mangrovedigital/tide-engine-api
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2 {
3 "id": "redfish-pP1NP0F17IM-1",
4 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
5 "conditions": {},
6 "structure": {
7 "type": "grass_flat",
8 "features": [
9 "pothole"
10 ]
11 },
12 "behavior": "The most consistent redfish strategy is swimming a jig -- a paddletail on a weight-forward jig head that you simply cast out and reel steadily back, no twitching or popping, especially in skinny shallow water where sudden moves spook fish. It covers immense water and out-produces sight-fishing on numbers; match the plastic to the small mullet and pilchards present.",
13 "tactic": {
14 "bait_class": "paddletail",
15 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
16 "presentation": "slow-roll",
17 "position": "blind-cast"
18 },
19 "quality": {
20 "sources": [
21 {
22 "channel": "Salt Strong",
23 "video": "wgVUc3v6k3c",
24 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgVUc3v6k3c",
25 "timestamp": "12:29"
26 },
27 {
28 "channel": "Salt Strong",
29 "video": "utcyO5B4mK4",
30 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utcyO5B4mK4",
31 "timestamp": "6:42"
32 },
33 {
34 "channel": "Salt Strong",
35 "video": "wVBKY1bWSFc",
36 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVBKY1bWSFc",
37 "timestamp": "4:07"
38 },
39 {
40 "channel": "Salt Strong",
41 "video": "xc5kM6BTGpY",
42 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc5kM6BTGpY",
43 "timestamp": "2:04"
44 },
45 {
46 "channel": "Salt Strong",
47 "video": "igajfNZ5MTk",
48 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igajfNZ5MTk",
49 "timestamp": "28:31"
50 },
51 {
52 "channel": "Salt Strong",
53 "video": "igajfNZ5MTk",
54 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igajfNZ5MTk",
55 "timestamp": "26:29"
56 },
57 {
58 "channel": "Salt Strong",
59 "video": "N_QrsaDXo_w",
60 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_QrsaDXo_w",
61 "timestamp": "2:42"
62 },
63 {
64 "channel": "Salt Strong",
65 "video": "9QgaCMDxWM4",
66 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QgaCMDxWM4",
67 "timestamp": "2:41"
68 },
69 {
70 "channel": "Salt Strong",
71 "video": "9QgaCMDxWM4",
72 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QgaCMDxWM4",
73 "timestamp": "4:45"
74 },
75 {
76 "channel": "Flats Class",
77 "video": "pP1NP0F17IM",
78 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP1NP0F17IM",
79 "timestamp": "2:48"
80 }
81 ],
82 "corroboration": 2,
83 "confidence": "med",
84 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
85 },
86 "status": {
87 "active": true,
88 "needs_oscar": false
89 },
90 "_merged_from": 10
91 },
92 {
93 "id": "redfish-p2",
94 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
95 "conditions": {
96 "season": "winter",
97 "pressure_trend": "post-front",
98 "wind_dir": "NE",
99 "wind_band": "strong",
100 "water_temp_band": "cold"
101 },
102 "structure": {
103 "type": "mangrove_shoreline",
104 "features": [
105 "shade-line",
106 "adjacent-deep"
107 ]
108 },
109 "behavior": "After a cold front (bright sky, hard NE wind, dropping water temp) redfish still feed but pull to the warmest, most wind-sheltered water -- leeward coves shadowed by tall shoreline or homes, and slightly deeper potholes where fish stage; skip the wind-exposed flats.",
110 "tactic": {
111 "bait_class": "artificial-shrimp",
112 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
113 "presentation": "slow-roll",
114 "position": "cast-to-structure"
115 },
116 "quality": {
117 "sources": [
118 {
119 "channel": "Salt Strong",
120 "video": "wgVUc3v6k3c",
121 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgVUc3v6k3c",
122 "timestamp": "19:33"
123 }
124 ],
125 "corroboration": 1,
126 "confidence": "low",
127 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
128 },
129 "status": {
130 "active": true,
131 "needs_oscar": false
132 },
133 "_merged_from": 1
134 },
135 {
136 "id": "redfish-p3",
137 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
138 "conditions": {
139 "wind_band": "strong"
140 },
141 "structure": {
142 "type": "oyster_bar",
143 "features": [
144 "current-seam",
145 "point"
146 ]
147 },
148 "behavior": "On oyster bars the bigger redfish (and snook) often stack on the wind-blown side, where wind pushes bait against the structure; confirm the recent trend first -- sometimes it is the wind-protected side instead -- then work only that side of the bar rather than casting the whole thing blindly.",
149 "tactic": {
150 "bait_class": "paddletail",
151 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
