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S6, Ep 117: Navigating the Rough Waters: Captain David Blinken on Fall Fishing Conditions · The Articulate Fly

• 0:04
  Hey,
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  folks,
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  it's
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  Marvin
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  Cash,
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  the
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  host
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  of
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  the
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  articulate
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  fly.
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  And
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  we're
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  back
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  with
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  another
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  on
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  the
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  salt
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  with
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  Captain
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  David
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  Blinken.
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  David,
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  how
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  are
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  you?
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  I'm
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  great,
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  Marvin.
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  How
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  are
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  you
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  doing
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  today?
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  As
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  always,
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  I'm
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  just
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  trying
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  to
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  stay
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  out
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  of
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  trouble.
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  And
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  I
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  know
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  you're
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  temporarily
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  back
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  in
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  New
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  Jersey,
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  but
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  you've
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  been
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  on
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  the
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  water
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  quite
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  a
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  bit
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  recently.
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  Yeah.
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  I
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  mean,
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  four
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  days
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  on,
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  but,
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  boy,
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  we
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  had
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  a
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  rough
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  two
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  weeks
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  with
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  northeast
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  wind.
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  It
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  just
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  has
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  been
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  relentless.
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  Kept
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  a
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  majority
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  of
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  us
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  off
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  the
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  water.
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  Unless
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  we
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  got
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  a
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  chance
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  to
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  sneak
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  in
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  some
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  quiet
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  backwaters
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  that's
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  protected.
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  Otherwise,
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  it's.
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  It's
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  been,
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  uh,
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  been
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  kind
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  of
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  a
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  brutal
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  September.
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  I'm
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  glad
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  we're
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  in
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  October
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  now.
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  Yeah.
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  And
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  were
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  those
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  kind
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  of
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  like,
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  you
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  know,
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  advanced
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  winds
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  of
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  some
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  of
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  the
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  hurricane
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  activity
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  we've
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  had
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  down
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  here
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  in
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  the
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  southeast?
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  You
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  know,
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  really
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  what
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  it
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  is.
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  It's.
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  It's.
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  It
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  wasn't
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  that,
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  actually.
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  We
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  had,
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  you
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  know,
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  we
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  had
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  of
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  cloudiness
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  and
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  drizzling
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  us
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  from
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  the
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  hurricanes,
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  but
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  I.
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  What
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  it
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  really
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  is
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  is
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  we
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  had
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  a
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  stagnant
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  frontal
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  system
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  and
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  nothing
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  coming
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  out
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  of
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  the
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  west
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  to
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  push
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  it
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  away.
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  So
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  just
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  these
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  little
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  lows
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  were
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  coming
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  up
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  the
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  coast,
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  and
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  when
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  they
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  do
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  that,
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  they
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  throw
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  northeast
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  wind
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  back
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  at
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  us.
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  And
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  unfortunately,
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  the
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  northeast
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  winds
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  were
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  rather
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  strong,
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  in
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  fact,
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  too
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  strong
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  to
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  go
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  fishing
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  in.
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  Well,
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  that's
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  a
• 1:21
  bummer.
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  But
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  you've
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  managed
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  to
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  get
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  out.
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  Have
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  you
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  found
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  the
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  false
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  albacore?
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  Well,
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  I
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  know
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  we
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  have
• 1:28
  pulse
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  albicorn,
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  central
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  Long
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  island
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  sound,
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  which
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  is
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  a
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  little
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  out
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  of
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  my
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  range.
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  And
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  again,
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  we
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  have
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  them
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  eight
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  to
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  10
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  miles
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  offshore,
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  and
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  they're
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  up
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  in
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  New
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  England.
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  They're
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  everywhere
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  but
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  Montauk
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  and
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  eastern
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  Long
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  island,
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  surprisingly.
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  But
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  hopefully
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  that'll
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  change
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  and
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  they'll
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  show
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  up.
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  But
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  we've
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  got
• 1:50
  some
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  stripers
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  around
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  and
• 1:51
  some
• 1:52
  bluefish,
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  and
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  we
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  had
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  a
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  nice
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  little
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  theme
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  last
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  week
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  where
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  we
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  had
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  striped
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  bass
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  and
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  bluefin
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  tuna
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  mixed
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  together,
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  and
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  that
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  was
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  kind
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  of
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  fun
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  to
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  watch.
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  Oh,
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  well,
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  neat.
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  I've
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  got
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  an
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  interesting
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  question
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  for
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  you,
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  as
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  we
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  kind
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  of,
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  you
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  know,
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  Brenner's
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  eager.
