Cast net pilchards
captains practice- incoming tide
- dawn light
- your 10 ft · 1/4" net + 30 gal livewell
Abort if: water turns dirty at the channel edges
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Gulfstream
Florida Offshore Fishing
SSTCURRENTSBITE WINDOWSCHARTS · V2
Basemap: NASA Blue Marble relief + bathymetry (GIBS) · coastline US Census · Stream band illustrative
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Next 72 hrs — wind & seas
wind kt (peaks 18)seas ft (builds to 5 — your 3 ft limit gates day 3)
Recommended Tactics
Trolling spread — 4 lines
captains practice- seas 2.5 ft on a 6 sec period
- 1.4°F SST break inside your range
- 4 trolling outfits loaded
Abort if: seas build past your 3 ft limit · lightning inside the run corridor
Kite — out of season
unverified- kite window runs roughly November-March
- no kite kit in loaded gear
Missing gear: kite, kite_rod — named, never silently substituted.
Trolling Setup · 4 lines · skirted ballyhoo
Leader50 lb fluorocarbon
RigBallyhoo w/ sea witch skirt
Speed5.5-6.5 kt unverified
Flat line70 ft
Short rigger120 ft
Long rigger185 ft
Shotgun265 ft
| Position | Distance | Depth | Bait | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat line | 70 ft | 3rd wave | Skirted ballyhoo | 50 lb fluoro |
| Short rigger | 120 ft | 5th wave | Skirted ballyhoo | 50 lb fluoro |
| Long rigger | 185 ft | 7th wave | Skirted ballyhoo | 50 lb fluoro |
| Shotgun | 265 ft | surface | Skirted ballyhoo | 50 lb fluoro |
Tow speed 5.5-6.5 kt unverified — crews disagree. Built from rod count, adjusted by sea state when live.
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