2016 at Fort De Soto Park in Tierra Verde , FL. The event will start at 9am and it is FREE. If you are interested in participating, please register by filling out the form at the end of the post. This will be an introductory hands-on workshop on handline fishing. No fishing experience is necessary, we’ll loan you a …
Survival Fishing Workshop – Video
The workshop took place at Tomoka State Park, on Saturday 5th, 2016. It was a great success, the weather was spectacular and everyone had a great deal of fun. My friend Joel Graves, an instructor from Sigma 3 survival school joined us, and we spent the day fishing and learning about primitive methods of building fish traps, creating fire and seasoning fish with …
Survival Fishing Workshop
We are organizing a survival fishing workshop, to be held on Saturday, March 5th, 2016 at Tomoka State Park in Ormond Beach, FL. The event will start at 10 am and it is FREE. If you are interested in participating, please register by filling out the form and at the end of the post. This will be an introductory hands-on workshop on …
Fishing With Big Mike
Mike Way is a native from Syracuse New York. His daily grind is at UPS, where he has worked for the last 11 years as a loader. His passion for fishing began as young boy, when his father and grandfather would take him on fishing trips at Green Lake. He still remembers, when his first grade teacher thought he had chicken pox, because …
Nicky’s 36+ inch Pike saga
Here are the fight folks. Nicky wrestles this 36+ inch pike out of the water. This beautiful entry takes the lead on the Yoyito Ice Fishing Tournament. The video is a bit grainy but it gives you a good idea of the fight. Here is a clean picture of the pike below.
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