I’ve always preferred to fish the outgoing, but with weather and time constraints you gotta go when you can. Can anyone provide some incoming know how? I do a lot of prospecting this time of year and like moving around, but I’m not 100% where I should be focusing during low and incoming. I really like to commit to top water if an when it’s productive, then various soft paddle tails on jig heads worked slow. Any intel would be greatly appreciated.
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If you’re new and unfamiliar with area the low is your best friend/teacher/info you can get… Low allows you to see most areas and structure without the fear of grounding and having to wait out the
tide. Take a good camera and note book along . Pics and notes on areas
will guide you on how to fish for your target fish. Going on low or just befor low will also allow you to see the little eddies of current leaving the creeks which shows where to ambush them… Main
thing take pics and make plenty of notes of what you see. Note the pushes of larger fish “usually reds” , and the troubled waters
waters of bait movement… MOST IMPORTANTLY RECORD/REMEMBER AND USE
WHAT YOU LEARNED , WON’T BE LONG AND YOU WILL CATCH EM!!!
Tide coming in or going out you’ll know whats going on and what to
expect…[:0][:0][:0][:0]Good luck , go catch em!!!
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It’s a good question. On an outgoing tide the spots are more obvious…creeks spilling out for the most part are obvious feed stations… On an incoming, look for points or any places that break up the current. If you have scouted at low and you know of submerged structure, just fish the down-current side of it (usually). I say usually because sometimes fish will be on the upcurrent side ambushing bait that gets pushed up against an obstruction. Can’t beat time on the water. Keep your eyes and ears open.
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I love fishing new areas at low and rising right up until it floods the grass. It gives me a chance so see flats, shell banks, and the breaks between that will likely hold fish as they get covered. Plus, the water is usually clearer on incoming. I’ve had my best luck with topwaters during those times (depending on season.) Once it gets over the mud bank into the grass, I’m almost dead in the water for and hour or so until the tide starts falling again. My next goal is to learn to fish up in the grass and high tide flats.
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