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S14:E11 - “Paddleboard Everglades” (2019)
Captains Tom & Rich try something new by using paddleboards in the Everglades to sneak up on Snook.
We have these awesome new paddleboards and have been trying to find a new place to use them. On this particular day, we found the place on one of those days when the conditions are very difficult. For us, we found one of the most difficult situations - which is when a cold front comes through, the wind cranks 25-30 from the north and the fish are grumpy and uncomfortable and don’t want to play the game. Luckily there is something for every condition and we loaded up the paddleboards on the Manta Racks on our Yellowfin and headed over to explore a new area we'd never been.
We adventured deep into the mangroves with our Vibe paddleboards. I was able to reel in a snook pretty quickly, even though it was hard to see in that water, I was able to see this snook with his eyeballs almost out of the water and I was able to be really quiet on the paddleboard and reel him in.
If you want any advice on how to fish from a paddleboard or kayak check out this article!
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As always, we had Jason Stemple with us to document this trip in ultra high quality still photos. Here are some of my favorites. Enjoy!
See you on the water,
Capt. Rich Tudor & Capt. Tom Rowland
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