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  He
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  wants
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  to
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  get
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  to
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  wintertime,
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  right.
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  I'm
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  just
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  happy
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  to
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  get
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  to
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  fall
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  and
• 2:10
  have
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  the
• 2:11
  humidity
• 2:11
  drop
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  out
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  and
• 2:12
  maybe
• 2:12
  get
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  out
• 2:12
  and
• 2:12
  get
• 2:12
  on
• 2:12
  the
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  water.
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  But
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  he
• 2:14
  was
• 2:14
  curious.
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  If
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  you
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  say
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  traditionally,
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  are
• 2:17
  fishing
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  a
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  floating
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  line
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  in
• 2:19
  the
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  wintertime
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  kind
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  of
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  like
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  you
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  would
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  for
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  trout?
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  Do
• 2:21
  you
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  need
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  to
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  think
• 2:22
  about
• 2:22
  fishing
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  deeper
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  in
• 2:23
  the
• 2:23
  water
• 2:23
  column?
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  Because
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  the
• 2:25
  fish
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  are
• 2:25
  going
• 2:25
  to
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  basically
• 2:26
  go
• 2:26
  deeper,
• 2:26
  and
• 2:26
  the
• 2:27
  floaters
• 2:27
  not
• 2:27
  going
• 2:27
  to
• 2:27
  get
• 2:27
  to
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  them.
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  Well,
• 2:29
  you
• 2:30
  know,
• 2:30
  first
• 2:31
  of
• 2:31
  all,
• 2:31
  depends
• 2:31
  on
• 2:32
  where
• 2:32
  you're
• 2:32
  fishing,
• 2:33
  when
• 2:33
  you're
• 2:33
  fishing,
• 2:34
  the
• 2:34
  species
• 2:35
  you're
• 2:35
  fishing
• 2:35
  for.
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  So
• 2:37
  why
• 2:37
  don't
• 2:37
  I
• 2:38
  just
• 2:38
  use
• 2:38
  striped
• 2:38
  bass,
• 2:39
  an
• 2:39
  example.
• 2:41
  Very
• 2:41
  often
• 2:42
  they're
• 2:42
  migratory,
• 2:43
  but
• 2:43
  some
• 2:43
  striped
• 2:43
  bass
• 2:44
  do
• 2:44
  stick
• 2:44
  around.
• 2:45
  And
• 2:46
  of
• 2:46
  course,
• 2:46
  on
• 2:46
  those
• 2:47
  warmer
• 2:47
  winter
• 2:47
  days,
• 2:48
  they're
• 2:48
  going
• 2:48
  to
• 2:48
  be
• 2:48
  more
• 2:48
  active
• 2:49
  than
• 2:49
  they
• 2:49
  are
• 2:49
  in
• 2:49
  the
• 2:50
  colder
• 2:50
  winter
• 2:50
  days.
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  Um,
• 2:52
  and
• 2:52
  on
• 2:52
  those
• 2:53
  warmer
• 2:53
  winter
• 2:53
  days,
• 2:53
  they
• 2:54
  may
• 2:54
  travel
• 2:55
  closer
• 2:55
  to
• 2:55
  the
• 2:55
  edges
• 2:56
  where
• 2:56
  you
• 2:56
  don't
• 2:56
  have
• 2:56
  to
• 2:56
  fish
• 2:57
  quite
• 2:57
  as
• 2:57
  deep.
• 2:58
  But,
• 2:58
  um,
• 2:59
  if
• 2:59
  you
• 2:59
  do
• 2:59
  want
• 3:00
  to
• 3:00
  fish
• 3:00
  them
• 3:00
  in
• 3:00
  the
• 3:00
  water's
• 3:01
  cold,
• 3:01
  you
• 3:02
  probably
• 3:02
  have
• 3:02
  to
• 3:03
  start
• 3:04
  thinking
• 3:04
  about
• 3:04
  sinking
• 3:05
  lines,
• 3:05
  identifying
• 3:06
  the
• 3:06
  fish
• 3:07
  with
• 3:07
  sonar.
• 3:08
  And
• 3:08
  if
• 3:08
  you're
• 3:09
  walking,
• 3:10
  um,
• 3:10
  if
• 3:11
  you're
• 3:11
  walking
• 3:11
  a
• 3:12
  waterway
• 3:12
  and
• 3:13
  you're
• 3:13
  walking
• 3:13
  the
• 3:13
  deep
• 3:14
  water
• 3:14
  edge,
• 3:15
  you
• 3:15
  know,
• 3:15
  you
• 3:15
  just
• 3:15
  have
• 3:16
  to
• 3:16
  kind
• 3:16
  of
• 3:16
  blind
• 3:16
  cast
• 3:17
  and
• 3:17
  slowly
• 3:18
  retrieve,
• 3:19
  you
• 3:19
  know,
• 3:19
  with
• 3:19
  the
• 3:19
  sinking
• 3:20
  line.
