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    Offshore Fishing by Trolling

  One of the ways we fish offshore in Key West is by trolling.   This method of fishing is trolling with artificial baits, natural dead baits or a combination of both.  We find something worthy of fishing (diving birds, a weed line, rip, color change, etc.) and put out the baits.  The boat is put in gear and you start dragging the lures or baits.  The fish strikes, you pick up the rod, fight the fish and hopefully you catch!

Offshore Fishing with Live Bait

Fishing with live bait is a lot different.  First the trip starts with catching the bait.  We will either catch live threadfin hearing or ballyhoo using sabiki rigs or I will throw the cast net for live pilchards ( I will give you extra time for bait catching, this will not cut into your trip time). We then head offshore to fish and anchor or drift the same areas that we would fish if we were trolling.  If using live pilchards, we will throw net fulls of live freebies out to chum the fish to the surface.   This style of fishing can account for some unbelievable strikes close to the boat.  The fish are fought on light line ranging from 15 pound to 30 pounds.  Very fun and very productive method of fishing in Key West and the Florida Keys.