Key Takeaways Choose baits that move naturally with minimal rod input 24 profiles for most drop shot situations, slightly larger for active fish Slim profiles often outperform bulky shapes in pressured or clear water Natural colors for clear water
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Mark Schmidt Location: Key West, Florida Schmidt is a charter fishing operator (captmarkschmidt.com), and since king mackerel from both the Gulf and the Atlantic stocks spend the winter off Key West, hes right in the middle of the action
If you know a Madame Batteux who's a retired French language teacher, give her my best and tell her that her perfect calves were the reason I failed French, not that I was "slightly retarded" as she assured my mum when she came to discuss my abysmal report