EPIC Topwater Redfish Bite Fuels Inshore Tournament Victory!
- By: Matthew Lanier
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While fishing with Insiders, we ran into an EPIC topwater redfish bite that fueled a tournament victory!
We found huge schools of tailing redfish ready to EAT.
Don’t miss this footage below!!
EPIC Topwater Redfish Bite [VIDEO]
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EQUIPMENT USED:
First Setup:
- Rods Used: Cashion Element Inshore Spinning Rods
- Reels Used: Daiwa Ballistic MQ LT
- Mainline: 10lb Daiwa J-Braid x8 Grand Braid
- Leader: 20 lb Ande Monofilament
- Lure: Rapala Skitter Walk
- Scent: Dr. Juice® Saltwater Slam Exclusive Scent
Second Setup:
- Rods Used: Daiwa Procyon 7’6″ Med/Fast
- Reels Used: Daiwa BG MQ Series
- Mainline: 10lb Daiwa J-Braid x8 Grand Braid
- Leader: 20 lb Ande Monofilament
- Lure: Power Prawn USA Junior
- Hook: Hoss Helix Hooks
- Scent: Dr. Juice® Saltwater Slam Exclusive Scent
Third Setup:
- Rods Used: TFO TAC IS Tactical Inshore Spinning Rods 7’6 Med/Fast
- Reels Used: Daiwa BG MQ Series
- Mainline: 15lb Daiwa J-Braid x8 Grand Braid
- Leader: 20 lb Ande Monofilament
- Lure: Vudoo Shrimp
- Popping Cork: Four Horsemen Tackle Popping Corks
- Scent: Dr. Juice® Saltwater Slam Exclusive Scent
Note: Here’s a list of my core assortment of lures that I take out on every trip in case you’d like to see my most trusted lures: Panhandle Big Bend Inshore Tackle Bundle
On-The-Water Story
It’s tournament day!
We started out with a high tide so we anticipated fishing the falling tide throughout the entire morning.
The first lure I tossed out was the Rapala Skitterwalk and the fish were FIRED UP!
On an insane eat I reeled in the first redfish of the day.
From there, things kept heating up.
The redfish were submarining my topwater plug and were more than willing to strike up at the surface.
When the sun gets up, it is smart to go ahead and switch to a subsurface soft plastic lure like a jerk shad.
By changing to a lure that sits lower in the water column, you can increase your chances of catching a bigger fish.
We continued to catch quality redfish to hit our marks but couldn’t find that slob fish to put us over the top.
I made the change to a popping cork to try and look for a speckled trout.
Part of this tournament is also catching a BIG gator trout.
I pulled in a few smaller trout but needed to find that big one.
My favorite trick when there’s trout with ladyfish mixed in is to switch to a trout pattern Rapala Skitterwalk.
In times like this in the past, I’ve had success on topwater going after the bigger fish.
Later in the day, the tide started changing from slack to incoming and I switched to a Power Prawn USA.
We came up on a HUGE school of fish and my lure got snatched up by something BIG!
This was the redfish we’d be waiting for all day.
To cap off this insane day, I caught a monster black drum on the Power Prawn USA.
No doubt, the Prawn was the STAR of the entire trip.
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Awesome as hell guys those are some great fish 🎣
How are you working the prawn on those tailing reds? Slow crawl on the bottom?
I was using a 1/8th oz Hoss helix and almost floating the grass trying not to sink down in to it too far. Really slow steady retrieval. That was the ticket!
where is this?
This was in Panacea. The link to the full report is above, right under the video, my man! 💪💪
Leave a bite like that when my rods were broken otherwise I’m staying!
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I hear ya Martin! Thanks for watching and leaving the nice comment!
Nice video, love the enthusiasm…
Thanks Calvin! We appreciate you watching!
The catches were awesome to watch but seeing the excitement each time was even better! Loved the shake and bake reference! Oh and congratulations on the tournament success!
So glad that you enjoyed it Hunter! Thanks for watching and leaving the nice comment!
That was an awesome day Matt. Congrats to y’all, looked like a lot of fun.
Thanks Tim! We had an awesome day! Thanks for the nice comment!
MATT!!!! You ROCKED that video and the tourney. Your excitement is so infectious! Thank you.
So glad to hear that you enjoyed the video Stewart! We really appreciate you taking the time to leave the nice comment!
A W E S O M E video!
So much drag-screaming action.
And I love how you talk to the camera while you’ve got that big Black Drum turning your kayak!
Love it! Thanks Andy! It was a great trip!
Matt- that was epic! Congrats. Very entertaining and educational! “Shake and bake”. Very funny.
Thanks Jonathan! Glad that you enjoyed it!