Fisherman's Post Saltwater Podcast Series

This episode covers the basics of live bait fishing for king mackerel, starting with types of live bait, how to catch and care for live bait, rods and reels, tackle and rigs, areas to search for kings, and using downriggers.

This episode focuses purely on topwaters for redfish, including the best conditions, what habitat to look for, technique, topwater choices, and getting a successful hookset.

This episode takes a close look at landing keeper sheepshead off of docks in the summertime, with coverage of scouting docks, gear, bait & tackle, bait placement, and hooksets.

This episode covers researching and reading water, sight casting and skipping baits, trolling spreads and trolling tactics, and bailing mahi even when they don't want to bite.

This episode covers everything about descending devices and venting tools, including why we use them, how we use them, and how we shouldn't use them.

This episode covers the spring season when the bonito bite fades and the spanish bite kicks in, with discussions of trolling, casting, and live baiting in the three three primary target areas of ARs, inlets, and beaches.

This episode covers the start, growth, and current and future projects of Qualified Captain, and then features several videos that showcase such issues as bow riding, boat wakes, prop danger, boat ramps, and tow line snaps.

To help take advantage of the special striper fishery in Weldon in the spring, this episode covers river conditions and variables, finding fish, and fishing tactics that include bait and artificial, as well as drifting versus anchoring.

This episode helps buyers or potential buyers best navigate the marine financing process, with a comparison of private sellers/brokers v. dealers followed by explanations of interest rates, down payments, how the bank values boats, and other important steps and pitfalls.

This episode covers the design strategy of several Pelagic Picnic lures, and then explains the different ways to rig the lures and their best application in the spread.

This episode covers NC's artificial reefs, including ocean and estuary, with descriptions of building materials, construction methods, the interactive map and how it can help anglers, and recent and upcoming projects.

In this second part of a two part feature, we cover how to find, catch, and care for the finger mullet and cob mullet that moves along and inshore of the North Carolina coast in summer and fall.

In this first part of a two part feature, we cover how to find bait, catch bait, and then care for the bait that begins to show up in North Carolina in the early spring, the late spring, and the early summer.

Landing a bluefin can be the fish of a lifetime, and this episode covers the Oregon Inlet bluefin process, including specific tackle, strategy and spreads, terrain and locations, the end game of landing, and proper care.

Gary chats with a variety of fisherman and sponsors in this special episode.

Winter Trout on the Pamlico Creeks with Capt. Zach Bland The numerous creeks of the Pamlico River system play host to a fantastic winter speckled trout bite, and this episode offers insights on when and where they go in the winter time, as well as how to target and catch them effectively.

This episode continues the annual tradition of highlighting specific holiday season gift ideas for the angler in your life (or gift ideas for yourself), with suggestions on new developments and popular choices on gear, apparel, and tackle.

The wahoo bite off Hatteras is close and happens year round, and this issue focuses on opportunities in the winter months by covering the strategies behind finding fish, choosing lures and bait, and setting a spread.

This episode helps anglers understand red drum behaviors during the late fall transition and then gives strategies on baits, locations (ICW, shallow bays, and river systems), gear and tackle, and techniques.

This episode addresses the best bait options throughout the seasons for many of popular inshore species, including redfish, trout, black drum, sheepshead, and spanish mackerel, and also addresses the science behind why they are the best bait options.

Learn about the exciting false albacore bite in the fall that happens out of Beaufort Inlet, as this episode covers when to go and how to find fish, as well as spinning and fly setups and techniques.

The striped mullet move down the North Carolina coast in the fall, bringing with them great red drum and sea mullet fishing from the beach, and this episode covers locations, bait, rigs, fundamentals, and more.

To help kayak anglers target the trophy red drum fishery in August and September, this episode discusses ports, fish locations, gear, artificial strategies, and safety considerations. 

This episode encourages anglers to participate in king mackerel tournaments by talking about how to best prepare for those KMTs, including the importance of bait, locations, fish mapping, and networking.

This episode helps anglers capitalize on the bull (old) red drum fishery on the Neuse by explaining the signs that the fish have moved in, and then covers locating and approaching bait balls and with the proper tackle setups and options.