<p><font face="Arial Narrow"> <a href="http://www.skimmeroutdoors.com/tips/tips99.htm"> <font color="#FFFF00" size="3">Click Here For Archived Fishing Tips</font></a><font size="4" color="#FFFF00"> </font></font></p> http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Dall-bunker-day07/15644270_zAwKP-Ti.jpg http://skimmer.smugmug.com/gallery/385975_4NM4P/ 2005-02-10T01:00:35Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com">skimmer</a><br />Rig Organizer Here is a great way to organize those loose fishing rigs for less then $3.00. Go to your local office supply store and pick up some coupon folders. These small little accordio ...</p><p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/385975_4NM4P#15385034_9qwU5" title="Rig Organizer Here is a great way to organize those loose fishing rigs for less then $3.00. Go to your local office supply store and pick up some coupon folders. These small little accordio ..."><img src="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Rig-Organizer/15385034_9qwU5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Rig Organizer Here is a great way to organize those loose fishing rigs for less then $3.00. Go to your local office supply store and pick up some coupon folders. These small little accordio ..." title="Rig Organizer Here is a great way to organize those loose fishing rigs for less then $3.00. Go to your local office supply store and pick up some coupon folders. These small little accordio ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-11T01:46:24Z skimmer http://skimmer.smugmug.com http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Rig-Organizer/15385034_9qwU5-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com">skimmer</a><br />Rejuvenate your fishing line and save a few bucks by transferring your line to another reel. Very rarely will you ever have all the line on a reel actually enter the water. At best maybe o ...</p><p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/385975_4NM4P#15643755_hZDmU" title="Rejuvenate your fishing line and save a few bucks by transferring your line to another reel. Very rarely will you ever have all the line on a reel actually enter the water. At best maybe o ..."><img src="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Sey-Birdnest/15643755_hZDmU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Rejuvenate your fishing line and save a few bucks by transferring your line to another reel. Very rarely will you ever have all the line on a reel actually enter the water. At best maybe o ..." title="Rejuvenate your fishing line and save a few bucks by transferring your line to another reel. Very rarely will you ever have all the line on a reel actually enter the water. At best maybe o ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-11T03:06:09Z skimmer http://skimmer.smugmug.com http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Sey-Birdnest/15643755_hZDmU-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com">skimmer</a><br />“Big baits catch big fish” and this hold true for fluke. A six or eight inch sardine or smelt with a long piece of fluke belly is a killer for big fluke however many fish are not hooked bec ...</p><p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/385975_4NM4P#15643815_5JTS7" title="“Big baits catch big fish” and this hold true for fluke. A six or eight inch sardine or smelt with a long piece of fluke belly is a killer for big fluke however many fish are not hooked bec ..."><img src="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Fluke-Dave-Sey006/15643815_5JTS7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="“Big baits catch big fish” and this hold true for fluke. A six or eight inch sardine or smelt with a long piece of fluke belly is a killer for big fluke however many fish are not hooked bec ..." title="“Big baits catch big fish” and this hold true for fluke. A six or eight inch sardine or smelt with a long piece of fluke belly is a killer for big fluke however many fish are not hooked bec ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-11T04:26:07Z skimmer http://skimmer.smugmug.com http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Fluke-Dave-Sey006/15643815_5JTS7-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com">skimmer</a><br />If you plan to go shark fishing you should also plan to put in some time catching bait. Small bluefish make one of the best shark baits. Mako sharks are particularly fond of bluefish and m ...</p><p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/385975_4NM4P#15643890_Lpt4m" title="If you plan to go shark fishing you should also plan to put in some time catching bait. Small bluefish make one of the best shark baits. Mako sharks are particularly fond of bluefish and m ..."><img src="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Kevin-thresher02/15643890_Lpt4m-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="If you plan to go shark fishing you should also plan to put in some time catching bait. Small bluefish make one of the best shark baits. Mako sharks are particularly fond of bluefish and m ..." title="If you plan to go shark fishing you should also plan to put in some time catching bait. Small bluefish make one of the best shark baits. Mako sharks are particularly fond of bluefish and m ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-11T03:32:14Z skimmer http://skimmer.smugmug.com http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Kevin-thresher02/15643890_Lpt4m-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com">skimmer</a><br />When snagging bunker to use for bait for striped bass, don’t be in a big hurry to bring the snagged bait into the boat. The bass are often right in the pod of bait trying to find a wounded ...</p><p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/385975_4NM4P#15644270_zAwKP" title="When snagging bunker to use for bait for striped bass, don’t be in a big hurry to bring the snagged bait into the boat. The bass are often right in the pod of bait trying to find a wounded ..."><img src="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Dall-bunker-day07/15644270_zAwKP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="When snagging bunker to use for bait for striped bass, don’t be in a big hurry to bring the snagged bait into the boat. The bass are often right in the pod of bait trying to find a wounded ..." title="When snagging bunker to use for bait for striped bass, don’t be in a big hurry to bring the snagged bait into the boat. The bass are often right in the pod of bait trying to find a wounded ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-11T03:57:39Z skimmer http://skimmer.smugmug.com http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Dall-bunker-day07/15644270_zAwKP-Th.jpg 2004-11-10 10:10:40 <p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com">skimmer</a><br />When bottom fishing I find that clam pieces on the hook work best. Porgies and other bottom fish are great bait stealers and soft baits will often be ripped from the hook. I buy salted cla ...