152 "presentation": "slow-roll",
153 "position": "blind-cast"
154 },
155 "quality": {
156 "sources": [
157 {
158 "channel": "Salt Strong",
159 "video": "wgVUc3v6k3c",
160 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgVUc3v6k3c",
161 "timestamp": "28:41"
162 },
163 {
164 "channel": "Salt Strong",
165 "video": "RB69_foKyRo",
166 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB69_foKyRo",
167 "timestamp": "4:05"
168 }
169 ],
170 "corroboration": 1,
171 "confidence": "low",
172 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
173 },
174 "status": {
175 "active": true,
176 "needs_oscar": false
177 },
178 "_merged_from": 2
179 },
180 {
181 "id": "redfish-9QgaCMDxWM4-1",
182 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
183 "conditions": {
184 "tide_phase": "outgoing"
185 },
186 "structure": {
187 "type": "creek_mouth",
188 "features": [
189 "funnel",
190 "pothole",
191 "grass-edge"
192 ]
193 },
194 "behavior": "Wade firm sandy-pothole / camo bottoms connected to channels and marshes. On the OUTGOING, reds set up on the OUTSIDE of a marsh entrance where wind and tide dump shrimp and baitfish out -- they let the current bring the food rather than fighting up into the marsh; on the incoming, fish the sand and grass just inside the entrance. Grass and oyster edges there give them ambush structure.",
195 "tactic": {
196 "bait_class": "paddletail",
197 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
198 "presentation": "slow-roll",
199 "position": "wade"
200 },
201 "quality": {
202 "sources": [
203 {
204 "channel": "Salt Strong",
205 "video": "wgVUc3v6k3c",
206 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgVUc3v6k3c",
207 "timestamp": "1:28:07"
208 },
209 {
210 "channel": "Salt Strong",
211 "video": "9QgaCMDxWM4",
212 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QgaCMDxWM4",
213 "timestamp": "0:40"
214 }
215 ],
216 "corroboration": 1,
217 "confidence": "low",
218 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
219 },
220 "status": {
221 "active": true,
222 "needs_oscar": false
223 },
224 "_merged_from": 2
225 },
226 {
227 "id": "redfish-TXC0l3YnadA-1",
228 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
229 "conditions": {},
230 "structure": {
231 "type": "other",
232 "features": []
233 },
234 "behavior": "Cut bait (whole mullet or head section, belly slit for scent) takes big bull redfish, but only fish it where reds are actively feeding -- in dead water it just catches catfish and bycatch.",
235 "tactic": {
236 "bait_class": "cut-bait",
237 "live_or_artificial": "cut_bait",
238 "presentation": "soak",
239 "position": "anchored"
240 },
241 "quality": {
242 "sources": [
243 {
244 "channel": "Salt Strong",
245 "video": "TXC0l3YnadA",
246 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXC0l3YnadA",
247 "timestamp": "6:10"
248 }
249 ],
250 "corroboration": 1,
251 "confidence": "low",
252 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
253 },
254 "status": {
255 "active": true,
256 "needs_oscar": false
257 },
258 "_merged_from": 1
259 },
260 {
261 "id": "redfish-aCnwvTfTlxk-1",
262 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
263 "conditions": {},
264 "structure": {
265 "type": "pass",
266 "features": [
267 "channel-edge",
268 "current-seam",
269 "adjacent-deep"
270 ]
271 },
272 "behavior": "For big redfish in deep water or strong current, suspend cut bait on a dropper-loop rig above a heavy anchoring sinker (2-4 oz) so the current cannot sweep the bait off the spot; it also holds the bait up off the bottom, away from snags.",
273 "tactic": {
274 "bait_class": "cut-bait",
275 "live_or_artificial": "cut_bait",
276 "presentation": "soak",
277 "position": "anchored"
278 },
279 "quality": {
280 "sources": [
281 {
282 "channel": "Salt Strong",
283 "video": "aCnwvTfTlxk",
284 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCnwvTfTlxk",
285 "timestamp": "0:00"
286 }
287 ],
288 "corroboration": 1,
289 "confidence": "low",
290 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
291 },
292 "status": {
293 "active": true,
294 "needs_oscar": false
295 },
296 "_merged_from": 1
297 },
298 {
299 "id": "redfish-eGldGoQn_qI-1",
300 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
301 "conditions": {},
302 "structure": {
303 "type": "grass_flat",
304 "features": [
305 "grass-edge"
306 ]
307 },
308 "behavior": "Hook a live shrimp under a cork just FORWARD of the black spot (the organ) and beneath the horn so it stays alive, swims natural and lasts; the cork pop pulls reds to it. Match hook size to the shrimp -- about 1/0 for a jumbo, down to #2 for small.",
