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Thursday, Jan. 24, 8am
Friday, Jan. 25, 7am
Saturday, Jan. 26, 8am
Sunday, Jan. 28, 4pm

Only on: The Outdoor Channel

SHOW DESCRIPTION

If the conditions are right, any bait you throw will invoke a instant strike, but there are times when redfish, stripers, tarpon and others can be as picky as a five-year old facing a plate of vegetables.

Fly fisherman have long been the masters of imitation. The term Match the Hatch emerged from clouds of flying insects on freshwater trout streams. Same principle can be applied on coastal estuaries.

Why bother with the hassle of natural bait, when you can sell’em a fake. Don’t miss this week’s show where editor Mike Conner fakes out stripers in Mystic, Connecticut and then Terry Gibson does the same to reds in Louisiana.

SEGMENT #1

Target Species: Stripers, Bluefish
Sponsor: Alumarine
Location: Mystic, CT
Host/Editor: Mike Conner
Guide: Tom Pitasi www.coastalfishingcharters.com
Lodging: Comfort Inn

TACKLE BOX
Sponsor: All Star Rods
Rod: All Star 7’ medium-fast
Reel: Pflueger Medalist 12lb
Line: Berkley Fireline 12lb
Bait: Storm Swim Shad

BOAT SPEC
Sponsor: Mercury
Boat: 22’ Sea Pro
Engine: Mercury 250hp Verado

SEGMENT #2

Target Species: Redfish
Sponsor: DOA
Location: Lafitte, LA
Host/Editor: Terry Gibson
Guide: Joe Bush www.fishneworleans.com
Lodging: Joe Bush www.fishneworleans.com

TACKLE BOX
Sponsor: All Star Rods
Rod: All Star 7’ medium-fast
Reel: Pflueger Medalist 12lb
Line: Berkley Fireline 12lb
Bait: Johnson Beetle Spin and Berkley Gulp! Swimmin Shad

BOAT SPEC
Sponsor: Mercury
Boat: 23’ Sea Pro
Engine: Mercury 225hp Verado

SEGMENT #3

Sponsor: Flambeau