by Capt. Bobby Abruscato | Sep 3, 2018 | Fishing
I use croakers—lively ones—for bait because the bite “cleans up.” At four in the morning, I was already sweating. I had just loaded up my gear and was launching my Skeeter at the ramp in Bayou la Batre on this mid-August morning. “Man,” I thought, “this is...
by Ed Mashburn | Apr 30, 2018 | Fishing
“Cobia fishing is a lot like deer hunting,” an angler said. “You look, wait, and sometimes see one. Then you have to be ready!” Every spring, the Gulf waters start to warm and when they do a wonderful thing happens. One day toward the beginning of spring,...
by Capt. Bobby Abruscato | Apr 16, 2018 | Fishing
The fabled Dixey Bar, named after a Civil War ship, is truly a magical place to find bull reds. On the eastern side of the mouth of Mobile Bay lays the fabled Dixey Bar. The naturally-formed sandbar runs along the eastern side of the Mobile ship channel for...
by Ed Mashburn | Mar 19, 2018 | Fishing
Look for sheepies around hard structure. The tide was moving strongly out to the Gulf, and the rocks of the jetty were slippery with the slopping of the waves and the green slime growing on the rocks. I had to concentrate on keeping my feet secure on the wet...
by Ed Mashburn | Jun 19, 2017 | Fishing
Gulf Coast anglers rely on this bait, but how do bait shops get live shrimp? We don’t have to go too far along the Alabama coast to find a bait-and-tackle shop that caters to the various needs of anglers. In every shop there will be racks of rods and reels, rows of...
