Yeah they can be tough to come by if you're not in the right region. I have had good luck at the Bass Pro Shops along the gulf coast here (Spanish Fort, AL and Destin, FL), but you have to get them online otherwise. Bass Pro has them in their online store.

@@Fishjamlaugh I found 2 kinds of chatterbaits for the saltwater. 1 came with a tail, the others were just bladed jig heads, 2 in a box. I caught some redfish with 1 already.

Excellent! 😎

I'm pretty sure this video was recorded in late September. And it sounds like you know what to expect from surf fishing in the area as well. Spanish, jacks, pomps, reds, bonita, whiting, you never know what's gonna be coming through. I haven't done much fishing this year, but I think people are doing well in the surf. Fishing in the intracoastal waterway system can be a challenge from shore right now because the water temperature in our bay/sound system is massively hot. Water temp at the Port of Pensacola in Pensacola Bay is currently 90 degrees. Good luck fishing while you're in Destin!

My apologies for the delay in getting back to ya! And at the moment, I have no dates set because I have an EP in the works and I want to try to get it out this fall. For this video, I have a 7'6" rod with a 2500 series Penn Battle II. Really like having that thing when walking the beach. I think it makes a big difference in casting that weight of lure and it really helps when the wind isn't being friendly.

I'm typically always using at least 15 to 18 inches of leader. 15 or 20 lb fluorocarbon is the type of leader I use out on the flats.

Mildly misleading titles can be fun 😆

So very juicy, indeed 😎

I have as much fun watching them swim away as I do catching them! 😎👍

I don’t know anyone who gigs in that area. A local guide from there could probably help you out though. Good luck, and enjoy your vacation! 😎🏝

Glad you dig the channel! I’m not doing any kind of guiding at the moment. Music stuff is getting most of my time this year. I think there are probably some good fly fishing guides in this area that can take you to spots and help with strategies. Keep in mind that this many fish in one trip is very out of the ordinary. Early mornings are good, and if you can’t go early, try to make sure that the tide is at least halfway in. It’s not that fish can’t be caught on the flats during low tide, but lots of times those low lows knock everything off the flat to deeper water. 😎

@@Fishjamlaugh thanks so much for the advice!

As much as I fish in this area, I've never fished Butcherpen Cove myself, so I can't say for sure. From the looks of the map, I don't see any grass around there so I wouldn't know where to even start. Whenever I catch flounder in spring and summer, it's typically in 1-4 feet of water on grass flats. Sometimes they're in the grass, sometimes they sit just outside the edges of the grass beds. These grassy areas I'm talking about are all along the north side of the long stretch of island that is Pensacola Beach/Navarre Beach. No boat necessary. Wade fishing or shore fishing will get you close enough. Many flounder are caught within a few feet of shoreline. Keep in mind that you can also get them from piers and bridges with bottom rigs. In this video, I was near the entrance to Ft. Pickens.

@@Fishjamlaugh Gotcha - so look for shallow grass flats/sandbars with grass beds. Thanks!

Early mornings or late in afternoon, and make sure to fish higher part of the tide cycle. A very low tide can push everything, baitfish included, off of the flat into deeper water.

Welcome to the channel! Can’t wait for the water temps to get back up in the next few weeks. The inshore bite here generally turns back on after the winter once mid-April hits. 😎

Right on! Crazy easy to use and catches just about everything. 😎🤙

Thanks bro! Same to you! 😎🤙

🤩 Really appreciate that! Thanks a ton for the comment and for watching! 🎣🎸😆 -g

Wadefishing the intracoastal is gonna be great this fall (Santa Rosa sound). Hit the grass flats between Navarre and Pensacola Beach as the tide starts to go out. Fish the edges of grass beds and sand troughs. Tight lines and good times. 😎 🤙

Thanks so much!!! 🤩

Bigtime congratulations!!! 👏👏👏 And to your point, that’s a huge male trout! Wow 😯 Thanks for watching… tight lines. 🤙

Haha thanks!!! I know it sounds almost impossible but I am pretty sure I have had that thing since around 2009. Tight lines and good times. -g

Well-earned monikers, indeed. 😎

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Thank ya!

Thanks a bunch! Yeah, she was a beast....and unexpected. Keep on trying, they're out there and you never know when your paths will cross! 😎

Thanks for letting us know! Trying the shorts feed out to try and get more visibility. 🤞-g

Thanks a bunch! Yeah I had no interest in getting any closer than I did 😎

Right on! Thanks for checking out the channel. I saw a vid of you catching chicken dolphin (that's what we call the schoolies here) with your DIY lure...nicely done. 😎

Sorry I missed this comment a while ago! Thanks for checking out the channel! 😎👍

Haha!!! Just blame it on spontaneous gravitational aberrations…works for me 👍

yes...very helpful indeed

Thank ya very much! I saw a vid on your channel making a swim jig with a craw trailer. Those jigs work great in some settings down here with redfish...especially in our estuary areas. You'll catch a ton of fish down here on stuff you make yourself because a bass tackle box may as well be a redfish tackle box. 🤙

@@Fishjamlaugh hey check out my Radnor Rig... I'm hoping it may be good for reds

@@MakeItTakeItOutdoors Yes indeed it will catch reds. You might save yourself a step and skip the skirt if you want. We generally just go with a 4 or 5 inch soft plastic paddletail as the trailer. See the Strike King redfish magic for an example. Cool idea with that additional spinner in front of the jig head. On another note, I saw your cold weather short...as an Ohio transplant, I feel your pain. 🥶

@@Fishjamlaugh hmmm maybe I should send one your way!

I DM’d you on Instagram 😎

Appreciate it! 😃

Intracoastal waterway on the grass flats anywhere between Pensacola Beach and Navarre. 😃🤙

@@Fishjamlaugh which state or city is this? I'm from Florida.

Pensacola Beach to Navarre Beach area. Grass flats are on the north side of the barrier island.

Florida

I do see lots of boats drifting those flats throwing flies 👍

So much fun! 🤩 And thanks for subscribing 👍

Dude 👍

Woohoo! Awesome! Great place to watch them. 🎣🎸😆🤙

That’s what I’m screamin’! 😆👍

Yessir! That's him...he stole my flounder...😆

What's up?! Thanks for checkin' in! 🎣🎸😆

@@Fishjamlaugh nothing much just having fun catch 40inch reds

This is a 3/0 hook. It fits those Zman PaddlerZ perfectly. 👍

Thank ya! 😃

Thanks man! 🙏😁