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Pier#r's sonar advancements is a great one. Did y'all know most blue marlin caught in these tournaments are "seen" with sonar before they put the live tuna in front of it?

Since there had been a lull in postings lately, I figured I'd throw a topic out there. If you respond, please list one "new" technology that has made fishing more efficient for anglers, but tougher...

I don't get the logic behind increasing commercial catches of flounder. Yes, they have bounced back some, but like almost every fish, they are not near levels of years past.

Congratulations John! I am proud that the lousy rod-wrapping job I did for you as a kid inspired you to start your incredible business haha! Laurie and I have this retirement gig perfected if you...

It's that time of year!! My wife, son, grandson and his buddy and I caught a limit of red snapper this morning out of Ft. Morgan. On the way in, we ran the beach looking for mullet. After a couple...

Had a full-sized Jack eaten by flipper right by the pier last summer. Swam around with it for a while. Only got the squished head back.

I am probably in the minority, but not crazy about all the large tiger sharks killed this summer.

And a single stainless steel J-hook. At least that is what he used "back in the day".

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God hasn't created a jellyfish that could thwart Mr. Hollis! And there were no jellyfish that I noticed at the rigs on Monday when we were last there.

I don't think it bothers them. Yesterday we were out and skipjack and Spanish were everywhere feeding on minnows with the sea nettles everywhere. I was cast netting a few mullet for the smoker and...

Based on the information you have given, I do feel the rigs are a good choice. I agree throwing gotchas and other lures is a great idea while drifting cigar minnows or live bait. If you are...

The oil/gas platforms are farther than 10 miles from Orange Beach. It is a much shorter run if you launch at Ft. Morgan. As far as fishing, it depends what you are trying to catch. For spanish,...

I would say Spanish and Kings are "generally" just past the sandbars and ladyfish/hard tails/blues are right up to the sand at times. I would troll 15-25 ft of water while going down the beach, but...

Totally agree with pounder. I feel ladyfish are often overlooked. Bigger ladyfish are a blast to catch on light tackle and often available right up to the beach. I feel flyfishermen should...

Early July is usually a good time to catch Spanish and Kings trolling. I would suggest you start near the beach by heading west to the Gulf State Park Pier. You are probably most likely to catch...

Not to mention that the toxic gasses released will make working in the area hazardous to human health. Might even need to close the rest of the pier.

No, we saw them again on the ride back to the lagoon pass. We got ahead of a huge school and threw out a net full of live pogies and the tarpon swam right through them. Definitely not feeding on...

No doubt shark numbers are way up and not just at the pier and not just blacktips. Dolphin and sharks have been trained to also follow boats eating almost every undersized fish you throw back as...

I know there aren't a lot of shark lovers on here, but I do think it is cool to see big tiger sharks in the area again. We caught 5 smaller ones 200-400 lbs during the ADSFR. Back in the 1990s and...

There is still a big hole south of the pier about a mile off shore from the last "renourishment". Total guess, but maybe 1/4 to 1/2 mile diameter? It's 30 ft deep all around it, 40 ft in it. It...

That was our experience as well. We did catch a few nice kings near the beach in early-mid July, but not nearly as good as last year.

I don't think you are going to get a 300 yard top shot of 200 lb mono on any reel and leave space for anything else. That's a ton of heavy mono. Go with less, if any, top shot.

I find the best canned fish are bluefish, Spanish, and mullet. King is pretty good too. I bet hardtails would be good but haven't tried. I pretty much follow your recipe. These oiler fish are...

Just wait until flipper takes over! I can't believe how much they have changed in the last few years. It all got much worse with size limits on snapper. They learned to follow boats and eat throw...