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Wildlife Women Whippin’ Bait-Intro to Surf Fishing
October 14, 2018 @ 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
$25.00
LADIES! Come Join Wildlife Women Chapter Leader Wendy Race For an Intro to Surf Fishing Event on Long Beach Island in NJ. This Event will be Open to up to 12 Girls & the Cost will be $25.00 Per Person. Outlined Below is an Outline for a Class & Demo Before We Fish & Will Learn How to Clean Everything We Land that we can keep. Fishing Rods, Bait, & Everything Needed to Fish Will Be Provided. We Will Meet at the Address Above for a Class & Then Continue to the beach for Baiting & Casting Demos & Then Fishing! Wendy Will Provide Coffee, Water & Bagels/Cream Cheese/Butter. Just Bring an Extra Snack if Want & A cooler to Bring Fish Home just In case 🙂 . Sign Up on this Event & you’ll Have to Pay Ahead to Hold Your Spot I will Post Payment Options a Couple Weeks Ahead of time. It Will Be First Come first Serve. I will Have Room for 2 Girls in My Truck if anyone would like to ride down with me. It’s a little bit of a drive & if the fishing is good we can stay as long as we want :). There Will Be Some Prizes that Will Be Posted Later. We will watch Weather when closer to the event, please check back a few days leading up to the 14th for details & Recommendations of what to wear. If we get rain, a Rain Date of October 21st will be set and everyone will be notified. Can’t Wait!! Any questions, feel free to message me, Wendy Race on messenger or send one to Wildlife Women! Outline of Event Below:
Intro to Surf Fishing:
Surf fishing is a fun sport that is done right off the beach.It is an act that requires confidence in the ability to pick the exact spot along thousands of miles of coastline where a fish will find the angler’s single offering. Presenting bait or lure properly is the key to catching a fish but you also need some basic understanding of the fish your after, its behavior and its habitat as well as what it likes to feed on in different conditions. This event is geared to teach you that understand to help put the odds in your favor and give you a better understanding of the sport.
Topics being discussed Before Fishing:
The technique of casting
Basic knot tying
Making your own rigs for optimal success
Fish & bait fish identification
How to read the beach (identifying structure, sandbars etc)
Whats out there (time of year and what you should be targeting when)
Lure identification (what to use when and why)
Basic maintenance of your gear
Fish cleaning and care