BENDAROD FISHING CHARTERS FISHING REPORT SATURDAY ARIL 10TH 2010

I had the pleasure of fishing with three generations, a grandfather Retired Dr. Murray Arkin from Savannah, his son Jonathan and grandson Adam Arkin from Atlanta. Today was all about 6yr old Adam who was on his first trip on a boat and first time fishing. Adam really impressed me with his endurance and had the patience of Job and truly has an angler inside of him. Adam started the day off catching a flounder followed up by his very first Redfish and a whiting. The fish bite was not on today, but thanks to the Evolution cork and Adam"s angling skills he kept the boat from getting skunk today!! Way to go Adam!!!

TEAM BENDAROD CHARLESTON IFA REDFISH TOUR MARCH 20th 2010

Team Bendarod fishing the IFA Redfish Tour in Charleston, SC. March 20th 2010.

Fishing was easy as Capt. Jerry and myself worked several Big Schools of Reds that we had located a couple of weeks ago. The problem for us was the fact that we couldn't catch a Red in the size slot which is 15 - 23 inches. We had manage to catch eight Reds 5 of which were over the slot and 3 under along with having to leave areas due to locals fishing with bait which tournament rules require you to leave the area. The overall experience was awesome due to the weather and the Redfishing in Charleston, one of the best fishing estuaries that I have ever fished in.  Many thanks to our sponsors: Southern Eagle Dist., Midcoast Products, Buggs Lures, Okuma Reels and Kubala Kustom Rods

BENDAROD FISHING CHARTERS FISHING REPORT WEDNESDAY MARCH 17, 2010

CAPT. JERRY DOES IT AGAIN WITH BACK TO BACK DAYS WITH TRACY BECKER OF SWAINSBORO, GA WEAR'N THE REDFISH OUT IN WARSAW SOUND.

BENDAROD FISHING CHARTERS FISHING REPORT TUESDAY MARCH 16, 2010

Capt. Jerry Boaen along with his Charter Tuesday wore the Redfish out in Warsaw Sound with Jim Keiner of Georgetown, Ga. and Bob Burkell of Newport, Ind..The pair caught and released over 10 Reds outside the slot, using the Midcoast Evolution Cork and Mudd minnows. These guys had an awesome trip and surley will be back for more..

BENDAROD FISHING CHARTERS FISHING REPORT TUESDAY FEB. 23, 2010

Capt. Jerry Boaen and father William "TOOTLE" Boaen go out Tuesday to do some Redfishing on the flats in Warsaw Sound. It was a beautiful day for fishing, but tough on locating the schools. The pair manage to catch and release two nice Redfish. Capt. Jerry is pictured with a 32" Red and Tootle with a 27" Red. Capt. Jerry and I will be prefishing Charleston, SC. for the next couple of weeks getting prepared for our upcoming IFA Redfish tournament in Charleston on March 20th. The field will be very competetive, but thanks to our corporate sponsor Southern Eagle Distributing LLC. we have high expectations of making a good showing.

BENDAROD FISHING CHARTERS FISHING REPORT SUNDAY FEB. 14, 2010

Today is Valentines’ Day and like any other day it is a Great Time to go fishing and what made today special is that Capt. Jerry and I had the privilege to fish with Ray Screen who is a student at Bethesda School for Boys in Savannah Georgia. Ray is 14yrs old who like any other 14 yr old is interest in a lot of things other than fishing. I knew my task would be a big one to get him fired up about fishing, but knowing that a front was moving in on Monday, I had a good feeling that the Red fishing would be good as they would be in a feeding frenzy, if I could locate the school and Man was I right!! Capt Jerry and I put Ray on a huge school of Reds. Ray had caught several Reds over the 26 inch mark with his biggest being 30 and half inches. We had a great time and between Ray, Capt. Jerry and I we had manage to keep 12 and tagged and release eight over 24inches. Knowing that Ray Like to play XBOX Live I ask him which was better and with no contest it was Red Fishing Hands Down.

BENDAROD FISHING CHARTERS FISHING REPORT THURSDAY FEB. 11, 2010

Redfishing in Coastal Georgia with Mark Lewis and George Vachon. We started out knowing that the bite would be on, getting out on the water before the the front from the west coast hit us, using the Evolution popping cork and mud minnows was the trick to catching these Reds. Winds were out of the west at 20knts and a chilly temp of 48 degrees, but that didn't stop this dynamic dou. These guys tagged and released five Reds , the largest one at 27inches.

They took home 8 keepers. Good Job!!!

BENDAROD FISHING CHARTERS FISHING REPORT WED JANUARY 13 2010

Captain Jerry Boaen along with his charter Craig Anderson put a whoopin on some Red Fish in Ossabaw Sound using winter tactics for catching these Reds on the Flats. They started thier day on an outgoing tide but the tide was still a little high to use their shallow water tactics and were haveing no sucess at all, but when the tide was right they found a good school of Reds hanging close against the flat and schoal and started wearing them out. They tagged four Reds that day and kept eight for nice meal. They were using the Evolution cork with mud minnows, just letting their bait set close to where they action was and when the Reds Hit they Hit Hard and made a wonderful day of wearing some arms out!!!

TARGET RED FISH DURING WINTER MONTHS

During the winter months you really need to fish slowly for the Redfish. Often leaving your lure "gulp baits, DOA or live bait just setting on the bottom barely moving the bait; often known as dead sticking. Jerking the bait or cork will not work this time of the year due to the Reds being very easily spooked.

Fishing for Reds in the winter is mostly sight seeing as Redfish schools are often found in the shallow water during January and February.When approaching these schools it is almost best to use a push pole, even a trolling motor can spook these Reds during this time of the year. Many anglers think the Reds move to deeper water, but that is far from the truth. Redfish school up in the shallow waters for safety.

The reason for this is that Redfish are very frightened in the winter as they become a major food source for the Atlantic Dolphin and the reason they hang to the shallows.

We target winter redfish with a 7 1/2"-foot rod spooled with 15 lb Power Pro line, and 20-lb fluorocarbon as a leader to our lures. Although Redfish can get very large, most of the redfish caught in the winter are less than 27 inches.

Hope this Tip helps out on you having a great day on the water.

BENDAROD FISHING CHARTERS FISHING REPORT THURSDAY DEC 31, 2009

Capt. Jerry Boaen and his charter Bobby Grizzard from Macon Georgia went out today in Ossabaw Sound. The first couple of hours started out kind of slow as they had to move around alot before they found a school of Reds feeding up against an oyster rake off a live bottom flat. As they approached the rake they could see the Reds boiling in the water. This trip they were using the Evolution popping cork with a 32" momo leader and glass beads  with a conoe loop knot on the hook using shrimp, mud minnows and gulp baits. The Reds were in a feeding frienzie, just inhaling anything that was thrown at them. Together they had tagged four Reds over the 27" mark and relased many over the 14'' mark. They kept 8 Reds and one Trout. Mr Grizzard is pictureed above with a 30" Red an the second Picture of a 32" Red.