I hit the Sebastian Inlet this morning and caught a snook. I've been fishing in Florida for 12 years now and it's my first time catching any fish on a flair hawk. I'm usually a swimbait and live bait guy.
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Poor quality picture but there was a gale warning, 25-30 knot winds, and 10-15 ft seas, so I took the pic and threw her back ASAP.
What's a Flair Hawk?
Quote from: akfish on March 29, 2026, 04:11:40 PMWhat's a Flair Hawk?
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Basically a modified buck tail jig
Great job man,,,,you ever go to snook nook or debrooks bait and tackle,,,, ;D
Quote from: Benni3 on March 30, 2026, 12:06:05 AMGreat job man,,,,you ever go to snook nook or debrooks bait and tackle,,,, ;D
No, I haven't fished in the Fort Pierce area. Are they good tackle shops?
Quote from: Jighead on March 30, 2026, 09:17:14 AMQuote from: Benni3 on March 30, 2026, 12:06:05 AMGreat job man,,,,you ever go to snook nook or debrooks bait and tackle,,,, ;D
No, I haven't fished in the Fort Pierce area. Are they good tackle shops?
Ya,,,,debrooks even has used tackle and the fishing on the peir there is good,,,,, :)
Quote from: Benni3 on March 30, 2026, 10:00:49 PMQuote from: Jighead on March 30, 2026, 09:17:14 AMQuote from: Benni3 on March 30, 2026, 12:06:05 AMGreat job man,,,,you ever go to snook nook or debrooks bait and tackle,,,, ;D
No, I haven't fished in the Fort Pierce area. Are they good tackle shops?
Ya,,,,debrooks even has used tackle and the fishing on the peir there is good,,,,, :)
I'll check them out the next time I'm in the area
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caught it on a 5" NLBN (chartreuse)
Get em,,, ;D
Nice. I'm up in Indialantic this weekend. It's a bit blustery out. Probably will be all weekend unfortunately. But I'd rather have a headwind than a cross breeze.
Oh and It's sargassum city at the beach right now. Thats worse than the wind.
Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on April 04, 2026, 04:37:09 AMNice. I'm up in Indialantic this weekend. It's a bit blustery out. Probably will be all weekend unfortunately. But I'd rather have a headwind than a cross breeze.
Oh and It's sargassum city at the beach right now. Thats worse than the wind.
Yeah I went out again last night and spent more time pulling sargassum off of my hook than I did fishing.
Let me know if you're ever in the area and want to fish. I'm always looking for fishing buddies.
Yeah I went out again last night and spent more time pulling sargassum off of my hook than I did fishing.
Let me know if you're ever in the area and want to fish. I'm always looking for fishing buddies.
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No thanks, I've got enough seaweed. ;D Dominick
Quote from: Dominick on April 04, 2026, 10:03:40 PMYeah I went out again last night and spent more time pulling sargassum off of my hook than I did fishing.
Let me know if you're ever in the area and want to fish. I'm always looking for fishing buddies.
No thanks, I've got enough seaweed. ;D Dominick
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For sure. Next time I'm over here with a more predictable window, I'm down.
Yeah I was at the beach less than a half hour before I knew it was futile. A few hours inshore only produced a cat and a few skates. I saw a few beefy snook but they were too cool for me. I'm gonna try again and see if u can improve upon that.
Also for the record seaweed is a necessary sushi roll ingredient. Wrong type of seaweed but I digress.
I went fishing for the past two nights at Sebastian Inlet and blanked. I thew everything at them, flair hawks, swimbaits, shrimp jigs, flukes, stingray grubs, and nothing.
Going out to catch some bait later today. I need to get my confidence back up hah
Sebastian inlet is a cruel and unforgiving place.
Yup, lost two flair hawks and a NLBN swimbait. Going out tonight with some oversized mullet, the only ones I could get my hands on. If I catch something, you'll hear about it hah
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37" snook over the weekend at the inlet. my pb!
Nice fish!!!
Posted the redfish in another thread but adding here as well. A few of my catches from the past two weeks or so.
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