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Ron's Saltwater Fishing Blog November 2008 Archive

By Ron Brooks, About.com Guide to Saltwater Fishing since 1998

Cold, Skinny Water Means Changing Tactics

Saturday November 29, 2008
Here's a guest article from Tom Davis. Tom is not a guide, just an avid angler in Southwest Florida who wants to share his knowledge. I am sure ... Read More

Got the Cold Weather Blues?

Thursday November 27, 2008
December is upon us and the weather signs are already indicating a cold one. Early snows and record breaking lows have chilled not only the air and water, but also ... Read More

Economical Fishing

Tuesday November 25, 2008
The world economy has all of us under the gun so to speak. In one way or another all of us fishermen – anglers – are affected. This is especially ... Read More

A Very Special Spinning Rod

Sunday November 23, 2008
Once in a very great while something very special takes place. It usually turns into one of those stories that no one believes, or if they do, they wink and ... Read More

Two Friends and One Huge Fish

Wednesday November 19, 2008
Did you ever fish or hunt with someone whose every move you could predict? And at the same time, he could predict yours? Well to this day we have that ... Read More

I Still Smell the Flats

Sunday November 16, 2008
It is low tide in one of the myriad mangrove creeks accessible along the southwest Florida coast in Everglades National Park. It is a sight and smell I witnessed so ... Read More

Still Waters Don't Run Deep - Boating in Shallow Water

Thursday November 13, 2008
Learning the water means knowing that shallow water remains calm in a high wind. Don't always head for calm water during a blow. What you run into may ... Read More

Snapper Creek Snook

Tuesday November 11, 2008
A number of years ago, too many for me to ponder, we fished the banks of Snapper Creek where it entered Biscayne Bay south of Miami for snook. Mangroves and ... Read More

Fishing the Ditches – Slagle and House

Friday November 7, 2008
About half way and along the shoreline between Flamingo in Everglades National Park and Cape Sable on the southwest tip of Florida are two canals. Actually they are more like ... Read More

The Right Hook

Wednesday November 5, 2008
Go to any tackle shop and look at their selection of hooks. In a good shop, that selection can be mind boggling to the novice angler. Online tackle shops can ... Read More

Choosing the Right Terminal Tackle

Monday November 3, 2008
Bottom fishing, whether inshore or in deep offshore waters, necessarily means making a choice on the terminal tackle you plan to use. Many anglers catch fewer fish as a result ... Read More

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