Salt Strong Fishing

Did you know that your inshore spinning rod should almost always cost more than your reel? Also, that most combos are NOT a good investment (unless you're buying them for kids). Listen in as we break down one of the biggest misconceptions about fishing (that you need a fancy reel to succeed), when in reality, it's the rod that is doing all of the work. Enjoy and tight lines.

We've had a ton of questions regarding how some of our shipping costs are so low while others (like shipping a fishing rod) can be so much. So we decided to go behind the scenes to show you the exact costs for shipping everything from rods, reels, lures, chum, and more. We also go into one of the ways that big box retailers are overcharging on some items to be able to offer free shipping on others...

Many of you probably know that I suffered from anxiety attacks for almost 14 years. It was a daily grind of planning my days around anxiety, always having an "escape route", and never knowing exactly when my body would start going into a full-on sweat/panic/overdrive. I was finally able to overcome the anxiety attacks so in this episode I share some of the tricks that not only gave me hope, but al...

If you want to maximize your time fishing from a pier or jetty, then definitely listen to this full episode. We share the best types of spots and structure to look for, the best side of a jetty to fish from, tides, lures, baits, rigs, and more. The tactics we share cover piers and jetties from Texas to Florida to North Carolina (and everywhere in between). Tight lines. Joe

With the massive explosion of new boats and new boaters over the past two years, there has also been an increase in boating accidents, mistakes, long lines at the ramps, boats stuck on sandbars, etc. So we brought in a new boating expert (who actually is hired by new boaters to show them the ropes) to discuss the biggest boating mistakes that he's seeing. Enjoy and safe boating.

One of the easiest ways to self-sabotage your success and happiness is to give yourself bad headlines. On the other hand, the quickest way to get out of a rut and to find fulfillment is to change your headline and your belief patterns. If you've ever beaten yourself up because of bad events (we all have) then you're going to love this hard-hitting episode.

In this episode, we hammer home why it's critical to know what types of live bait are in your area (for each season), where to find the baitfish, and how to match the hatch in order to catch more fish. This will be incredibly helpful for both live bait anglers and artificial lure anglers (especially if you love catching redfish, trout, snook, and flounder). Enjoy and tight lines!

An artificial shrimp lure is a staple in any serious inshore angler's tackle bag. Of course, not all shrimp are created equal... Our journey started many years ago with D.O.A shrimp, then we moved to Berkley GULP shrimp, then a few other shrimp lures with varied results. But all of that changed when our Insider Club member Marcos from Brazil gave us some of his Brazilian shrimp to fish with. We we...

Satan loves disharmony, arguments, bullying, and anger. So you can only imagine that Satan must be smiling ear to ear with everything going on in our society. In this episode I share a true story of a family who turned a single social media post into one that split their family apart and will most likely never be the same (along with what we can all learn from it). If you've ever looked at someone...

You might not know this, but all of the Salt Strong fishing coaches also love catching largemouth bass. In fact, each of us has used some of our saltwater lures to catch some nice bass this year. The best news is that you don't need to go out and buy all new rods, reels, line, and lures to catch bass. In fact, some of the saltwater lures you probably already own can out-perform many of the bass lu...

If you want some really cool shortcuts to finding redfish honey holes, then use these 9 animals/creatures that we share in this episode to show you the way. A couple animals in particular have been 100% spot on for catching fish everytime we've seen them on or near the shoreline. The best news is that this can be used for shore anglers (wading), kayak, or boats. Enjoy and tight lines!

Let's face it, when we think we can't do something, we're really just AFRAID. It's the FEAR of failure. The FEAR of looking dumb in front of friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors. The FEAR of the unknown. So most of us (including yours truly) deny ourselves the ability to grow by avoiding some challenges altogether and simply sticking with the "easy way." Well, I'm here to share some true sto...

In this bridge fishing episode, we share some of our best tactics to get more tight lines when fishing under (or near) a bridge. One of the biggest discoveries came from a recent underwater dive near a popular bridge. The best news is that these tactics work regardless if you fish from a bridge or from a boat (while fishing a bridge). Tight lines and enjoy.

In this episode, environmental scientist Lindsay Cross joins me to share some of the water history of Tampa Bay, how they turned their horrendous water quality issues around, and what we can learn from it today. She also shares her thoughts on what is causing these severe ride tide, who's to blame, and how we can fix it going forward. Enjoy.

Did you know that a Democratic president paid for advertisements to protect the Bible, to instill religious freedom, and to bring awareness to Jesus? Yep. And it wasn't that long ago. The result of putting God first was the most unified America in many years. We can learn a lot from this as a country... Enjoy.

It's late summer which can sometimes be tough for catching redfish (especially if you need a multi-spotted redfish to win a redfish spots tournament). So listen in as our team shares some of their best summer redfish tips. Tight lines!

Salt Strong fishing coach Wyatt Parcell is on a family vacation in a new state and had just a short amount of time to get his family on redfish. To make matters worse, he didn't have a boat or kayak. Wade fishing was his only option. So in this podcast, he shares exactly what he did to pre-trip plan, what types of spots worked best, which lures he used, and some other cool tricks to save time find...

Fatherlessness is one of the biggest issues we face as a country. Over 24,000,000 kids are being raised in single parent homes and most of these have no father figure. That means we'll have an entire generation of young men who had to figure out life without a dad, a mentor, and family unit. But the good news is that groups like Truth in Nature are boldly stepping up to make a huge impact with the...

This episode, we headed up north to Carrabelle, Florida to fish a completely new area with a fishing guide (Capt. Hollywood) who lives in the Keys full time and happened to be visiting as well. So with all of us new to the area, we had to figure out how to quickly get on some fish as we only had 2 trips to figure it all out and get some great footage. Listen in as we get Wyatt hooked up with a big...

The fishing industry's massive convention called ICAST was the past week and we had quite a few team members make the week-long event. Listen in as we discuss what new tackle we saw, what we liked, what we weren't big fans of, and even some shocking products. We'll also discuss many of the category winners along with a big name in the industry that didn't win anything. Enjoy.

True story: a man traveling in a small airplane was told they were going to make an abrupt landing as the plane had lost numerous functions, making it impossible to continue the flight. He immediately started writing down everything he would do if God let him live. All in all, he wrote down 101 different things before the crash landing. Today, he has accomplished over 80 of those things. What woul...

For years we used the wrong spinning reels. How? Because we incorrectly thought we needed big spinning reels to fight inshore fish like big redfish, snook, trout, tarpon, etc. I can't even imagine how many fish we missed because we came in too overpowered for the situation. Turns out that even a 1000 series spinning reel can get the job done in most cases. However, the smaller reels also have down...

If you are as fired up about the red tide destroying our fishery as we are, then this is a very important episode to listen to. We have one two of the leaders from Tampa Bay Water Keeper to discuss what's really going on with the red tide. We also discuss the lawsuit that was filed against Piney Point and the state of Florida that Tampa Bay Water Keeper and a few others filed. We also discuss the...

This has to be one of the best stories I've shared on the podcast. It's a great reminder that God is never done with you if you're still breathing. It's a great reminder of the power of FAITH. And it's a great reminder that you're never too old or have too much bad luck to do big things. Enjoy this one and prepare to be inspired!

What an amazing day! We had the opportunity to go behind the scenes with MOTE Marine and FWC for a huge snook release. Best news is that we documented the entire thing so you can hear (and see) exactly how they reproduce fish, and where we released them! If you've ever been curious about snook and redfish farms, you're going to love this!