309 "tactic": {
310 "bait_class": "popping-cork-rig",
311 "live_or_artificial": "live",
312 "presentation": "under-cork",
313 "position": "blind-cast"
314 },
315 "quality": {
316 "sources": [
317 {
318 "channel": "Salt Strong",
319 "video": "h3GUjDoGkBE",
320 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3GUjDoGkBE",
321 "timestamp": "4:47"
322 },
323 {
324 "channel": "Salt Strong",
325 "video": "eGldGoQn_qI",
326 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGldGoQn_qI",
327 "timestamp": "3:24"
328 }
329 ],
330 "corroboration": 1,
331 "confidence": "low",
332 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
333 },
334 "status": {
335 "active": true,
336 "needs_oscar": false
337 },
338 "_merged_from": 2
339 },
340 {
341 "id": "redfish-9pqVycsVvm4-3",
342 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
343 "conditions": {},
344 "structure": {
345 "type": "mangrove_shoreline",
346 "features": [
347 "shade-line"
348 ]
349 },
350 "behavior": "Southern shallow-water reds are far spookier than northern fish (dolphins, sharks, pelicans hit them from every direction), so stay quiet and even cut the sonar. When a dolphin works the flat it pushes reds IN tight to the structure -- react by moving in close and making accurate casts to the mangroves rather than leaving.",
351 "tactic": {
352 "bait_class": "paddletail",
353 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
354 "presentation": "slow-roll",
355 "position": "cast-to-structure"
356 },
357 "quality": {
358 "sources": [
359 {
360 "channel": "Salt Strong",
361 "video": "BCVqk-8i1hg",
362 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCVqk-8i1hg",
363 "timestamp": "1:20"
364 },
365 {
366 "channel": "Salt Strong",
367 "video": "gMB_JaWtojQ",
368 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMB_JaWtojQ",
369 "timestamp": "1:21"
370 },
371 {
372 "channel": "Salt Strong",
373 "video": "c5nJyVMHBig",
374 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5nJyVMHBig",
375 "timestamp": "2:44"
376 },
377 {
378 "channel": "Salt Strong",
379 "video": "9pqVycsVvm4",
380 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pqVycsVvm4",
381 "timestamp": "11:02"
382 }
383 ],
384 "corroboration": 1,
385 "confidence": "low",
386 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
387 },
388 "status": {
389 "active": true,
390 "needs_oscar": false
391 },
392 "_merged_from": 4
393 },
394 {
395 "id": "redfish-UN5ErvjPzZ8-1",
396 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
397 "conditions": {},
398 "structure": {
399 "type": "other",
400 "features": [
401 "shell"
402 ]
403 },
404 "behavior": "Fiddler crabs will also take redfish (and snook and tarpon) -- essentially any inshore fish eats them; they are a useful natural-bait option when you can source them from muddy shorelines.",
405 "tactic": {
406 "bait_class": "fiddler-crab",
407 "live_or_artificial": "live",
408 "presentation": "free-line",
409 "position": "cast-to-structure"
410 },
411 "quality": {
412 "sources": [
413 {
414 "channel": "Salt Strong",
415 "video": "UN5ErvjPzZ8",
416 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN5ErvjPzZ8",
417 "timestamp": "0:00"
418 }
419 ],
420 "corroboration": 1,
421 "confidence": "low",
422 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
423 },
424 "status": {
425 "active": true,
426 "needs_oscar": false
427 },
428 "_merged_from": 1
429 },
430 {
431 "id": "redfish-wVBKY1bWSFc-2",
432 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
433 "conditions": {},
434 "structure": {
435 "type": "grass_flat",
436 "features": [
437 "flooded-grass"
438 ]
439 },
440 "behavior": "Over dense, thick grass where reds bury and are hard to reach, draw them out with a paddletail worked just over the grass tops or a topwater (when the grass is not too high) rather than a jig that fouls.",
441 "tactic": {
442 "bait_class": "topwater",
443 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
444 "presentation": "walk-the-dog",
445 "position": "blind-cast"
446 },
447 "quality": {
448 "sources": [
449 {
450 "channel": "Salt Strong",
451 "video": "wVBKY1bWSFc",
452 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVBKY1bWSFc",
453 "timestamp": "2:04"
454 }
455 ],
456 "corroboration": 1,
457 "confidence": "low",
458 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
459 },
460 "status": {
461 "active": true,
462 "needs_oscar": false
463 },
464 "_merged_from": 1
465 },
466 {
467 "id": "redfish-Cd0QLm0L5F0-1",
468 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
469 "conditions": {
470 "tide_height_rel": "low",
