TCT's 2 for 2 November Photo Contest (2 Winners & 2 Different Ways to Win)

RULES:

1. Submit ONE photo of one of your favorite catches - your submission MUST INCLUDE a fish in the photo, your name, city and state where you caught it and a caption. Photos without all of the required information will NOT be added to the album until we receive the information. (You can email your photo to david@treasurecoasttackle.com or send it to us via an inbox message on Facebook). The photo you submit must be YOUR photo.
2. Once your photo has been added to the album, you can start getting "likes" on your photo. (Don't worry, if a "likes" photo contest isn't really your deal or you don't have that many "Facebook friends" to even have a chance at winning, there's another way to win). One winner will be the one with the most "likes" on their photo and another winner will be chosen for the best photo and/or caption in our opinion and will NOT be chosen based on the number of "likes".
3. You may submit your photo at any time to enter the contest, but the sooner you submit one and it's added to the album, the longer you have to get the most "likes" on your photo before the contest ends.
4. Contest ends at 10:00 p.m. EST on Saturday, November 30th, 2013.  Any photos received after 10:00 p.m. EST will not be considered for winning the contest. The winners will be announced on Sunday afternoon, December 1st, 2013.

PRIZES:

• TCT Short Sleeve T-shirt (available in sizes Medium, Large, X-Large, 2XL)
• TCT String Bag
• TCT Vinyl Sticker (your choice of white, dark green or neon pink)
• $10.00 gift certificate to Treasure Coast Tackle

So be creative, have fun and start submitting your photos! We can't wait to see all of the great entries! Good luck everyone!

David & Erica

Treasure Coast Tackle

How to Work the Unfair Lures Mullet 70, 90 and 120 (Suspend and Fast Suspend Models)

Not sure how to work the Unfair Lures Mullet 70, 90 and 120 (Suspend and Fast Suspend Models)?  Watch this video and use this technique and you'll be sure to catch the fish!

The Mullet 70 and Mullet 90 are available in both the suspend and fast suspend model; while the Mullet 120 is currently only available in the fast suspend model. The differences between the slow and fast suspend models is that the slow suspend is a little bit lighter and has a higher pitched rattle; therefore the noise it makes is going to be different in the water.

I have used the Mullet 120 in as shallow as a foot and a half of water and as deep as seven feet; it really just depends on how long you want to let it suspend before you start to retrieve it. This is a great lure to use along the seawall, especially if you have a lot of wind blowing up against there. It also works great around deep docks, let it get three to five feet down and start retrieving it and if there's a big fish in there, it's gonna come out and smash your lure. The Mullet 120 is also an ideal bait for fishing on the beach because it's going to cut right through the wind and it casts really well. It's not so heavy that you can throw it on a medium action rod. The Mullet 120 will stay a foot under the surface, depending on how fast you are retrieving it. You can retrieve this bait a little faster because it is heavy and it's not going to want to pop up to the surface as easy. This lure has excellent rolling and swimming action, it just kind of wobbles and rolls and looks a lot like a mullet cruising along. 

The Mullet 70 is ideal for when you need a small bait to get under the docks. The way you work the Mullet 70 or the Mullet 90 doesn't change from how you work the Mullet 120. We work all of the suspending and fast suspending mullet models the same way; a steady retrieve with light twitches or pulls.  The only thing that changes is how long you wait to let it suspend and the speed at which you retrieve it.

The key to this lure is you don't work it a whole lot, the less you do for it, the better it will do for you. Just use a very slow and steady retrieve and mix in a little twitch, just a little pull, that's all it takes. If you start twitching it a lot, your leader is going to get tangled around the hooks; that's not the way this lure was designed to be worked. If you try to do too much with it, you're just going to be frustrated because your line is going to keep getting tangled. So again, slow and steady retrieve and mix in a little pull every now and again, just barely moving the rod.

The Unfair Lures Mullet 70, 90 and 120 is available in a variety of different colors; you can sell all of the colors and purchase them from Treasure Coast Tackle by clicking here: Unfair Lures - Paul's Dinkum Mullet.

David - Treasure Coast Tackle

How to Work the Unfair Lures Mullet 90 Topwater Sub-Surface Twitch

Not sure how to work the Unfair Lures Mullet 90 Topwater Sub-Surface Twitch? Watch this video and use this technique and you'll be sure to catch the fish!

Hopefully this post and video will clear up any confusion as to why this lure is referred to as a topwater sub-surface twitch. The reason it is called a sub-surface twitch is because it's not a true floating topwater. As soon as you start to work it or move it at all, it comes up to the surface and it wakes just under the surface and if you add any action to it then it comes up and works a lot more like a topwater. It will stay underneath and work in that two to six inch range, just under the surface.

The key to this lure is you don't work it a whole lot, the less you do for it, the better it will do for you. Just use a very slow and steady retrieve and mix in a little pull, I wouldn't even call it a twitch. If you start twitching it a lot, trying to walk the dog with it, your leader is going to get tangled around the hooks; that's not the way this lure was designed to be worked. If you try to do too much with it, you're just going to be frustrated because your line is going to keep getting tangled. So again, slow and steady retrieve and mix in a little pull every now and again, just barely moving the rod. If you use this technique, it's going to look just like a mullet waking right under the surface, just popping up to the top. After watching the video, you'll be able to see that it does work a lot more like a topwater than a sub-surface bait.

A pretty cool benefit with this lure is that if a fish rolls on it or misses it, if you pause it for a split second the lure will sink just below the surface and most of the time the fish come back and smack it again! Whereas, with a true topwater that stays up on top and you keep working it, a lot of times they won't come back for it.

The Unfair Lures Mullet 90 Topwater Sub-Surface Twitch is only available in Liveglow White or Pearl Black at this time. You can purchase them from Treasure Coast Tackle by clicking here: Unfair Lures - Paul's Dinkum Mullet.




David - Treasure Coast Tackle

How to Work the Unfair Lures Sinking Shrimp

Not sure how to work the Unfair Lures Sinking Shrimp? Watch this video and use this technique and you'll be sure to catch them!

What's neat about this lure is that it can sink and go to the bottom, but you can actually walk the dog with it also along the top. You barely twitch the sinking shrimp and it will pop straight up, just like a shrimp trying to pop out of the grass.

The key to this lure is giving it enough time to sink back down after twitching it; if you twitch it too hard it will jump up a foot to a foot and a half off the bottom. If you're just barely wanting to move it along, just give it a very short little bump. With very, very short little twitches of the rod you can do the walk the dog action. If you get to a pot hole you want to drop the shrimp down in, you just stop twitching it and the shrimp is going to glide right down in the hole.

This technique works for all models of the Unfair Lures Sinking Shrimp, the 85 (smaller shrimp), the 110 (larger shrimp) and the 110 (larger shrimp in the super fast suspend/sinking model).

The Unfair Lures Sinking Shrimp is available in a variety of different colors; you can see all of the colors and purchase them from Treasure Coast Tackle by clicking here:  Unfair Lures - Paul's Dinkum Shrimp.




David - Treasure Coast Tackle