Capt. Jonnie this week guided Andrew Reding of New York to a four-pound pompano in Sarasota Bay on a sand bar next to a grass flat.
The pompano hit a live shrimp on an outgoing tide.
A circle hook was key.
“When it first got on we thought it was a real large trout," Walker said. "Pompano, for them to be able to eat shrimp, they’ve got to work at it. You’ve got to let them play with it for awhile. They hit it and hit it and hit it. They have such a small mouth they have a hard time swallowing the shrimp. The main thing is when the come up after it you can’t strike right away. That’s why I put (the bait) on a circle hook. I’ve been using circle hooks a lot because I don’t want the angler to strike it. Let them play with it.”
Walker also caught a mosster 27 1/2-inch trout in the bay.
Once the weather lays down, look for some real Florida fishing to bust loose. Finding a fishing guide in Florida has never been easier, as Capt. Jonnie is rigged and ready for inshore and nearshore charters for the plethora of species in the area - kingfish, cobia, tarpon, Spanish mackerel, snook, redfish and (pant, pant) well, let's stop before we run out of breath.
Need to save some of it for those bruising fish, anyway.
Tight lines from Capt Jonnie!
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