February Jensen Beach / Stuart Fishing Report

With February came the regular cold fronts, but the fishing remained good.  The flounder have started to show more on the flats of both the Indian and St. Lucie Rivers.  Along with the flounder, the pompano have been working their way north.  A 20 inch pompano was landed last week, north of the Jensen Beach Causeway.

A nice flounder caught by Chris Keyes

20" pompano

The trout remain prevalent on the flats, though not as schooled up as expected for this time of year.  The "go to lure" for them has been the Unfair Lures Rip-N-Slash in just about any color.  When the winds kick up and you're forced to fish new waters, don't give up.  With a strong 20 mph wind earlier this month, we were forced to fish Fort Pierce, which was completely new to us.  We quickly landed two trout over 24 inches and our very first gag grouper!

Gator trout

Nice inshore gag grouper

Another option when the wind is howling is to resort to your neighborhood ponds.  We have been fly fishing the ponds around Jensen Beach and Stuart with great success, landing some very nice bass up to 6 pounds.

6lb bass on fly

With March here, expect to see spring patterns and snook on the flats!

David and Ryan
Treasure Coast Tackle
www.treasurecoasttackle.com

How to Work the Unfair Lures Rip-N-Slash

Not sure how to work the Unfair Lures Rip-N-Slash?  Watch and learn...it really is this easy!

David at Treasure Coast Tackle

Contest Entries Received As Of 6:00pm EST on 02/13/13

We just want to start by saying thank you to everyone who has submitted a photo to Treasure Coast Tackle's facebook page for our 500 to 600 "Likes" Contest!  Secondly, we want to say thank you for your patience as we have been experiencing issues with facebook; for example all of the pictures shared on our wall have not been showing up, people being unable to send a message with a picture, etc.

We want to make sure we haven't missed anyone so here are the names we have in the pot so far (order doesn't matter).  The names are listed alphabetically by first name, if your first name starts with a "J", you're going to want to scroll down to the "J's" and make sure your name is there.  If you don't see your name and you submitted a photo, please submit it again either by posting it to our wall, sending it to us in a message or if all else fails by sending it to us in an email to david@treasurecoasttackle.com.

A
Austin Rouse
Andrew Helton
Alvin Wolfe
Austin May
Anthony Leverett
Awe Son Fishing
April Harper
April Lynn Waldron
Alejandro Feliciano
Ashley Reed
Allan Beach
Alan Alexander
Anthony Melillo

B
Bankfishing King
Bec Noy
Brenden Eddington
Bryce Street

C
Charlotte Reyes
Connor Annear
Colin Bossio
Cole Singley
Charles Davis

D
Double D Fishing Team
Daniel Tolentino
Derrick Ferguson
Daniel Waldron
Daniel Massingale
Dale Campbell

E
Eric Root
Erick Thompson
Evan An Huynh
Evan Smyser

F
Fishing the Highlands with Louie
Frank Sessa

G
Garrett Lanza

H
Hayden Finnigan
Hayden Brewer

J
Jon Brooks
James Bennett
Jesse Alexander
Joey Cates
Jonathan Boston
Julio Yanez
Josh Wick
Josh Johnson
John Wu
Jason Hertendy
Jeff Hearn
Jason Ryan
Julian Rivera
Jennifer Natale

K
Kris Stein
Kevin Sweeney
Kyle Derrick
Kenneth Grover
Kevin Wallace
Kelly Abraham Wheat
Kim Jones

L
Lino Machado

M
Michael Ensch
Matthew Benecke
Michael Rice
Matthew Woodson
Michael Press
Mark Naglis
Mark Jones

P
Peter Senesac

R
Robert Hauptman
Randolph Lanon Cruz
Richard Gray
Rufus Rhoden

S
Stugots Fishing Adventures
Scott Wheat
Stan Ray
Speedeaux Custom Rods
Sam Miller
Sherry Phillips

T
Tatiana Turner
Trey Waller
Trever Stephens
Tyler Jarvis

Z
Zack Jordan


David & Erica
Treasure Coast Tackle

500 to 600 "Likes" Contest

In celebration of 500 "likes" we are having a contest that we will call the 500 to 600 "Likes" Contest!

