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Grand Slam - Tarpon, Bonefish and Permit

Conch Tales Part 2 is the most epic day of flats fishing we've ever had! Capt Blair Wiggins heads out from Key West harbor with Capt Brandon Cyr in search of a "Grand Slam". Catching a tarpon, bonefish and permit all in one day is a difficult tasks not on television, but we had the cameras rolling and captured one of our best episodes ever. Up first was the tarpon, the silver king is one of the toughest fish to get to the boat. After Capt Blair got one to the boat, it was time to pole the flats in search of the grey ghost - the bonefish. Capt Cyr spotted one immediately, and the fight was on. What a drag screamer! If you are lucky enough to land one of the fastest fish on the flats, to get the slam you need to catch a permit. They have the biggest eyeballs on the flats and are very wary fish. Again, Brandon spotted one quickly and the slam was on. What a special day, Capt Blair's reaction when he gets the permit in his hands is a "must
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Steinhatchee Inshore Fishing
This week's episode is from Steinhatchee, Florida - one of my favorite places to fish in the winter. It's one of those places that still feels like old Florida complete wi…

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Mosquito Lagoon Seatrout and Redfish
Mosquito Lagoon is one of those places where if the fish aren't biting in one spot, move to another one and it could turn on. We were fishing with a good friend, Capt Jon Lula…

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Fishing Winter Bites
Fishing in the winter can be tough. Mother nature is unpredictable when you're trying to shoot a TV show. This episode is similar to our "Bits & Bites" episodes.…

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Smyrna Pompano and Red Snapper
Got a call from a guest guide we had on the show years ago - Capt Billy Harris. Billy and I fished together when he lived on the west coast of Florida. We shot an awe…

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Marco Island Florida Fishing Inshore Slam
This week's episode took us to Marco Island, Florida to fish with Capt Chris Broome fishing for an inshore slam. Capt Chris was confident he could put us on …

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Epic Everglades Snook Fishing
Snook fishing in the Everglades is one of our favorite species to fish for. We call it combat fishing since you are battling large snook with deadly mangrove break-off…

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Boca Grand Fishing for Inshore Slam
If you're an inshore fisherman, then an inshore slam is your goal every time you go fishing. Catching a redfish, snook and trout is the holy grail of fishing the f…

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St Petersburg Florida Tarpon Fishing
Summertime means tarpon in Tampa Bay. Capt Chris Camps phoned Producerman and said the tarpon are at Egmont Key. We got the crew together for a quick one day shoot …

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Bahamas Bonefishing the Flats
We fished two days offshore to film one episode. We only had a day and a half left before we had to make the long trek back to Ft. Lauderdale, so we put the word out a…

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