• 3:20
  But
• 3:20
  if
• 3:21
  you're
• 3:21
  lucky
• 3:21
  enough
• 3:21
  to
• 3:21
  be
• 3:22
  walking
• 3:22
  an
• 3:23
  edge
• 3:23
  in
• 3:23
  the
• 3:23
  winter
• 3:23
  where
• 3:24
  the
• 3:24
  water
• 3:24
  is
• 3:24
  warmed
• 3:25
  up
• 3:25
  a
• 3:25
  bit,
• 3:25
  you
• 3:26
  know,
• 3:26
  those
• 3:26
  fish
• 3:26
  might,
• 3:27
  those
• 3:27
  fish
• 3:27
  might
• 3:28
  come
• 3:28
  up
• 3:28
  along
• 3:28
  the
• 3:28
  edges.
• 3:29
  And
• 3:29
  in
• 3:29
  that
• 3:29
  case,
• 3:30
  you
• 3:30
  actually,
• 3:31
  you
• 3:31
  know,
• 3:31
  if
• 3:31
  it's
• 3:31
  water
• 3:32
  that's
• 3:32
  under
• 3:32
  3ft
• 3:33
  deep,
• 3:33
  you
• 3:33
  can
• 3:33
  actually
• 3:34
  use
• 3:35
  a
• 3:35
  floating
• 3:35
  one.
• 3:37
  So
• 3:37
  you
• 3:37
  have
• 3:38
  to
• 3:38
  think
• 3:38
  situationally.
• 3:39
  Now,
• 3:39
  if,
• 3:40
  for
• 3:40
  example,
• 3:41
  you're
• 3:41
  fishing,
• 3:42
  let's
• 3:42
  say,
• 3:43
  let's
• 3:43
  go
• 3:43
  tropical
• 3:45
  in
• 3:45
  the
• 3:45
  winter,
• 3:46
  you
• 3:46
  might
• 3:46
  be
• 3:46
  fishing
• 3:47
  for
• 3:47
  bonefish.
• 3:47
  It
• 3:47
  could
• 3:48
  be
• 3:48
  a
• 3:48
  cold
• 3:48
  day
• 3:48
  in
• 3:48
  January.
• 3:49
  You
• 3:50
  know,
• 3:50
  the
• 3:50
  bonefish
• 3:50
  may
• 3:51
  leave
• 3:51
  the
• 3:51
  flats
• 3:51
  for
• 3:52
  deeper
• 3:52
  water,
• 3:52
  but
• 3:53
  then
• 3:53
  they're
• 3:53
  hard
• 3:53
  to
• 3:53
  locate.
• 3:54
  But
• 3:54
  when
• 3:55
  they
• 3:55
  do
• 3:55
  come
• 3:55
  back
• 3:55
  up
• 3:55
  on
• 3:56
  the
• 3:56
  flats,
• 3:56
  they're,
• 3:56
  they're
• 3:57
  generally
• 3:57
  going
• 3:57
  to
• 3:57
  be
• 3:57
  in
• 3:58
  shallow
• 3:58
  water.
• 3:59
  So
• 4:00
  those
• 4:00
  kind
• 4:01
  of
• 4:01
  wood,
• 4:01
  your
• 4:01
  conditions,
• 4:02
  you
• 4:03
  know,
• 4:04
  give
• 4:04
  you
• 4:05
  certainly
• 4:06
  an
• 4:06
  advantage
• 4:06
  using
• 4:07
  floating
• 4:07
  line.
• 4:09
  You
• 4:09
  know,
• 4:09
  it's
• 4:09
  different.
