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    Great time of the year to get out in the mid day sun on the mud flats and sight fish for redfish. The water is very clear this time of year and it allows the angler, with proper sun and wind, you can truly sight cast. As the day progresses the sun will warm the mud and the Redfish become alittle more active. When you find a fish be on the lookout for another, or if you hook one blind casting throw again to the same spot. Redfish usually school up at this time of year. A 1/4 oz TBS Jig paired with a mud minnow or shrimp will do the job in the backcountry. When you cast, make sure your first cast is a good one landing where you want it, and do not move the bait if you know fish are schooled there. The fish will find it. Be patient and keep the slack out and a tight line so you can feel the take and drop your tip and wait to you feel the weight on the line, then set the hook hard! If you use shrimp it will be a great time to pick up a black drum with your catch. Drum do not take mud minnows. But, what is good about mud minnows, they are quite hardy and kick around on the hook and cause attention to themselves for those hard fighting Redfish. Trout will be around, with most small or even under size, but can be fun with high numbers. Jig and shrimp combo's will do fine. A jig and soft plastic worked slowly along the bottom of creek bends and holes can produce well. When you find a trout, pepper the area with casts, they will school up tight as well and the action can be fast. There will be other species available like sheephead, flounder, and bluefish. Sheephead should be faily plentiful around the oyster beds and structure. Chumming with crushed oysters could help the bite. Fiddlers on the new TBS sheephead jigs will be a great choice. Blues will be scattered over most inlets and creek mouths. A jig or diving mullet immatation will also do the job. Blues are not picky. Get out and fish, winter is another great time of the year!!

Capt. Tony Bozzella / TBS JIGS
Professional Angler / Guide
www.tonybozzella.com
www.tbsjigs.com
904 651 0182

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   Capt. Tony Bozzella knows fish and he knows fishing. He should -- he literally grew up on the water, near Montauk, at the eastern end of Long Island. Capt. Tony is a full time guide and long time tournament pro having a top 5 and multiple top 10 finishes on the Professional Redfish Tour. He has won the Mitzi Skiff Redfish Shootout overall tour champion, Key Largo Backcountry Challenge and the Top Guide Award. Capt. Tony also won first place in the 2004, 2006 and 2007, Celebrity Redbone tournaments and has over 30 top 5 finishes throughout the Southeast. He has been featured on ESPN, OLN, FOX, television, various magazines and news articles. Capt. Tony is patient, knowledgeable, easy going and he also owns and operates TBS Jigs and Charters, a company with quality custom rods, flats lures / Jigs and inshore charters that specialize in Light tackle Backcountry and Fly fishing. www.tonybozzella.com www.tbsjigs.com . He is also on the Pro Staff with The Florida Sportsman Magazine, traveling the state, with 8 shows a year, teaching and seminar speaking.