Soft-plastic shrimp, like the Z-Man PrawnstarZ, can prove irresistible to hungry redfish. Courtesy Z-Man Redfish lures come in a variety of styles, all of which are effective thanks to the aggressive ...

One of the best-kept saltwater fishing secrets in the Titusville area is a little-known surface plug that was the brainstorm of a South Florida tackle wholesaler. Trader Bay Lures’ Primo Chugger has ...

Redfish are perhaps the most accessible inshore saltwater gamefish in America. Their range extends from the Laguna Madre in south Texas all the way around both coasts of Florida and up through the ...

If you stop and think about it, a bass lure is only a bass lure if you’re throwing it for bass. Take the same bait off the lake and chuck in the bay and suddenly it’s a redfish lure. Throw your ...

Redfish are one of the most reliable inshore species to catch, but that doesn’t mean catching them is always easy. The fish’s tendency to be a bit spooky in shallow water, combined with sloppy ...

Brunning fishes the lure on either spinning or casting gear, and he uses braided line tied to a 7-foot fluorocarbon leader to help the Senko fall just a bit faster. To the leader, he ties a 4/0 hook ...

It was an hour before sunset, and Capt. Chris Holleman had just shut down his boat's outboard after launching into the lower St. Johns River. The water was clear with a flood tide rolling in as he ...

Thanks to a healthy population of resident winter redfish, fishermen along the Mid-Atlantic coast can get their fishing fix throughout the winter. Large schools of slot-sized red drum spend the cold ...

HOMOSASSA BAY — The 14-pound bull redfish plowed across the shallow flats after the gold spoon flashing in front of it. Its flat, broad head separated the water like a submarine preparing to ram an ...

A mottled matrix of shoal grass swards dotted by patches of bare black mud carpeted the bottom of the flat along the Espiritu Santo Bay shoreline. We could see the marine landscape beneath the shallow ...