HERE'S HOW IT WILL WORK:

1. "Like" Treasure Coast Tackle on Facebook (if you already do, you're one step ahead)
2. Post at least one of your favorite fishing pictures to our wall or if you're not a fisherman (or woman) but still like Treasure Coast Tackle, post at least one of your favorite outdoor pictures to our wall - please comment "Contest Entry" when you post your picture
3. AFTER we share your picture on our wall, share it with your friends and family from Treasure Coast Tackle's page and comment "shared"

THE PRIZE:

- Your choice of FOUR (4) Unfair Lures
- Your choice of ONE (1) 150yd Spool of WonderBraid (12, 20, 30 or 50lb)
- Your choice of ONE (1) 3-pack of Scorpion Jigheads (1/4 or 1/8 oz)
- Your choice of ONE (1) Snook Jig (1.5 oz)
- Your choice of ONE (1) pack of Stinky Fingers Freshwater Baits
- Your choice of ONE (1) pack of Stinky Fingers SALTWATER Baits
- Your choice of TWO (2) pack of Charlie's Worms Viper Minnows
- ONE (1) 5-pack of 3/0 Mustad Wide Gap Screw-Lock Hooks
- ONE (1) SnookAttak T-Shirt (Available in Adult Large, XL, 2XL, 3XL or Youth Large)

OR

- Your choice of ONE (1) Mongo by Outback Flashlight or ONE (1) Mini Mongo by Outback Flashlight

Additional details:  You are welcome to share as many pictures as you want on Treasure Coast Tackle's Facebook page and we will continue sharing them; however you only get one entry per person.  You must pick from model, style, color, weight, etc. that we have available on our website at the time the contest ends.  The winner gets ALL of the lures, braid, jigs, soft plastics, hooks and t-shirt listed OR their choice of ONE of the flashlights listed.

As soon as we reach 600 "likes", we will have a random drawing to pick the winner.  In the meantime, go to our website, www.treasurecoasttackle.com and check out what's in our tackle box!  "We use what we sell so we KNOW it works!"

If you have already bought some of our great products, perhaps you would consider writing a review...it's simple, all you have to do is go to our website, click on the product you bought that you would like to review, scroll down past the description of the product and click on "Write a Review".

Have fun and good luck everyone!!

David and Erica
Treasure Coast Tackle

Our banner that we had up at the Florida Sportsman Expo!

A Braid for all Situations!

Fishing is a sport that is constantly evolving, from rods that are lighter and stronger, to reels that have lightning fast retrieve speeds and more wear resistant components, to lures that have the appearance of bleeding gills and sponges inside soft plastics that hold scent cast after cast. All of these advancements are amazing and the tackle and lure makers should be commended for them; none however will help you put a single fish in the boat if you don't have line that's up to the task!  That's where WonderBraid comes in, over the past four years First Light Tackle has been testing and giving feedback in order to develop a braided fishing line that could do it all.  The result of this is WonderBraid!

A superior evenly wound braid that spools and casts smooth, it has passed the test of landing HUGE snook from around the bridges of Fort Pierce and Stuart, Florida to casting lightweight lures and soft plastics to redfish and trout on the flats.  WonderBraid is only available in pink (light red for the insecure angler).  The reason for this goes back to the inspiration for the name, "one braid" that can do it all; since pink is hi-vis above the water and very lo-vis under the water it was the best all around color choice.  WonderBraid is wound very tight, this means it is more resistant to digging in to itself on your spool (a common cause of wind knots).  WonderBraid has no "break-in period" so you can count on it casting perfectly from the day you spool it on your favorite reel!

We at Treasure Coast Tackle use everything we sell, this is why the WonderBraid article has taken a little while to post.  We wanted to test it ourselves under the bridges, around structure, on big fish and on the flats in windy conditions.  It pulled our big snook from around pilings and cast perfectly into a 15 mph wind on the flats.

