Showing posts with label deep sea fishing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label deep sea fishing. Show all posts

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Three Tampa Deep Sea Fishing Tactics

There is a variety of Deep Sea fishing available in the Tampa area. Florida is of course the fishing capital of the United States. Tampa is built directly on the Gulf of Mexico and offers some great Deep Sea fishing.

One deep sea fishing tactic is locating a wreck or other for of structure on the bottom of the ocean. Typically these wrecks occur in water approximately twenty feet deep but can be found in water from twenty to well over one hundred feet deep with the correct equipment and patience. You can also buy books that list the various known wrecks and form of structure by their gps coordinates.

Once you locate a wreck you need to skillfully position your boat so that it rests direct above the target area you will fishing. This can take some skill and expertise as you need to judge the tide and strength of the current in positioning your anchor properly.

It is also essential that you have the proper equipment when fishing wrecks. It is very important that you use a very heavy action stout rod. If you are lucky enough to have a large Grouper or other large game fish take your bait it will immediately head into the wreck once it realizes it has been hooked. You therefore need a heavy action rod to stop these fish in their tracks and pull them towards the surface and away from the impediments to your line.

For the same reasons listed in the previous paragraph you need a reel that is large enough to hold at least two hundred yards of line with a heavy test strength, at least thirty pounds. It also will help immensely if the reel has a large enough gear ratio to give it the highest possible power when cranking a fish towards the surface.

You can use a wide variety of bait in this situation. Live bait as always will work best. Live shrimp will catch just about everything. If you wish to target specifically larger fish you can switch to a live mullet, large blue crab or whatever type of large bait fish is generally available.

It can help also to chum the area with a ample portion of finely ground chum.

When fishing wrecks I like to use the free spool of my reel and allow my bait to sink all the way to the bottom of the ocean. I will then reel it up about one to two feet from the bottom. This way I can feel it directly when the fish grabs the bait. It is imperative that you feel pickups immediate and act to move the hooked fish away from the structures that will cut your line. This technique allows for that action.

Dan Eggertsen is a fishing researcher and enthusiast who is committed to providing the best saltwater fishing information possible. Go to http://www.asksaltwaterfishing.com/editorials/7three-tampa-deep-sea-fishing-tactics.html for more information on Deep Sea Fishing.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Deep Sea Fishing Tactics That Work


Although the phrase "deep sea fishing" tries to mean marine fishing, the terminology is applied even for the water sources which are larger than a lake. Rivers and ponds are not of this category for its shallow depth. Generally, deep sea fishing is operated in the coastal waters where the number and the species of fish are high.

Here are some tips and tactics to help you excel in deep sea fishing, wherever you are:

Deep sea fishing is a kind of fishing where trolling deep water method is applied along with huge fishing tackles. Basically, we need many types of equipment for deep sea fishing compared to other method of fishing. The equipment includes, line, rods, and lures. Baits, rods, reels, tackles are some of the other basic materials used frequently in deep sea fishing.

The boat must be a specialized one for angling. The boats must be large enough for the fishing operations, so that we can conveniently catch and store the fish. The boats need to have many rooms for the crew or the set of people who carry out all the works on fishing.

The boat must contain the equipments to catch and store the big fishes. See to that the boats are built in such a way that it resist the storms and all the weather conditions that prevail in the sea. It should allow the transport of the crew to head towards the fishing zone, easily, quickly and safely.

Fish in the sea are of wide range and hence the types we get from the deep sea fishing are also numerous. Some examples are marlins, swordfish, sailfish, large tunas, and many kinds of sharks.

If you catch smaller fish in the process of fishing for the larger ones, they can be used as bait.

Deep sea fishing had been started by the coastal area people to earn their livelihood, but now it has turned to a multi-million business. Fishermen go deep into the sea to find their fortune.
Deep sea fishing is popular in California, Florida, and north of New Zealand, Nova Scotia, Hawaii and all the coastal areas like the Mississippi Gulf coast, San Diego coast, Cozumel coast and Cancun beaches. The big advantage of these coastal areas is the probability of getting large marvelous fishes along the coastal lines is tripled when compared to the regions of deep waters where these large species are found.

Dan Eggertsen is a fishing researcher and enthusiast who is committed to providing the best saltwater fishing information possible.

Go to http://www.asksaltwaterfishing/. com/editorials/4_deep-sea- fishing-tactics- that-work. html for more information on deep sea fishing.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Deep Sea Fishing Tips and Tackle



Deep sea fishing is a wonderful and extremely enjoyable activity. Here are some tips that will make your salt water fishing adventure even better.
1. Watch the signs
If you see birds e.g. Seagulls that are feasting on small bait-type fishes, there are probably larger game-type fish below the surface of the water. Also, look for floating wood or debris. In most cases when you chance upon a large floating wood, you would find a large game fish in the area even encountering dolphin.
2. Stop, Snook and Listen
Fishing for snooks is quite similar as fishing for bass. Snooks like to be around ledges, posts and rocks.
3. Crabs for full moon
During full moons use soft crab imitations as bait. That's the time when crabs shed their shells and stripers come looking for them.
4. If you're looking for tunas, find the dolphins
Yellowfin tuna are usually found schooling with dolphins. So if you see a group of dolphins, chances are there are some tuna in the area.
5. Cut and Burn
If you have trouble cutting through a spiderwire braid, try using a lighter or a match.
6. Good Reef
The best place to fish is near reefs since big game fish feed on fish that live on reefs.
7. The Circle Hook
Use a circle hook if you would like a higher hook up ratio. These hooks guarantees more catch, because of the minute gap, and the reverse point. They are generally better for the fish since they do not hook in the gut just the lip.
8. Don’t have sea legs
Watch the horizon and stay on deck. These would generally help you if you're having trouble with sea sickness: Stay away from the boat fumes, breathing it only exacerbates the problem.
9. Anchors away
When your anchor is stuck at the bottom, try attaching a float to it. Return after the tide has changed in direction. This should be enough to loosen the anchor.
10. Fish where the fish are
A lot of fisherman have the idea that they should be catching their live baits over the reefs before going to deep waters. If the live baits are not in the area you're planning to catch the larger games, then why would you come up with the idea that the large fish are there. Wouldn't they be in the area where the bait fish are?