Fishing Techniques Used While Fishing Aboard Tails And Scales Charters

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Charlotte Harbor fishing Trout,snook tarpon redfish Fishing


Commonly used techniques while fishing Charlotte Harbor and surrounding waters



  • 7 to 7.6 medium to medium heavy rods

  • Quality saltwater spinning reels   ranging in size from Daiwa Costal 2500 - to Quantum Cobo 50

  • Fishing Line range 20lb to 50lb PowerPro

  • Fishing Leader – 20 lb – 65 lb  Fluorocarbon Leader

  • Live bait - Pin fish - White bait - Thread fin - crabs
  • Cut bait – mallet – White bait - Thread fin - Lady fish - crab
  • Artificial - jigs - spoons – shallow runners – top water  



Charlotte Harbor estuary is a backwater fisherman's mecca, because it includes salt marshes, mangroves, sea grass
(turtle grass), oyster beds and tidal flats. This diversity
allows me to offer many approaches and techniques for guided fishing trips.