471 "wind_dir": "N"
472 },
473 "structure": {
474 "type": "dock",
475 "features": [
476 "bridge-piling",
477 "adjacent-deep"
478 ]
479 },
480 "behavior": "At low tide redfish pull onto dock pilings; cast up-current of the dock and drift a weedless shrimp down to the deep up-current piling, working the outside pilings first before reaching deeper into the structure.",
481 "tactic": {
482 "bait_class": "artificial-shrimp",
483 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
484 "presentation": "bottom-bounce",
485 "position": "up-current"
486 },
487 "quality": {
488 "sources": [
489 {
490 "channel": "Salt Strong",
491 "video": "Cd0QLm0L5F0",
492 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd0QLm0L5F0",
493 "timestamp": "5:31"
494 }
495 ],
496 "corroboration": 1,
497 "confidence": "low",
498 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
499 },
500 "status": {
501 "active": true,
502 "needs_oscar": false
503 },
504 "_merged_from": 1
505 },
506 {
507 "id": "redfish-Rt0iSQIVCZM-1",
508 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
509 "conditions": {
510 "tide_phase": "incoming"
511 },
512 "structure": {
513 "type": "creek_mouth",
514 "features": [
515 "flooded-grass"
516 ]
517 },
518 "behavior": "On an incoming tide redfish follow bait up a coastal creek right into the shallow back dead-ends; enter from behind, work up slowly casting toward the shallows, and keep moving up with the rising water -- fish you caught ten minutes ago will be further up the creek.",
519 "tactic": {
520 "bait_class": "paddletail",
521 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
522 "presentation": "slow-roll",
523 "position": "up-current"
524 },
525 "quality": {
526 "sources": [
527 {
528 "channel": "Salt Strong",
529 "video": "Rt0iSQIVCZM",
530 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt0iSQIVCZM",
531 "timestamp": "2:45"
532 }
533 ],
534 "corroboration": 1,
535 "confidence": "low",
536 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
537 },
538 "status": {
539 "active": true,
540 "needs_oscar": false
541 },
542 "_merged_from": 1
543 },
544 {
545 "id": "redfish-Rt0iSQIVCZM-2",
546 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
547 "conditions": {
548 "tide_phase": "outgoing",
549 "tide_height_rel": "low"
550 },
551 "structure": {
552 "type": "creek_mouth",
553 "features": [
554 "funnel",
555 "adjacent-deep"
556 ]
557 },
558 "behavior": "On an outgoing tide, sit just down-current of a coastal creek mouth where redfish stack in the deep hole waiting for bait to wash out; low water concentrates them so tightly and competitively that you can catch them cast after cast without chasing up the creek.",
559 "tactic": {
560 "bait_class": "paddletail",
561 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
562 "presentation": "slow-roll",
563 "position": "down-current"
564 },
565 "quality": {
566 "sources": [
567 {
568 "channel": "Salt Strong",
569 "video": "Rt0iSQIVCZM",
570 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt0iSQIVCZM",
571 "timestamp": "6:10"
572 }
573 ],
574 "corroboration": 1,
575 "confidence": "low",
576 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
577 },
578 "status": {
579 "active": true,
580 "needs_oscar": false
581 },
582 "_merged_from": 1
583 },
584 {
585 "id": "redfish-Rt0iSQIVCZM-3",
586 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
587 "conditions": {},
588 "structure": {
589 "type": "creek_mouth",
590 "features": [
591 "flooded-grass"
592 ]
593 },
594 "behavior": "Approaching a visible school of creek redfish, do not run up on them or cast on top of their heads: stay as far back as you can while in range, keep movements stealthy, and place casts off to the left or right of the school to pick fish off without spooking it.",
595 "tactic": {
596 "bait_class": "paddletail",
597 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
598 "presentation": "slow-roll",
599 "position": "wade"
600 },
601 "quality": {
602 "sources": [
603 {
604 "channel": "Salt Strong",
605 "video": "Rt0iSQIVCZM",
606 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt0iSQIVCZM",
607 "timestamp": "4:08"
608 },
609 {
610 "channel": "Flats Class",
611 "video": "pM13VebR5bc",
612 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM13VebR5bc",
613 "timestamp": "23:05"
614 }
615 ],
616 "corroboration": 2,
617 "confidence": "med",
618 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
619 },
620 "status": {
621 "active": true,
622 "needs_oscar": false
623 },
624 "_merged_from": 2
625 },
626 {
627 "id": "redfish-NfoDZyyV12A-1",
