Salt Strong Fishing

A little over a year ago my wife and I were in a rut... With three little kids all home from school and a combination of life's stresses and the fact we couldn't travel, our relationship was at it's lowest point. But I heard a trick that a pretty famous author did to completely transform his relationship and fall in love all over again with his wife. And it only cost about $3.97 (so I figured I di...

There has been a ton of debate around fishing line color. Does it matter? Can fish see your line? Do fish really care? Listen in as dive into the world of fishing line colors. We'll discuss what we think about the different colors of line, which ones have performed best for us, and some underwater testing we'll be doing to prove this out. Enjoy and tight lines.

Capt. Caleb McCumber and Salt Strong fishing coach Wyatt Parcel absolutely crush it in this podcast about the science of redfish. Listen in as the two discuss redfish migration, why redfish can be found at certain types of areas during certain times of the year, best lures and bait for redfish, and much much more. If you love catching redfish, then you'll love this! Tight lines

While down at my in-laws farmhouse in Georgia, I came across an old book that contained a 295-year old formula for success and happiness from none other than Ben Franklin. Listen in as I share how the formula, how I tweaked it a bit, and how you can replicate it in your own life right now. Enjoy!

In this episode, we have the Salt Strong team come on to share some of the craziest fishing etiquette fails that have happened to us on the water. We even share a few things that we've accidentally done in the past (aka learning lessons). If you love hearing about the crazy things that happen out on the water from googans then you're going to love this. And if you're a new angler/boater and want t...

For the past five years, we've been in pursuit of the best fishing rod for catching our favorite inshore species (redfish, speckled trout, snook, flounder, mangrove snapper, and grouper). And through those years we've used a TON of different rods (some from big brands like St. Croix, G. Loomis, TFO, Ugly Stik, etc), some from middle sized brands (like Bull Bay) and some from smaller brands. We've...

I was doing some spring cleaning and came across some of my private notes from the book, Fishing For Happiness. Up at the top of a page I saw, "Today is the day after my death..." I got a bit emotional reading it as I vividly remember going through the exercise to write my own eulogy. Buckle in and enjoy this one. It's a hard-hitting episode for sure! Joe

In this episode, we go LIVE during a real tarpon fight (with a 150-pound tarpon) to share exactly how we use cut-bait (like cut mullet) to catch big tarpon. Find out the best times of year to catch tarpon, best tarpon spots, best baits, best tarpon rigs, and more. Enjoy getting to hear Joe get absolutely whooped by a big tarpon!

Don't make this surf fishing mistakes!!! In this episode, we bring on surf angler Courtney Woznek to share all of her hard-earned lessons in fishing from the beach. You'll discover how to find the best spots to fish on the beach, what lures to avoid, how to know when you're in a dead zone, and much much more. If you love surf fishing (or doing it for your first time), you'll get some great nuggets...

We recently discovered that a competitor went behind our back and did something pretty dirty. At first, I was pretty angry. And I'd be lying if the idea of retaliation didn't cross my mind. But after a day of praying on it, God hit me with a message that was too powerful not to share. If you get burned by someone or if someone is trying to bring you down to their level, this is meant for you. Much...

In this episode, Capt. Tyler Kapela breaks down all of his best tips, tactics, and guide secrets to hooking up with more tarpon. Listen in as he shares the best types of spots to find feeding tarpon, the best baits, gear, and most common mistakes. Capt. Tyler also share some insight into the best days, tides, and more. Enjoy and tight lines!

This weedless shrimp rig is deadly around docks (and bridges). Listen in as we go LIVE (uncut) and fish a brand new spot in Tampa Bay where we put this shrimp rig to the test. Not only does it attract bites from almost everything from grouper to snapper to sheepshead to snook to redfish, but when rigged correctly, it stays completely weedless and lets you fish area with structure with far fewer sn...

