We got a great piece of advice on hooking bonefish last week from Josie Sands, one of our guides at Andros South. If you see a bonefish charge your fly and then stop, set the hook – even if you don’t feel a thing! Why? Two reasons. Especially right after your fly lands, there’s often…
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Nice Fish, Jim.
Jim Reinertsen has been chasing bonefish on South Andros Island for years. He’s learned some tricks of the trade during that time, including this little secret: more big fish get caught during the winter. Jim brought his daughter Emily to Andros South this past November for her first bonefishing trip. They each encountered some very…
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Master of His Domain
Josie Sands, on the platform on South Andros. More on Andros Guides We Like a Little Wind Let Your Guide Pick Your Fly New Perspective on Angler and Guide
We Like a Little Wind
Anglers on saltwater flats have a love/hate relationship with the wind. Actually it’s mostly a hate relationship. If you’re not used to it, casting in the wind in a time-sensitive, accuracy-sensitive, sometimes-high-pressure format like flats fishing can be a pretty frustrating experience. It’s nothing a little practice can’t overcome, but that’s a topic we’ve covered…
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Let That Bonefish Run
Josie Sands has seen his fair share of battles with bonefish. He’s been guiding on South Andros Island since before Al Gore invented the Internet. Today we get to hear Josie explain why you need to let that bonefish run after you’ve hooked him. Note: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader,…
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Upwind, Shoot Line Into Your Backcast
Bruce Chard shot line into his backcast, and look how happy it made him. Wherever you’re fishing on the flats, getting your cast out there quickly will greatly improve your chances of hooking that fish. Shooting line not only into your forward cast, but also into your backcast, helps minimize false-casting and enables you to…
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