628 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
629 "conditions": {},
630 "structure": {
631 "type": "other",
632 "features": []
633 },
634 "behavior": "For redfish (and lethargic fish generally) work a soft-plastic jerk-shad slow on the bottom: cast long, let it sink, give two or three sharp bounces, then let it fall back on a TIGHT line -- most strikes come on the fall -- and pause. Rig it weedless on a weighted twist-lock hook with the point centered so it darts straight instead of helicoptering.",
635 "tactic": {
636 "bait_class": "soft-jerkbait",
637 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
638 "presentation": "bottom-bounce",
639 "position": "blind-cast"
640 },
641 "quality": {
642 "sources": [
643 {
644 "channel": "Salt Strong",
645 "video": "NfoDZyyV12A",
646 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfoDZyyV12A",
647 "timestamp": "2:53"
648 }
649 ],
650 "corroboration": 1,
651 "confidence": "low",
652 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
653 },
654 "status": {
655 "active": true,
656 "needs_oscar": false
657 },
658 "_merged_from": 1
659 },
660 {
661 "id": "redfish-CGc--51uDVE-1",
662 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
663 "conditions": {
664 "season": "fall"
665 },
666 "structure": {
667 "type": "other",
668 "features": []
669 },
670 "behavior": "Redfish work a scented shrimp slower than trout or snook: cast out, let it sit on the bottom 5-10 seconds so the reds lock onto the scent, then two or three quick twitches and another long pause -- keeping it in the strike zone lets them track the scent to it.",
671 "tactic": {
672 "bait_class": "artificial-shrimp",
673 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
674 "presentation": "bottom-bounce",
675 "position": "blind-cast"
676 },
677 "quality": {
678 "sources": [
679 {
680 "channel": "Salt Strong",
681 "video": "CGc--51uDVE",
682 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGc--51uDVE",
683 "timestamp": "6:10"
684 }
685 ],
686 "corroboration": 1,
687 "confidence": "low",
688 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
689 },
690 "status": {
691 "active": true,
692 "needs_oscar": false
693 },
694 "_merged_from": 1
695 },
696 {
697 "id": "redfish-XIYluGaodbY-1",
698 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
699 "conditions": {},
700 "structure": {
701 "type": "grass_flat",
702 "features": [
703 "current-seam"
704 ]
705 },
706 "behavior": "Match the croaker hook to the water: in current, nose-hook it through the TOP lip only (so it still breathes and sits naturally in the flow along the bottom where reds hunt); tail-hooking in current drowns the bait. In still, shallow water, tail-hook it instead so it combs the bottom and finds fish.",
707 "tactic": {
708 "bait_class": "live-baitfish",
709 "live_or_artificial": "live",
710 "presentation": "free-line",
711 "position": "down-current"
712 },
713 "quality": {
714 "sources": [
715 {
716 "channel": "Salt Strong",
717 "video": "XIYluGaodbY",
718 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIYluGaodbY",
719 "timestamp": "1:20"
720 }
721 ],
722 "corroboration": 1,
723 "confidence": "low",
724 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
725 },
726 "status": {
727 "active": true,
728 "needs_oscar": false
729 },
730 "_merged_from": 1
731 },
732 {
733 "id": "redfish-BLaPa8vrCM0-1",
734 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
735 "conditions": {
736 "tide_height_rel": "high",
737 "tide_phase": "incoming"
738 },
739 "structure": {
740 "type": "grass_flat",
741 "features": [
742 "grass-edge",
743 "current-seam"
744 ]
745 },
746 "behavior": "At high tide work grass lines with a steeper bank and good current flow nearby (next to a main creek or the ICW). The prime window is as water first floods the grass -- enough for bait and crustaceans to hide but not enough for reds to get in yet -- so reds hug the bank cruising and aggressive; cover water fast for reaction bites rather than sitting.",
747 "tactic": {
748 "bait_class": "paddletail",
749 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
750 "presentation": "slow-roll",
751 "position": "cast-to-structure"
752 },
753 "quality": {
754 "sources": [
755 {
756 "channel": "Salt Strong",
757 "video": "BLaPa8vrCM0",
758 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLaPa8vrCM0",
759 "timestamp": "0:41"
760 }
761 ],
762 "corroboration": 1,
763 "confidence": "low",
764 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
765 },
766 "status": {
767 "active": true,
768 "needs_oscar": false
769 },
770 "_merged_from": 1
771 },
772 {