• 4:10
  Like,
• 4:10
  you
• 4:10
  know,
• 4:11
  um,
• 4:11
  my
• 4:12
  freshwater
• 4:12
  friends
• 4:13
  who,
• 4:13
  who
• 4:13
  fish
• 4:13
  trout
• 4:14
  in
• 4:14
  the
• 4:14
  winter,
• 4:14
  very
• 4:14
  often,
• 4:15
  you
• 4:15
  know,
• 4:16
  trout
• 4:16
  gather
• 4:16
  big
• 4:17
  pods
• 4:17
  in
• 4:17
  the
• 4:17
  winter
• 4:18
  and
• 4:18
  you've
• 4:18
  got
• 4:18
  to
• 4:18
  locate
• 4:19
  where
• 4:19
  those
• 4:19
  pods
• 4:19
  are
• 4:19
  and
• 4:20
  then
• 4:20
  you
• 4:20
  fish
• 4:20
  to
• 4:20
  them,
• 4:21
  you
• 4:21
  know,
• 4:21
  nymphing,
• 4:22
  you
• 4:22
  know,
• 4:22
  either,
• 4:23
  you
• 4:24
  know,
• 4:24
  not
• 4:24
  very
• 4:24
  often
• 4:25
  dry
• 4:25
  fly,
• 4:25
  but,
• 4:25
  you
• 4:26
  know,
• 4:26
  you're
• 4:26
  fishing
• 4:26
  in
• 4:27
  close
• 4:27
  to
• 4:27
  the
• 4:27
  bottom
• 4:27
  and
• 4:28
  just
• 4:28
  bumping
• 4:28
  it
• 4:28
  along.
• 4:29
  But
• 4:29
  in,
• 4:30
  in
• 4:30
  saltwater,
• 4:31
  you
• 4:32
  know,
• 4:32
  we
• 4:32
  don't
• 4:32
  get
• 4:32
  that
• 4:33
  advantage.
• 4:33
  The
• 4:33
  fish
• 4:34
  are
• 4:34
  always
• 4:34
  on
• 4:34
  the
• 4:34
  move.
• 4:34
  They
• 4:35
  don't
• 4:35
  gather
• 4:35
  in
• 4:35
  one
• 4:36
  or
• 4:36
  two
• 4:36
  particular
• 4:36
  places.
• 4:37
  They're,
• 4:37
  they're
• 4:38
  moving
• 4:38
  around
• 4:38
  and
• 4:39
  I,
• 4:39
  and
• 4:39
  many,
• 4:40
  many
• 4:40
  times
• 4:41
  they're
• 4:41
  trying
• 4:41
  to
• 4:42
  follow
• 4:42
  what
• 4:42
  bait
• 4:43
  there
• 4:43
  may
• 4:43
  be
• 4:44
  available
• 4:44
  to
• 4:44
  them.
• 4:45
  So,
• 4:46
  um.
• 4:46
  No,
• 4:47
  I
• 4:47
  hope
• 4:47
  that's
• 4:47
  a
• 4:47
  help.
• 4:48
  Yeah.
• 4:48
  And
• 4:49
  so
• 4:49
  just
• 4:49
  to
• 4:49
  kind
• 4:49
  of
• 4:49
  help
• 4:50
  educate
• 4:50
  me
• 4:50
  on
• 4:50
  the
• 4:50
  saltwater
• 4:51
  side.
• 4:51
  So
• 4:51
  you
• 4:51
  know,
• 4:52
  like,
• 4:52
  say,
• 4:52
  trout
• 4:52
  in
• 4:53
  the
• 4:53
  wintertime,
• 4:53
  they're
• 4:53
  generally
• 4:54
  going
• 4:54
  to
• 4:54
  be
• 4:54
  in
• 4:54
  deep,
• 4:54
  slow
• 4:55
  water,
• 4:55
  maybe
• 4:55
  like
• 4:56
  where
• 4:56
  that
• 4:56
  are
• 4:56
  spring
• 4:57
  fed.
• 4:57
  Um,
• 4:58
  but
• 4:58
  like,
• 4:58
  if
• 4:58
  you
• 4:58
  have
• 4:59
  stripers
• 4:59
  that
• 4:59
  are,
• 5:00
  you
• 5:00
  know,
• 5:00
  overwintering
• 5:01
  where
• 5:01
  you
• 5:01
  are,
• 5:01
  they
• 5:02
  basically
• 5:02
  trying
• 5:02
  to
• 5:03
  find
• 5:04
  kind
• 5:04
  of
• 5:04
  slow,
• 5:05
  deep
• 5:05
  spots
• 5:06
  that
• 5:06
  are
• 5:06
  not
• 5:06
  super
• 5:07
  affected
• 5:07
  by
• 5:07
  the
• 5:07
  tide
• 5:08
  of
• 5:10
  they.
• 5:10
  May
• 5:10
  be
• 5:11
  finding
• 5:11
  those
• 5:12
  slow,
• 5:12
  deep
• 5:12
  spots
• 5:12
  very
• 5:13
  often.
