Florida Sportsman show upcoming

A Florida Sportsman Fishing and Boat Show will be held Sept. 26 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

It will be at the Florida State Faigrounds, Expo Hall, located at I-4 and Hwy 301 in Tampa.

For more information, visit www.floridasportsman.com/shows.

How to pull apart stuck fishing rods

Sometimes, after being in the heat of the day, fishing rods can be stuck together because the heat expands the rods.

Anglers can simply run an ice cube, maybe in cloth, along the joints of the rod. The coldness will compress those areas of the rod, allowing the rod to be taken apart.

Redfish report

Redfish should be showing up in larger schools in the next month


Carl Arns of Riverview, and Rodney Holt and Greg Hall from Bradenton, reported that they are starting to see some redfish showing up daily in Terra Ceia Bay.

Theyreported catching redfish to 26 1/2 inches and a 36-inch snook caught with a MirrOdine XL Crystal (bone color), a Saltwater Assasin, and live white bait. They said they fished in ankle-deep water on Monday afternoon.