773 "id": "redfish-BLaPa8vrCM0-2",
774 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
775 "conditions": {
776 "tide_height_rel": "flood"
777 },
778 "structure": {
779 "type": "grass_flat",
780 "features": [
781 "flooded-grass"
782 ]
783 },
784 "behavior": "Once the tide floods far enough for reds to hunt inside the grass, switch to a weedless lure -- a spoon or weedless jerk-shad -- and throw it several feet (even 10+) INTO the flooded grass, then pull it slowly out; fish sitting well back in the grass pick it up on the way through.",
785 "tactic": {
786 "bait_class": "spoon",
787 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
788 "presentation": "slow-roll",
789 "position": "cast-to-structure"
790 },
791 "quality": {
792 "sources": [
793 {
794 "channel": "Salt Strong",
795 "video": "BLaPa8vrCM0",
796 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLaPa8vrCM0",
797 "timestamp": "2:53"
798 }
799 ],
800 "corroboration": 1,
801 "confidence": "low",
802 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
803 },
804 "status": {
805 "active": true,
806 "needs_oscar": false
807 },
808 "_merged_from": 1
809 },
810 {
811 "id": "redfish-BLaPa8vrCM0-3",
812 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
813 "conditions": {
814 "tide_height_rel": "high"
815 },
816 "structure": {
817 "type": "grass_flat",
818 "features": [
819 "flooded-grass",
820 "adjacent-deep"
821 ]
822 },
823 "behavior": "On a high tide redfish push onto tidal flats that are dry most of the cycle, racing to eat crabs, shrimp and bait before the water drops; fish flats that have an adjacent deeper creek or channel as an escape route, and sight-fish the pushes and wakes -- visible even in a foot of murky water.",
824 "tactic": {
825 "bait_class": "soft-jerkbait",
826 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
827 "presentation": "sight-cast",
828 "position": "wade"
829 },
830 "quality": {
831 "sources": [
832 {
833 "channel": "Salt Strong",
834 "video": "BLaPa8vrCM0",
835 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLaPa8vrCM0",
836 "timestamp": "3:34"
837 }
838 ],
839 "corroboration": 1,
840 "confidence": "low",
841 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
842 },
843 "status": {
844 "active": true,
845 "needs_oscar": false
846 },
847 "_merged_from": 1
848 },
849 {
850 "id": "redfish-qmXhPQDWino-1",
851 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
852 "conditions": {
853 "tide_height_rel": "low"
854 },
855 "structure": {
856 "type": "grass_flat",
857 "features": [
858 "pothole",
859 "drop-off",
860 "adjacent-deep"
861 ]
862 },
863 "behavior": "At low tide redfish get pushed off the grass flat and stack in the deeper potholes just off its edge, where the bottom drops from 1-2 ft to ~4 ft; read those potholes off contour lines and high-res satellite, then cast a weedless paddletail or cut bait right into the visible potholes.",
864 "tactic": {
865 "bait_class": "paddletail",
866 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
867 "presentation": "slow-roll",
868 "position": "cast-to-structure"
869 },
870 "quality": {
871 "sources": [
872 {
873 "channel": "Salt Strong",
874 "video": "qmXhPQDWino",
875 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmXhPQDWino",
876 "timestamp": "1:22"
877 }
878 ],
879 "corroboration": 1,
880 "confidence": "low",
881 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
882 },
883 "status": {
884 "active": true,
885 "needs_oscar": false
886 },
887 "_merged_from": 1
888 },
889 {
890 "id": "redfish-qmXhPQDWino-2",
891 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
892 "conditions": {
893 "tide_height_rel": "low"
894 },
895 "structure": {
896 "type": "grass_flat",
897 "features": [
898 "pothole"
899 ]
900 },
901 "behavior": "Cut bait works well on low-tide pothole reds: a chunk of ladyfish or pinfish on a 2/0 circle hook and ~25 lb leader, cast into a pothole and soaked. Fresh vs frozen matters less than expected -- both draw strikes -- and nearby mullet activity marks where the reds are stationed.",
902 "tactic": {
903 "bait_class": "cut-bait",
904 "live_or_artificial": "cut_bait",
905 "presentation": "soak",
906 "position": "anchored"
907 },
908 "quality": {
909 "sources": [
910 {
911 "channel": "Salt Strong",
912 "video": "qmXhPQDWino",
913 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmXhPQDWino",
914 "timestamp": "4:04"
915 }
916 ],
917 "corroboration": 1,
918 "confidence": "low",
919 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
920 },
921 "status": {
922 "active": true,
923 "needs_oscar": false
924 },
925 "_merged_from": 1