• 5:13
  What
• 5:13
  they
• 5:13
  do
• 5:14
  is
• 5:14
  theyll
• 5:15
  swim
• 5:15
  up
• 5:15
  a
• 5:15
  creek
• 5:16
  into
• 5:17
  an
• 5:18
  impoundment
• 5:18
  where
• 5:19
  the
• 5:19
  water
• 5:19
  virtually
• 5:20
  isnt
• 5:20
  moving
• 5:20
  at
• 5:20
  all.
• 5:21
  It
• 5:21
  may
• 5:21
  go
• 5:21
  up
• 5:21
  and
• 5:22
  down
• 5:23
  lightly
• 5:23
  with
• 5:23
  the
• 5:23
  tide,
• 5:24
  but
• 5:25
  they
• 5:25
  can
• 5:25
  be
• 5:25
  in
• 5:26
  very
• 5:26
  still
• 5:26
  water.
• 5:27
  And
• 5:27
  its
• 5:27
  those
• 5:28
  warmer
• 5:28
  days
• 5:29
  in
• 5:29
  the
• 5:29
  winter
• 5:30
  where
• 5:30
  you
• 5:30
  can
• 5:30
  take
• 5:30
  advantage
• 5:31
  of
• 5:31
  those
• 5:31
  fish
• 5:32
  and
• 5:32
  theyll
• 5:32
  move
• 5:32
  around
• 5:32
  it,
• 5:34
  you
• 5:34
  know,
• 5:35
  overcast
• 5:36
  or
• 5:36
  maybe
• 5:36
  partly
• 5:37
  sunny
• 5:37
  days.
• 5:38
  On
• 5:38
  the
• 5:39
  really,
• 5:39
  really
• 5:39
  cold
• 5:39
  days,
• 5:40
  they're
• 5:41
  going
• 5:41
  to
• 5:41
  be
• 5:41
  almost
• 5:42
  in
• 5:42
  hibernation
• 5:43
  type
• 5:43
  state
• 5:44
  where
• 5:44
  they're
• 5:44
  going
• 5:44
  to
• 5:44
  be
• 5:44
  very,
• 5:45
  very
• 5:45
  sluggish
• 5:45
  and
• 5:46
  barely
• 5:46
  moving.
• 5:46
  And
• 5:47
  in
• 5:48
  order
• 5:48
  to
• 5:48
  get
• 5:48
  them
• 5:48
  to
• 5:48
  eat
• 5:48
  a
• 5:48
  fly,
• 5:49
  you
• 5:49
  literally
• 5:49
  have
• 5:50
  to
• 5:50
  pull
• 5:50
  it
• 5:50
  right
• 5:50
  by
• 5:50
  their
• 5:51
  nose.
• 5:51
  So
• 5:52
  it
• 5:52
  takes,
• 5:53
  it
• 5:53
  takes
• 5:53
  a
• 5:53
  lot
• 5:53
  of
• 5:54
  effort
• 5:54
  in
• 5:54
  that
• 5:54
  case,
• 5:54
  Evan.
• 5:55
  Yeah.
• 5:55
  And
• 5:55
  so
• 5:57
  what's
• 5:57
  the
• 5:57
  forage
• 5:58
  generally,
• 5:58
  in
• 5:59
  terms?
• 5:59
  Is
• 5:59
  it,
• 5:59
  you
• 5:59
  know,
• 6:00
  eels,
• 6:00
  crabs,
• 6:01
  bait
• 6:01
  fish?
• 6:02
  What
• 6:02
  is
• 6:02
  the
• 6:02
  kind
• 6:02
  of
• 6:03
  normal
• 6:03
  winter
• 6:03
  forage
• 6:04
  for
• 6:04
  stripers
• 6:04
  that
• 6:05
  overwinter?
• 6:06
  It
• 6:06
  certainly
• 6:07
  could
• 6:07
  be
• 6:07
  little
• 6:07
  crabs.
• 6:08
  It
• 6:08
  could
• 6:08
  be
• 6:09
  certain
• 6:09
  types
• 6:09
  of
• 6:09
  bait
• 6:09
  fish,
• 6:10
  winter
• 6:10
  over.
• 6:11
  It
• 6:11
  could
• 6:11
  be,
• 6:12
  you
• 6:12
  know,
• 6:12
  it
• 6:12
  could
• 6:13
  be
• 6:13
  small
• 6:13
  herring,
• 6:14
  it
• 6:14
  could
• 6:14
  be
• 6:14
  spearing,
• 6:16
  you
• 6:16
  know,
• 6:17
  fish
• 6:17
  like
• 6:17
  that.
