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In this episode of Into the Blue, captains Steve Rodger and Scott Walker are back at it, starting off a brand new season with a day chasing permit in the Gulf. We’ll take a look at some of the strategies our hosts used to find and catch their game as well as how they prepared for the other varieties of fish they encountered along the way. Here are 2 tips for catching permit in the Gulf. Read more on Waypoint HERE.
BAIT: LIVE CRAB
As Rodger navigates the channel leading out of the marina using his Simrad radar system, Walker sets up his rod, explaining their setup for the day. “Steve’s go-to is a naked jig with either a piece of cut bait or a crab,” he says, “we brought crab specifically for targeting permit.” Live crab is an excellent bait for permit-fishing, according to Walker and Rodger, but it’s usefulness extends beyond just this fish, as Walker discovers over their first wreck… Read more on Waypoint HERE.
SIGHT-FISHING & BLIND-FISHING
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As the day progresses, the two captains encounter a few other species (including a MONSTER goliath grouper) before they get into their target species. The murky water makes it a tough day for permit-fishing, according to Rodger. “I wasn’t really happy with the water color,” he says, “so we really couldn’t see those fish...normally we want to sight-fish those permit, where we can see the schools and throw crab to them. So what we did was we started marking them on the Simrad and then we’d just throw the crabs out and kinda blind-fish them.” Read more on Waypoint HERE.
