Pompano an abundant and tasty target in Tampa Bay

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Pompano have made an early appearance and are being caught easily inside Tampa Bay. Pompano are our most underutilized species. They fight great and are one of the best fish to eat in the gulf. Pompano are at the bridges or in the passes. Currently, bridges are the No. 1 option. Gear up with medium outfits with a 20-pound fluorocarbon leader. Rig up with a pompano jig and a teaser — yellow on the jig, pink on the teaser. You will catch 90 percent of the fish on the teaser. Use a jig that is heavy enough to sink the combination to the bottom. Hop the lure, making sure that with each jigging motion the jig/teaser gets back down and hits the bottom again. The act of jigging is how you set the hook on a pompano. Use pliers to remove hooks.

Neil Taylor charters kayak fishing trips in the Tampa Bay area and can be reached at strikethreekayakfishing.com and (727) 692-6345.

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Full time kayak fishing guide, Neil was an advocate for conservation since before the time he started guiding.Outdoor writer, speaker and radio show host, Neil connected closely with Captain Mel Berman and did many positives with Mel to promote ethical angling. After Mel passed away, Neil managed www.capmel.com and eventually became that web site’s owner.

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