• 6:18
  There
• 6:18
  are
• 6:18
  some
• 6:18
  species
• 6:19
  of
• 6:19
  shrimp
• 6:20
  that
• 6:20
  are
• 6:20
  around
• 6:20
  all
• 6:20
  winter
• 6:21
  long
• 6:21
  and
• 6:22
  other
• 6:22
  things
• 6:22
  that
• 6:23
  we
• 6:23
  don't
• 6:24
  even
• 6:24
  know
• 6:24
  exist.
• 6:25
  But
• 6:25
  the
• 6:26
  cool
• 6:26
  thing
• 6:26
  about
• 6:26
  fish,
• 6:27
  stripers
• 6:27
  and
• 6:28
  all
• 6:28
  fish
• 6:29
  is
• 6:29
  they
• 6:30
  take
• 6:30
  advantage
• 6:30
  of
• 6:30
  what's
• 6:31
  in
• 6:31
  front
• 6:31
  of
• 6:31
  them.
• 6:31
  They're
• 6:31
  opportunistic
• 6:32
  feeders,
• 6:33
  so
• 6:33
  in
• 6:34
  the
• 6:34
  winter,
• 6:34
  when
• 6:34
  there's
• 6:34
  less
• 6:35
  food,
• 6:35
  we
• 6:35
  can
• 6:35
  kind
• 6:36
  of
• 6:36
  go
• 6:37
  for
• 6:37
  that
• 6:37
  opportunistic
• 6:38
  feeding
• 6:40
  attitude
• 6:40
  that
• 6:41
  fish
• 6:42
  naturally
• 6:43
  carry
• 6:43
  with
• 6:43
  them.
• 6:44
  So
• 6:44
  just
• 6:45
  getting
• 6:45
  something
• 6:45
  by
• 6:46
  them,
• 6:47
  maybe
• 6:48
  pulling
• 6:48
  a
• 6:48
  clouds
• 6:49
  or
• 6:49
  minnow
• 6:49
  across
• 6:49
  the
• 6:50
  bottom
• 6:50
  very
• 6:50
  slowly,
• 6:52
  or
• 6:52
  a
• 6:53
  deceiver
• 6:53
  type
• 6:53
  fly,
• 6:54
  it
• 6:55
  doesn't
• 6:55
  necessarily
• 6:55
  have
• 6:56
  to
• 6:56
  be
• 6:56
  big,
• 6:57
  but
• 6:57
  it
• 6:58
  needs
• 6:58
  to
• 6:58
  certainly
• 6:59
  attract
• 6:59
  their
• 6:59
  attention.
• 7:00
  So
• 7:00
  maybe,
• 7:01
  you
• 7:01
  know,
• 7:01
  olive
• 7:02
  over
• 7:02
  white
• 7:02
  or
• 7:03
  chartreuse
• 7:03
  over
• 7:03
  white
• 7:04
  might
• 7:04
  work
• 7:04
  really
• 7:05
  well,
• 7:05
  you
• 7:05
  know,
• 7:05
  both
• 7:06
  in
• 7:06
  a
• 7:06
  clouds
• 7:06
  or
• 7:07
  a
• 7:07
  deceiver
• 7:07
  type
• 7:07
  pattern.
• 7:09
  But
• 7:10
  I
• 7:10
  would
• 7:10
  definitely,
• 7:11
  for
• 7:12
  stripers,
• 7:12
  I
• 7:13
  try
• 7:13
  to
• 7:13
  fish
• 7:13
  as
• 7:13
  well
• 7:14
  in
• 7:14
  the
• 7:14
  water
• 7:14
  column
• 7:14
  as
• 7:15
  I
• 7:15
  could.
• 7:15
  It
• 7:16
  doesn't
• 7:16
  mean
• 7:16
  they
• 7:16
  won't
• 7:16
  come
• 7:17
  up
• 7:18
  and
• 7:19
  even
• 7:19
  low
• 7:19
  in
• 7:19
  the
• 7:19
  water
• 7:19
  column
• 7:20
  when
• 7:20
  it's
• 7:20
  3ft
• 7:21
  of
• 7:21
  water,
• 7:21
  you
• 7:21
  know,
• 7:22
  get
• 7:22
  it
• 7:22
  closer
• 7:22
  to
• 7:22
  the
• 7:22
  bottom.