What's holding you back from the success and fulfillment you want? If you're anything like me, it's probably due to some old fear or disappointment in your past. So in this podcast, I share some of the best ways to get out of a rut, to pursue your dreams, and to conquer your deepest fears. Enjoy.

If you want to hear about the types of places we fish on super windy (and rainy) days to catch inshore slams (redfish, snook, trout, and flounder), then definitely listen in. We share the types of areas we look for, how to fish a super windy day, the best types of lures to catch inshore slams, and some retrieval tips. Enjoy this tough trip where we eked out a slam. Tight lines!

As anglers, we've all purchased fishing tackle that doesn't work (some of us more than others). The worst part is that newbie anglers seem to take the brunt of it as they are buying up each and everything that looks good. Important Note: what looks good in a tackle store doesn't always look good to a fish. So in this episode we break down all of the major mistakes that we've made when it comes to...

For years, I had trouble falling asleep. Some nights my anxiety would kick into high gear while other nights I simply rolled around for what felt like hours. I began to think I had sleep apnea. But one day I was listening to a highly successful man (Ron Carson) talk about how a book on sleeping changed his life. I read the book and before too long I was having some of the best sleep of my life. I...

In today's episode, we take out 9-year old Shauna in Tampa Bay to get her on some fish. A cold front had just come in and it was tough to get bait so instead we simply trolled the flats until we found the fish. Ended up having a pretty awesome day (shortly after we stopped filming, we found a big school of trout and caught them until we were tired). The moral of the story is, do some trolling unti...

If you're wondering why it's so hard to get fishing tackle right now, here's the truth about why tackle is hard to come by. In a sentence, the demand for fishing tackle has DOUBLED (if not tripled), and supply has been crushed (due to a combination of Covid, lack of components, supply chain issues, workers not showing up, etc. Listen in as we share exactly what's happening, when we should expect t...

A study by Gallop revealed that 85% of Americans do not enjoy their job. These same people are the ones who "live for the weekend" and get almost all of their pleasure in life starting Friday afternoon. This might sound harsh, but if this describes your life, you're wasting it. God never intended any of his children to "live for the weekend" and be stuck in dead-end jobs that we don't love. Listen...

It's been a crazy windy year! The bad news is that for most of us we don't get to choose the days we fish so we've got to know how to get some strikes even when the wind is cranking. This past week, we had 20+ MPH winds and were having trouble fishing our normal spots. So listen in to what we did on the edge of a grass flat. Best news is that it doesn't require a trolling motor or PowerPole. Tight...

In this episode, the Salt Strong crew breaks down the best braided fishing lines based on tests they have been doing. We discuss fishing line breaking strength (knots), casting distance, wind knots, and more. Some of the main brands we discuss are PowerPro, Daiwa J-braid, Fins, Beyond Braid, Sufix, and Spiderwire. If you've ever dealt with wind knots, knots that slip, or just a bad batch of braide...

For years, I was a bit "clumsy" when I prayed. I didn't know what to say or what to ask for. But after many years of trial and error, I've finally found some rhythm to praying. Hope this helps someone out there.

We get a lot of anglers asking us about many of these "super realistic" looking inshore saltwater fishing lures. And we try them all... But truth is, most (but not all) of them don't work very well. In fact, some of these crazy realistic lures flat out don't work at all! And yet, they are some of the most expensive. Listen is as the team discussed some of the best (and worst) realistic lures we've...

In this episode, we target large speckled trout on the flats using nothing but two artificial lures, some custom scent, and some long casts. You'll discover the types of fishing spots that hold these big trout, the best color lures to use, the best fish scent, and even some conservation tips. If you love catching big trout, then you're going to love this LIVE on the water episode.

Yep, I cried again on a podcast... Hearing this story of a family I know lose their 5-year old son due to a truck running him over was a tear-jerker. What's also sad is that a tragedy like this usually breaks up families and sends people into a tailspin. But God had different plans for Summer, her husband Reppard, and their family. Listen in as Summer shares how they found hope, forgiveness, and t...