926 },
927 {
928 "id": "redfish-p-9VLYgzLyQ-1",
929 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
930 "conditions": {},
931 "structure": {
932 "type": "grass_flat",
933 "features": [
934 "adjacent-deep"
935 ]
936 },
937 "behavior": "For big bull redfish use a whole live blue crab: pull off the back flappers and most legs, then run a 4-5/0 circle hook through a leg hole and out the shell. Free-line it in 2-3 ft (the crab sinks on its own) or add a knocker rig (egg sinker above the hook) for depth or structure. The circle hook self-sets, so set the drag firm enough that a running red hooks itself.",
938 "tactic": {
939 "bait_class": "crab",
940 "live_or_artificial": "live",
941 "presentation": "free-line",
942 "position": "anchored"
943 },
944 "quality": {
945 "sources": [
946 {
947 "channel": "Salt Strong",
948 "video": "p-9VLYgzLyQ",
949 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-9VLYgzLyQ",
950 "timestamp": "2:05"
951 }
952 ],
953 "corroboration": 1,
954 "confidence": "low",
955 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
956 },
957 "status": {
958 "active": true,
959 "needs_oscar": false
960 },
961 "_merged_from": 1
962 },
963 {
964 "id": "redfish-5Gy5BWJoZ_c-1",
965 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
966 "conditions": {
967 "clarity": "clear",
968 "tide_height_rel": "low"
969 },
970 "structure": {
971 "type": "grass_flat",
972 "features": [
973 "pothole"
974 ]
975 },
976 "behavior": "In clear, low water reds hold on the edges of grass potholes and sight-fish beautifully; a weedless jerk-shad gives off little vibration so you can finesse it to a visible fish without spooking it -- get the lure to them before they see you.",
977 "tactic": {
978 "bait_class": "soft-jerkbait",
979 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
980 "presentation": "twitch-pause",
981 "position": "wade"
982 },
983 "quality": {
984 "sources": [
985 {
986 "channel": "Salt Strong",
987 "video": "5Gy5BWJoZ_c",
988 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gy5BWJoZ_c",
989 "timestamp": "11:00"
990 }
991 ],
992 "corroboration": 1,
993 "confidence": "low",
994 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
995 },
996 "status": {
997 "active": true,
998 "needs_oscar": false
999 },
1000 "_merged_from": 1
1001 },
1002 {
1003 "id": "redfish-8mZWKwVoWNU-1",
1004 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
1005 "conditions": {
1006 "tide_height_rel": "low"
1007 },
1008 "structure": {
1009 "type": "grass_flat",
1010 "features": [
1011 "grass-edge"
1012 ]
1013 },
1014 "behavior": "Live finger mullet is the king redfish bait. In shallow water (under ~3 ft) tail-hook it on a 4/0 circle and free-line it over the flat to cover water; because reds are slow and their mouth is underslung, hold back light pressure so the mullet stays in one spot -- the red may swipe two or three times before it connects.",
1015 "tactic": {
1016 "bait_class": "live-baitfish",
1017 "live_or_artificial": "live",
1018 "presentation": "free-line",
1019 "position": "blind-cast"
1020 },
1021 "quality": {
1022 "sources": [
1023 {
1024 "channel": "Salt Strong",
1025 "video": "8mZWKwVoWNU",
1026 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mZWKwVoWNU",
1027 "timestamp": "0:41"
1028 }
1029 ],
1030 "corroboration": 1,
1031 "confidence": "low",
1032 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
1033 },
1034 "status": {
1035 "active": true,
1036 "needs_oscar": false
1037 },
1038 "_merged_from": 1
1039 },
1040 {
1041 "id": "redfish-8mZWKwVoWNU-2",
1042 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
1043 "conditions": {},
1044 "structure": {
1045 "type": "mangrove_shoreline",
1046 "features": [
1047 "grass-edge"
1048 ]
1049 },
1050 "behavior": "When you know the redfish travel route -- along mangrove roots or a redfish highway -- in shallow (under ~8 ft), low-current water, a knocker rig (1 oz egg sinker to a 4/0 circle, mullet tail-hooked) pins the bait in place; it fights the weight and flashes, drawing reds out of the structure. Reds are slow (especially in winter), so pinning the bait guarantees they can catch it. Use nose-hooking and heavier weight once current or depth increases.",
1051 "tactic": {
1052 "bait_class": "live-baitfish",
1053 "live_or_artificial": "live",
1054 "presentation": "soak",
1055 "position": "anchored"
1056 },
1057 "quality": {
1058 "sources": [
1059 {
1060 "channel": "Salt Strong",
1061 "video": "8mZWKwVoWNU",
1062 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mZWKwVoWNU",
1063 "timestamp": "4:05"
1064 }
1065 ],
1066 "corroboration": 1,