• 7:24
  So,
• 7:25
  so,
• 7:26
  you
• 7:26
  know,
• 7:27
  but
• 7:27
  take
• 7:27
  advantage
• 7:28
  of
• 7:28
  warm
• 7:29
  days
• 7:29
  in
• 7:29
  winter,
• 7:30
  uh,
• 7:30
  just
• 7:30
  like
• 7:30
  we
• 7:31
  do,
• 7:31
  you
• 7:31
  know,
• 7:31
  just
• 7:32
  like
• 7:32
  you
• 7:32
  might
• 7:32
  do
• 7:32
  trout
• 7:33
  fishing,
• 7:33
  those
• 7:34
  days
• 7:34
  are
• 7:34
  going
• 7:34
  to
• 7:35
  certainly,
• 7:35
  um,
• 7:36
  give
• 7:36
  you,
• 7:36
  uh,
• 7:37
  better
• 7:37
  opportunities
• 7:38
  than
• 7:38
  the
• 7:38
  coldest
• 7:38
  days
• 7:39
  where,
• 7:39
  frankly,
• 7:40
  I
• 7:40
  don't
• 7:40
  even
• 7:40
  want
• 7:40
  to
• 7:41
  be
• 7:41
  out
• 7:41
  there.
• 7:41
  My
• 7:41
  guides
• 7:42
  are
• 7:42
  freezing
• 7:42
  up.
• 7:43
  Uh,
• 7:43
  I
• 7:43
  feel
• 7:44
  like
• 7:44
  I
• 7:44
  should
• 7:44
  be
• 7:44
  skiing.
• 7:46
  Fair
• 7:47
  enough.
• 7:47
  And,
• 7:47
  you
• 7:47
  know,
• 7:47
  folks,
• 7:48
  we
• 7:48
  love
• 7:48
  questions
• 7:48
  on
• 7:49
  the
• 7:49
  articulate
• 7:49
  fly.
• 7:50
  You
• 7:50
  can
• 7:50
  email
• 7:51
  me
• 7:51
  or
• 7:51
  dm
• 7:51
  me
• 7:51
  on
• 7:52
  social
• 7:52
  media.
• 7:52
  As
• 7:52
  always,
• 7:52
  say,
• 7:53
  let's
• 7:53
  make
• 7:53
  David's
• 7:53
  life
• 7:54
  a
• 7:54
  little
• 7:54
  bit
• 7:54
  easier.
• 7:55
  And
• 7:55
  if
• 7:55
  we
• 7:55
  use
• 7:55
  your
• 7:56
  question,
• 7:56
  I
• 7:56
  will
• 7:56
  send
• 7:56
  you
• 7:57
  some
• 7:57
  articulate
• 7:57
  fly
• 7:57
  swag.
• 7:58
  And
• 7:58
  we
• 7:58
  enter
• 7:59
  in
• 7:59
  a
• 7:59
  drawing
• 7:59
  for
• 7:59
  a
• 8:00
  royal
• 8:00
  wolf
• 8:00
  line
• 8:00
  of
• 8:00
  your
• 8:01
  choice.
• 8:01
  And,
• 8:02
  you
• 8:02
  know,
• 8:02
  David,
• 8:02
  before
• 8:02
  I
• 8:03
  let
• 8:03
  you
• 8:03
  go,
• 8:03
  I
• 8:03
  think
• 8:04
  the
• 8:04
  last
• 8:04
  time
• 8:04
  we
• 8:04
  spoke,
• 8:05
  you
• 8:05
  were
• 8:05
  trying
• 8:05
  to
• 8:05
  fill
• 8:05
  one
• 8:06
  or
• 8:06
  two
• 8:06
  spots
• 8:06
  on
• 8:06
  maybe
• 8:07
  a
• 8:07
  November
• 8:07
  trip
• 8:08
  down
• 8:08
  to
• 8:08
  Mexico.
• 8:09
  And
• 8:09
  you
• 8:09
  want
• 8:09
  to
• 8:09
  let
• 8:10
  folks
• 8:10
  know
• 8:10
  how
• 8:10
  to
• 8:10
  get
• 8:10
  on
• 8:10
  the
• 8:10
  boat
• 8:11
  and
• 8:11
  all
• 8:11
  that
• 8:11
  kind
• 8:11
  of
• 8:11
  good
• 8:11
  stuff.
• 8:12
  Yeah,
• 8:13
  yeah.
• 8:13
  November
• 8:14
  9
• 8:14
  through
• 8:15
  14,
• 8:15
  fishing
• 8:16
  the
• 8:17
  10th
• 8:18
  through
• 8:18
  the
• 8:18
  13th.
