Fishing Music Playlist & The Perfect Koozie

Two of my favorite parts of fishing are cracking open that first beer and listening to a great song! Music choice is very important when you are out on the water! 

Here are some great suggestions to add to your playlist: 

1) It's a Maryland Thing, You Wouldn't Understand by Jimmy Charles

2) Fishin' In The Dark by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

3) I'm Gonna Miss Her by Brad Paisley 

4) A Country Boy Can Survive by Hank Williams, Jr. 

5) Just Fishin' by Trace Adkins

It's also important to have the right koozie! Check this one out!!! 

Toadfish Can Cooler

Learning to Troll

Yesterday was a great day of fishing! The seas were pretty rough, but it was still so fun!

Caught this False Albacore trolling near Jackspot! He was quite the fighter! 

I looked a little funny walking into the Yacht Club with blood all over my shorts, when we stopped for a celebratory Orange Crush!  

We caught 14 mahi, not too big and only one bull, but we are learning! Looks like we are eating Mahi for a few weeks. 

We use 3 different rods when trolling with 3 different color lures. We set one further away, in the middle, and close to the boat. We have caught two false albacore with this method with this same pink lure:

Pink Trolling Lure

                                        Trolling Rod                        Trolling Reel

                                                     

 

Our fishing journey this summer:

1) Flounder fishing in the bay ✅

2) Bottom/ Wreck Fishing ✅

3) Mahi Fishing ✅

Next to learn: 

4) Trolling for Tuna 🠊 🎣

If you have any tips, comment below!! 

Thanks for reading!

Heidi 

How to Catch Mahi

We pulled the first Mahi onto the boat yesterday! Actually, we pulled in SEVEN!! What a great day! We learned so much! 

How to Set up the Rod: 

It is a very simple setup! You will need 6 - 10 feet of Fluorocarbon leader line and a size 4 hook. We rigged up the line with squid, they seem to bite more when the hook was more hidden. 

       Leader Line                         Hooks

                    

Where to Find them: 

Mahi prefer surface structure. We were moving from location to the other and just happened to pass a random buoy in the ocean, so we decided to check it out. As soon as we dropped in the hook, the caught the first one right away. The coolest thing was that there were so many of them and you could see them all just circling each piece of bait. Once you find one, be prepared to look for more! 

Tips: 

1) We used Ballyhoo to chum and the Mahi were LOVING it! It really helped to keep them around and keep them interested. 

2) We started to just look in the water and drop the bait where we saw the fish, instead of just throwing the bait near the structure. It really worked! 

Thanks for reading! 

Changing the Reel on your Rod

Hi!!  

Today I learned how to change out the spinning reel on a rod! It is A LOT easier than I thought it would be. On a basic rod, you just untighten the top and the bottom then put in the new reel! Make sure to line up the reel perfectly though or it could mess up the whole rod! This video will help! 

This is my new reel! It has great reviews! I will let you know how I like it! 

New Reel

Sea Sickness

Sea Sickness really is THE WORST!!  

Like so many other people I know, I have a tendency of getting sea sick depending on how far we go out in the ocean! I was determined to figure out how to get passed it and I figured out a trick (that works for me!) 

I take regular Dramamine the night before we go out! I literally take it right before I go to bed because it will make you drowsy. Then the next morning before we go out, I take Wall-Dram. It is just a pill from Wallgreens that has ginger in it! Ginger is really good for settling your stomach. I know it sounds like a bit of over-kill, but it works! 

    Dramamine                                                   Wall-Dram

                                     

The reason I would suggest both - The drowsy kind is more effective, but it makes you sleepy, so it's best to take it before bed. The Wall-Dram will give it the little kick it needs right before you go out! Some people I have talked to only take one or the other, but a lot of people I have talked to will take it too late! That's the biggest thing, make sure you take it ahead of time!

Good luck!