1067 "confidence": "low",
1068 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
1069 },
1070 "status": {
1071 "active": true,
1072 "needs_oscar": false
1073 },
1074 "_merged_from": 1
1075 },
1076 {
1077 "id": "redfish-4u8LBcwYEDg-1",
1078 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
1079 "conditions": {},
1080 "structure": {
1081 "type": "grass_flat",
1082 "features": []
1083 },
1084 "behavior": "Rig a soft jerk-shad on a weighted twist-lock hook: the weight on the shank keeps it riding upright and stops it twisting/spinning (which looks unnatural and twists your line), and hook it dead straight with the point exiting the middle so it darts true for reds -- re-rig if it comes out off-center.",
1085 "tactic": {
1086 "bait_class": "soft-jerkbait",
1087 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
1088 "presentation": "twitch-pause",
1089 "position": "blind-cast"
1090 },
1091 "quality": {
1092 "sources": [
1093 {
1094 "channel": "Salt Strong",
1095 "video": "4u8LBcwYEDg",
1096 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u8LBcwYEDg",
1097 "timestamp": "3:30"
1098 }
1099 ],
1100 "corroboration": 1,
1101 "confidence": "low",
1102 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
1103 },
1104 "status": {
1105 "active": true,
1106 "needs_oscar": false
1107 },
1108 "_merged_from": 1
1109 },
1110 {
1111 "id": "redfish-WBTRUWlyxr8-1",
1112 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
1113 "conditions": {
1114 "clarity": "muddy"
1115 },
1116 "structure": {
1117 "type": "other",
1118 "features": [
1119 "current-seam"
1120 ]
1121 },
1122 "behavior": "For big bull reds in dirty water, run a heavy-duty rattling popping cork (a concave top throws more water/noise than the egg shape) with bendable wire, and beef the leader way up -- a 40 lb buffer above the cork and 60 lb below -- to control 15-40 lb fish boatside. Downsize to 20-30 lb (fluoro in clean water) for normal-size Florida reds using the same corks.",
1123 "tactic": {
1124 "bait_class": "popping-cork-rig",
1125 "live_or_artificial": "artificial",
1126 "presentation": "pop-pause",
1127 "position": "blind-cast"
1128 },
1129 "quality": {
1130 "sources": [
1131 {
1132 "channel": "Salt Strong",
1133 "video": "WBTRUWlyxr8",
1134 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBTRUWlyxr8",
1135 "timestamp": "3:26"
1136 }
1137 ],
1138 "corroboration": 1,
1139 "confidence": "low",
1140 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
1141 },
1142 "status": {
1143 "active": true,
1144 "needs_oscar": false
1145 },
1146 "_merged_from": 1
1147 },
1148 {
1149 "id": "redfish-1W5n32ZN7-A-1",
1150 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
1151 "conditions": {},
1152 "structure": {
1153 "type": "creek_mouth",
1154 "features": [
1155 "drop-off",
1156 "adjacent-deep",
1157 "current-seam"
1158 ]
1159 },
1160 "behavior": "Fish a mud minnow under a SLIP float over deeper creek bends: a nail-knot stopper lets you reel up and cast far, then set 6+ ft deep and drift a long creek edge or deep bend fish-finder style -- a red within 8-10 ft will come eat. The minnow constantly digs for the bottom, flashing and drawing fish; adjust depth in seconds by sliding the stopper as the creek deepens or shallows.",
1161 "tactic": {
1162 "bait_class": "live-baitfish",
1163 "live_or_artificial": "live",
1164 "presentation": "drift",
1165 "position": "drift"
1166 },
1167 "quality": {
1168 "sources": [
1169 {
1170 "channel": "Salt Strong",
1171 "video": "1W5n32ZN7-A",
1172 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W5n32ZN7-A",
1173 "timestamp": "4:48"
1174 }
1175 ],
1176 "corroboration": 1,
1177 "confidence": "low",
1178 "vendor_bias_stripped": true
1179 },
1180 "status": {
1181 "active": true,
1182 "needs_oscar": false
1183 },
1184 "_merged_from": 1
1185 },
1186 {
1187 "id": "redfish-arxtpfI_JX4-1",
1188 "species_or_layer": "redfish",
1189 "conditions": {
1190 "pressure_trend": "post-front",
1191 "clarity": "clear",
1192 "tide_height_rel": "low"
1193 },
1194 "structure": {
1195 "type": "grass_flat",
1196 "features": [
1197 "pothole"
1198 ]
1199 },
1200 "behavior": "For spooky, pressured or post-front redfish schools in calm clear shallow water, take YOURSELF out of the equation with a finesse Ned-style rig (a soft stand-up plastic on a 1/10 oz mushroom jig): cast well AWAY from the school into a non-intimidating landing zone, then creep it back with a slow drag-and-stop -- no wild popping. The soft plastic keeps a subtle trembling stand-up action at rest even in cold water, which is exactly what a wary red will eat.",