The most important thing about a jig is its weight the least important is color. They don't like to chase things, especially snook." In most situations, the slower you work them, the better they work," he said. Jigs can catch just about anything and require a certain amount of skill to work, he explained. "I do like jigs," he said, arcing a Cotee grub toward the mangroves lining the river. And although flooding and poor weather hampered the bite, Dunaway was always smiling. Dunaway attends them all to sign copies of his book - now in its 13th edition - and to dole out fishing tips.ĭuring his trip last month to search for snook at the Earman River, he talked about his favorite tackle and targets. A third show is set September 30 to October 1 in Miami. The magazine has sponsored two shows this year in Fort Myers and Jacksonville.
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The show features displays of boats and tackle, contests for kids and free fishing seminars. "Florida Sportsman" will host the event October 7 and 8 at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Hall in West Palm Beach. Dunaway, the man who wrote the fishing Bible - "Baits, Rigs & Tackle " the man who helped pioneer popular angling in South Florida as outdoor editor at "The Miami Herald" in the 1960s the man who served as editor for the popular Florida saltwater fishing magazine, "Florida Sportsman."ĭunaway, 66, who lives in semi-retirement in Inglis, Florida, near Crystal River, was in town last month visiting a friend and promoting the magazine's upcoming fishing show. If this was some angling plebe pointing at ghosts in the water, I'd have to wonder.īut this was Dunaway. In the millisecond it took to swivel my head, all trace of disturbed water was gone. Tarpon were rolling ever so slightly, but Dunaway picked them out. Idling down the Earman River in North Palm Beach, Vic Dunaway pointed to the dark surface of the water.
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