</p><p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/385975_4NM4P#15644363_oaHVp" title="When bottom fishing I find that clam pieces on the hook work best. Porgies and other bottom fish are great bait stealers and soft baits will often be ripped from the hook. I buy salted cla ..."><img src="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Joel-kids02/15644363_oaHVp-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="When bottom fishing I find that clam pieces on the hook work best. Porgies and other bottom fish are great bait stealers and soft baits will often be ripped from the hook. I buy salted cla ..." title="When bottom fishing I find that clam pieces on the hook work best. Porgies and other bottom fish are great bait stealers and soft baits will often be ripped from the hook. I buy salted cla ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:32:41Z skimmer http://skimmer.smugmug.com http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Joel-kids02/15644363_oaHVp-Th.jpg 2004-09-01 11:58:40 <p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com">skimmer</a><br />Lots of anglers have a negative attitude about the culinary rewards of preparing bluefish for the table. I happen to disagree and find that bluefish up to 4 pounds are very tasty but only w ...</p><p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/385975_4NM4P#15644594_mrQiZ" title="Lots of anglers have a negative attitude about the culinary rewards of preparing bluefish for the table. I happen to disagree and find that bluefish up to 4 pounds are very tasty but only w ..."><img src="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Brad-Brown002/15644594_mrQiZ-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Lots of anglers have a negative attitude about the culinary rewards of preparing bluefish for the table. I happen to disagree and find that bluefish up to 4 pounds are very tasty but only w ..." title="Lots of anglers have a negative attitude about the culinary rewards of preparing bluefish for the table. I happen to disagree and find that bluefish up to 4 pounds are very tasty but only w ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-11T03:07:59Z skimmer http://skimmer.smugmug.com http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Brad-Brown002/15644594_mrQiZ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com">skimmer</a><br />A live snapper is an excellent bait for big weakfish and fluke. I like to fish them on a smaller version of a live bait rig that is used for striped bass. Tie a drail (torpedo sinker) that ...</p><p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/385975_4NM4P#15645175_zhWL3" title="A live snapper is an excellent bait for big weakfish and fluke. I like to fish them on a smaller version of a live bait rig that is used for striped bass. Tie a drail (torpedo sinker) that ..."><img src="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Ed-Bernie-Steve03/15645175_zhWL3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="A live snapper is an excellent bait for big weakfish and fluke. I like to fish them on a smaller version of a live bait rig that is used for striped bass. Tie a drail (torpedo sinker) that ..." title="A live snapper is an excellent bait for big weakfish and fluke. I like to fish them on a smaller version of a live bait rig that is used for striped bass. Tie a drail (torpedo sinker) that ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-11T04:19:36Z skimmer http://skimmer.smugmug.com http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Ed-Bernie-Steve03/15645175_zhWL3-Th.jpg 2004-08-19 11:53:29 <p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com">skimmer</a><br />When fishing schools of bunker for bass it is often more productive to use a chunk of bunker rather than a whole live fish. Bluefish which are usually also chasing the bunker will slash the ...</p><p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/385975_4NM4P#15645368_wccfC" title="When fishing schools of bunker for bass it is often more productive to use a chunk of bunker rather than a whole live fish. Bluefish which are usually also chasing the bunker will slash the ..."><img src="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Stan-Lloyd-Brad09/15645368_wccfC-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="When fishing schools of bunker for bass it is often more productive to use a chunk of bunker rather than a whole live fish. Bluefish which are usually also chasing the bunker will slash the ..." title="When fishing schools of bunker for bass it is often more productive to use a chunk of bunker rather than a whole live fish. Bluefish which are usually also chasing the bunker will slash the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-11T04:19:11Z skimmer http://skimmer.smugmug.com http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Stan-Lloyd-Brad09/15645368_wccfC-Th.jpg 2004-08-03 14:05:58 <p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com">skimmer</a><br />When fishing around the offshore reef for fluke, work the edges of the structure. The big fluke hang close to the bottom structure waiting to pick off some unsuspecting little baitfish. Wa ...</p><p><a href="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/385975_4NM4P#15645688_mricR" title="When fishing around the offshore reef for fluke, work the edges of the structure. The big fluke hang close to the bottom structure waiting to pick off some unsuspecting little baitfish. Wa ..."><img src="http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Brad-fluke01/15645688_mricR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="When fishing around the offshore reef for fluke, work the edges of the structure. The big fluke hang close to the bottom structure waiting to pick off some unsuspecting little baitfish. Wa ..." title="When fishing around the offshore reef for fluke, work the edges of the structure. The big fluke hang close to the bottom structure waiting to pick off some unsuspecting little baitfish. Wa ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:29:15Z skimmer http://skimmer.smugmug.com http://skimmer.smugmug.com/Fishing-Tips/Fishing-Tips/Brad-fluke01/15645688_mricR-Th.jpg