We can say without a doubt that you will not find a braided fishing line on the market that performs as well as  WonderBraid for the price ($12.50/150yd spool).  A braid that performs like a high end superline, at a price every angler can afford, one braid....WonderBraid!  WonderBraid is available in 12, 20, 30 and 50lb spools at Treasure Coast Tackle.  For bulk spool pricing (1500yd), contact us by clicking this link or email david@treasurecoasttackle.com.

TIP:  To help eliminate wind knots on any braid, make sure to close the bail by hand and give a little tug on the line.  This will ensure you don't have a loop sticking up on your spool for line to snag on when you make your next cast causing a knot!

David at Treasure Coast Tackle

Treasure Coast Tackle's New Year's Contest

We would like to start by wishing each and every one of you a Happy New Year from all of us at Treasure Coast Tackle!

Be sure to visit our Facebook page and Twitter tweets January 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2013 to see our biggest Redfish, Trout and Snook caught in 2012 and to enter for a chance to win our New Year's contest!  We will be giving away a spool of WonderBraid (you pick the size, 12lb, 20lb, 30lb or 50lb) each day!  Spool up your favorite reel with this high quality braid; which is only available in pink (light red for the insecure angler).  The daily photo will be posted/tweeted at 8:00 a.m. EST and the contest will close each day at 7:00 p.m. EST. The winners will be chosen randomly and announced at 8:00 p.m. EST on January 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2013.  When we announce the winners, we will also announce how long the fish was.

If you know someone that loves to fish, share this contest and Treasure Coast Tackle's Facebook and Twitter page with them!

This contest is open to all of our fans on Facebook and Twitter; (if you are on both, you can double your chances of winning).

*Facebook Rules*

Maximum of 1 share per person per day.  Participants must share the daily Treasure Coast Tackle Facebook photo  AND comment "shared" in the comments section of that photo in order to be eligible.  In addition to commenting "shared", comment with your guess on how long the fish pictured is and everyone that gets it correct will get an additional entry!  Participants are numbered according to the order/time in which they comment "shared" on the daily photo.  The daily photo will be posted at 8:00 a.m. EST and can be shared until 7:00 p.m. EST that day.  (There will be three different posts/photos to share; one on January 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2013).

*Twitter Rules*

Maximum of 1 re-tweet per person per day.  Participants must re-tweet the daily TCoastTackle Twitter tweet in order to be eligible.  In addition to re-tweeting, comment with your guess on how long the fish pictured is and everyone that gets it correct will get an additional entry!  Participants are numbered according to the order/time in which they-re-tweeted the daily photo.  The daily photo will be tweeted at 8:00 a.m. EST and can be re-tweeted until 7:00 p.m. EST that day.  (There will be three different posts/photos to re-tweet - one on January 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2013).

A number will be selected randomly after 7:00 p.m. EST on January 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2013 and posted/tweeted at 8:00 p.m. EST each evening.  When we announce the winners, we will also announce how long the fish was.

Happy New Year everyone and GOOD LUCK!

David and Erica
Treasure Coast Tackle

Know Your Tides to Catch More Fish

Did you know that tides play a huge role in determining when and where you should fish? Often times when you don't catch anything, it may not have been because the fish weren't there, they just weren't feeding.  Fish usually feed when the water (or tide) is moving.  If high tide is at 12:00 p.m. and low tide is at 6:00 p.m., you would want to start your trip about an hour after high tide and fish the outgoing until "slack" tide.  Slack tide is the period of time when the water (or tide) is not moving.

You'll find some spots where the fish bite better on a particular tide, either incoming or outgoing.  Remember that fish typically face into the current so if at all possible, make a presentation that brings your lure with the current.

A moving tide is crucial when fishing.  The tide moves the bait fish around and all of the predator fish will be much more active.  Just by simply using a tide chart, you can catch more fish each trip.  One that we like that is very reliable is www.tides4fishing.com.

David and Erica
Treasure Coast Tackle