"They can literally breathe air" you sound like a f*ck wit this doesn't mean you can keep them out of the water for as long cast you like

Thank you!

Thank you for the sub and comment! I’m always open to fishing with others so let me know when you’re back down here. I’ll also keep that in mind if I’m up that way because some big striped bass are definitely on my bucket list!

@@FLFlatsmaster Sounds good buddy

Good luck! They’re everywhere you’ll land one soon! Although they usually have lockjaw when it’s really cold you may wanna wait for this front to pass and go during a warmup

@@FLFlatsmaster I went to the spot by rotory. No luck this time. Does lock jaw mean they have a difficult time opening their mouth? I’m new.

@@Shinobi117 lol no it just means they won’t eat because the cold water temps make them uncomfortable.

@@FLFlatsmaster ohhh lmaooo my bad. 😅

Thank you!

Yessir 👍🏼

Yes I’ve caught redfish in the canals

I do, just not a fan of how easily they tear apart and they’re overpriced.

Is this early morning fishing ?

@@fatpointgator2505 this was late morning fishing. It was a little cold at this time I think it was December so I waited for it to heat up some

Thanks for the comment. There will still be fish in these canals but in the summer months I like to fish on the beaches and passes. This day I was using a 3” zman minnowz in slam shady color on a 1/4 oz jighead

You can find them in canals off 41 all year long. February through May should be pretty good, before it gets really hot

​@@FLFlatsmaster Great, Thanks for the info. Oh! Mirror Lure? Down Under or on top?

@@gearshift39 topwater early morning and cloudy conditions.

Thanks for the comment I’m happy to share what I know. I have been to Franklin and Ortona locks they are awesome places to fish. I’ve only been in this area for about 2 years I grew up fishing in Bradenton / Sarasota. But from what I’ve seen so far, there are plenty of snook and tarpon that are in the Cape Coral canals year round but I’ve had the best luck around burnt store. The further inland you go it will become more freshwater but snook and tarpon can thrive there no problem. I’ve heard that the small spillways off burnt store rd are really good during the rainy months. As it starts to warm up, I will be focusing mainly on grass / mud flats in and around Matlacha , pine island and Charlotte harbor.

@@FLFlatsmaster thank you! I kayak fish out in those areas too so maybe I'll see you out there one day!

@@Lonk8353 yeah definitely shout if you see me! Good luck!

There are hundreds of canals in the area, you just have to bounce around them all and keep an eye out for them rolling

@@FLFlatsmaster you’re goated bro

@@itstatter5585make sure to not use anything bigger than 3 inches. These smaller tarpon primarily feed on fry bait

@@FLFlatsmaster I’m going with some swim baits tomorrow, I’m out of NLBN but I’ll make it work with what i have

@@FLFlatsmaster figured I’d update you. The canals looked awesome better than the ones I’m used to. Saw a bunch of snook popping bait, one tarpon rolling and a scholl of massive jacks. Unfortunately we were unable to get anything to commit but I had limited time and will be back! Do you have IG?

3” zman minnowz white 1/4 oz trout eye zman jig head