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| | havent tried it yet.. How would it work on the beach, intercoastal, small brackish ponds(snook)...etc. |
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| My father in law was in a wheelchair and that was his favorite way to fish, since it was easier than dealing with live bait. Set it so that it hangs just of the bottom and pop it every now and again to give it action. He caught everything that way - snook, reds, trout - you name it.
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| It is funny you sould ask that. I used a DOA shrimp under a cork last monday and I caught 7 trout in 2 1/2 hours of fishing. I would recremend it on a grassflat or anywhere u think there is trout in your area.
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| | Keep an eye out for the new episode of AF airing the end of June, Blair and Capt Jody Campbell were using the DOA Deadly Combo for trout in part of the show. chumhead
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| | Interesting that you posed this question: Here is a 30 1/4" snook that I caught and released at the DOA Paddler's Only Tournament in Fort Pierce this past weekend on the DOA Deadly Combo with 1/4 oz. Nite-Glo shrimp. The fish hit the lure at the edge of a flat with strong tidal flow at 5:45 a.m. in the morning. It was a blast getting towed around in the yak in the pre-dawn darkness by this nice fish: 
This rig acts similar to a topwater lure. You pop the cork and the fish comes over to investigate the noise and sees the shrimp hanging there in suspension and eats it! Simple and very effective. This works well over grass and structure on the flats and at the beach. The trout really love this rig! The snook really like it as well. Here is a picture of my oldest daughter that caught her first snook at the beach on the DOA Deadly Combo: 
Try this rig and I'm sure you'll be impressed at how simple and yet effective it is for catching fish. Note: If using braided line, tie in a piece of mono leader above the cork so you won't tangle the lighter braid in the wire when you pop the cork or when casting it out. Hope this helps! Tight Lines, KT
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| Back in the late 60s and 70s, we used popping corks over shrimp when fishing Charlotte Harbor for reds. This is the same idea on a grander scale. 
DAVE  Is it time yet?????? |
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| | That would have been a blast to fish Charlotte Harbor in the late 60's and 70's Nitro. I bet there were fish all over the place! The fishing is still pretty good in the Harbor but wonder if it is as good as the ole glory days before all the population and development of the area! I bet there were some huge snook and trout caught back then. KT
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| It will never be that good again, Ken. That's what's so sad about fishing it now. You might have to fish 3 days for what you could do before noon then. Still great to be on the water, but you see things now that just make you sick. BTW, there were no prop scars then. Now you can be sitting in Bull Bay calmly enjoying the day and ZOOM, here comes a guide boat on plane busting through the no wake zone. Guess they have to hurry back to Sarasota. There are still some good fish in there though, just have to work harder to find them......
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