New to redfish? Learn proven baits, where to find reds, and tactical tips on retrieve speed, structure, and conditions to catch more inshore fish.

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 ...

I’ve always viewed red drum—a.k.a. redfish—as the largemouth bass of saltwater. If you compare the two closely, the similarities are staggering. One of the key reasons largemouths are hailed as ...

If you've never used spinner-baits for shallow-water redfish, you should, simply because they'll often get reds better than any lure you can cast, including spoons or jigs, plugs, and sometimes even ...

But the Who Dat spoon's attractiveness to redfish is only part of what makes the lure so effective, Borchgrevink said. Like most South Louisiana anglers, he searches for redfish in ponds that hold ...

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 ...

He casts it out, lets it fall to the bottom and begins a slow retrieve. "Don't work them at all," he advised. "It's a simple cast and retrieve, and it's as slow as you can go. If you're in current, ...

. If you compare the two closely, the similarities are staggering. One of the key reasons largemouths are hailed as America’s favorite gamefish is because of availability. From tiny farm ponds to vast ...