How close is too close?
Everyday can be different, but it’s always good practice to approach a pond or shoreline as stealthy as
possible. You’ll be surprised how close you can sneak
up on redfish, if done right.
It’s probably one of the most
adaptable game fish out there that
we target. It is crazy just to think
about where we catch them as
much as what we catch them on.
You catch them in the freshest of
freshwater areas and the saltiest of
saltwater areas. You have seen
them eat anything from live
shrimp, to a topwater frog, to
things even as crazy as a bare jighead at times. As our love will forever continue to surround the
speckled trout in south Louisiana,
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we all know that there is something about a redfish that makes
us forget any other species we
have ever caught before. For
some, it's the fight; for others, it's
the hunt; and for still others, it's all
about putting those fish on the
grill at the end of the day. But
whatever it may be, we love chasing redfish as much as any other
fish out there. That phrase "Think
like a redfish" may sound a bit out
of the ordinary; but come on, do
any of us in Louisiana do anything
quite "ordinary" in the eyes of oth- many variables to remember; but
ers around the country? I think not. isn't that just what makes it such a
thrill to target those fish? You may
It's how we are; doing the same as
want to catch some of those redeveryone else is just never quite
fish on a topwater that morning,
that exciting.
and continue to throw at numerFirst scenario, let's paint the picous fish only to have them turn
ture: we are in the marshes of
away. If you aren't seeing any type
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