• 8:19
  I
• 8:19
  have
• 8:19
  a
• 8:20
  tarpon
• 8:20
  trip
• 8:20
  going
• 8:20
  to
• 8:20
  campinche
• 8:21
  to
• 8:22
  fish,
• 8:22
  juvenile
• 8:23
  tarpon
• 8:24
  and
• 8:24
  some
• 8:24
  baby
• 8:25
  tarpon.
• 8:25
  So
• 8:25
  these
• 8:25
  fish
• 8:26
  range
• 8:27
  in
• 8:27
  size
• 8:27
  from
• 8:27
  five
• 8:28
  to
• 8:28
  that
• 8:28
  time
• 8:29
  of
• 8:29
  year,
• 8:29
  30,
• 8:29
  40
• 8:30
  pounds.
• 8:30
  And,
• 8:32
  you
• 8:32
  know,
• 8:32
  it's
• 8:32
  a
• 8:33
  wonderful
• 8:33
  trip
• 8:34
  I'm
• 8:34
  hosting.
• 8:35
  It
• 8:35
  would
• 8:35
  love
• 8:36
  to
• 8:36
  have
• 8:36
  anybody
• 8:36
  who
• 8:36
  wants
• 8:37
  to
• 8:37
  come
• 8:37
  along
• 8:37
  and
• 8:37
  join
• 8:38
  a
• 8:38
  very
• 8:38
  chill
• 8:38
  group
• 8:39
  of
• 8:39
  people
• 8:40
  to
• 8:40
  have
• 8:41
  some
• 8:41
  wonderful
• 8:41
  tarpon
• 8:42
  fishing
• 8:42
  and
• 8:42
  some
• 8:42
  of
• 8:43
  the
• 8:43
  best
• 8:43
  mexican
• 8:43
  food
• 8:44
  you
• 8:44
  can
• 8:44
  imagine
• 8:45
  in
• 8:45
  Campiche.
• 8:46
  Got
• 8:46
  it.
• 8:46
  And
• 8:47
  I
• 8:47
  know,
• 8:47
  I
• 8:47
  guess
• 8:47
  your
• 8:48
  guide
• 8:48
  season,
• 8:48
  you're
• 8:49
  getting
• 8:49
  ready
• 8:49
  to
• 8:49
  probably
• 8:49
  start
• 8:49
  waxing
• 8:50
  the
• 8:50
  skis
• 8:50
  here
• 8:51
  not
• 8:51
  too
• 8:52
  long
• 8:52
  in
• 8:52
  the
• 8:52
  future,
• 8:52
  right?
• 8:53
  Well,
• 8:54
  I
• 8:54
  got.
• 8:54
  I
• 8:54
  have
• 8:55
  about
• 8:55
  five
• 8:55
  weeks
• 8:55
  to
• 8:56
  go,
• 8:56
  and
• 8:56
  then.
• 8:58
  And
• 8:58
  then
• 8:58
  I
• 8:58
  head
• 8:58
  to
• 8:59
  Mexico.
• 9:00
  Then
• 9:00
  I'll
• 9:01
  be
• 9:01
  working
• 9:01
  with
• 9:01
  the
• 9:01
  ski
• 9:02
  school,
• 9:02
  and
• 9:02
  then
• 9:03
  I
• 9:03
  have
• 9:03
  another
• 9:03
  trip
• 9:03
  going
• 9:04
  to
• 9:04
  Mexico
• 9:04
  in
• 9:04
  December.
• 9:05
  And
• 9:06
  then
• 9:06
  after
• 9:07
  that
• 9:07
  trip,
• 9:07
  it's
• 9:07
  going
• 9:07
  to
• 9:08
  be
• 9:08
  all
• 9:08
  skiing
• 9:09
  all
• 9:09
  the
• 9:09
  time
• 9:09
  until
• 9:10
  April.
• 9:11
  Well,
• 9:11
  there
• 9:11
  you
• 9:12
  go.
• 9:12
  Well,
• 9:12
  listen,
• 9:12
  folks,
• 9:13
  as
• 9:13
  I
• 9:13
  always
• 9:13
  say,
• 9:13
  you
• 9:13
  owe
• 9:13
  it
• 9:14
  to
• 9:14
  yourself
• 9:14
  to
• 9:14
  get
• 9:14
  out
• 9:14
  there
• 9:15
  and
• 9:15
  catch
• 9:15
  a
• 9:15
  few
• 9:16
  tight
• 9:16
  lines,
• 9:16
  everybody.
• 9:17
  Tight
• 9:17
  lines.
• 9:17
  David,
• 9:18
  tight
• 9:19
  lines.
• 9:19
  Marvin.