As the fall mullet run begins to take shape in Florida, the sailfish are usually not far behind. To prepare you we offer this video on rigging an effective circle hook ballyhoo bait. InTheBite’s 2010 Captain of the Year Glenn Cameron narrates as deckhand Tim Lanahan demonstrates a [Read more…]
The Ballyhoo Bug
By April Huffman, MSc.
Hey! What is that thing? Did the ballyhoo choke on its last dinner? Or is it a mini sea monster? Anyone experienced in dealing with ballyhoo that come from the Gulf and Atlantic waters off of south Florida has seen them: the creepy whitish creatures inside the ballyhoo’s mouth.
Unfortunately for the ballyhoo, they are not its last dinner, but parasites whose life cycle sounds more like science fiction than science.