Pink Vs. Natural Color Experiment Using Power Prawns
- By: Luke Simonds
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Wow!!! I had one of the most exciting nearshore bite of my life during this quick trip out to a nearshore reef in search of cobia and snook.
I had heard about pink being a good color offshore, so I decided to test it out against the Natural color by switching colors every cast.
And I was shocked at how the big fish seemed to prefer the FRED as you’ll see in this video full of drag-screaming fun:
Pink vs. Natural Color Test
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F.R.E.D. Setup:
- Lure: Power Prawn USA – F.R.E.D.
- Jighead: Hoss Weedless Football – 3/4 oz with 5/0 Hook
- Reel: Daiwa BG MQ – 3000
- Rod: TFO Tactical Inshore MH 10 – 20 lb line
- Mainline: Daiwa J-Braid x8 Grand – 20 lb
- Leader: Ande Mono – 30 lb with 40lb bite tippet
- Scent: Dr. Juice Saltwater Slam Exclusive Scent
Natural Setup:
- Lure: Power Prawn USA – Original
- Jighead: Hoss Weedless Football – 3/4 oz with 5/0 Hook
- Reel: Daiwa BG – 2500
- Rod: TFO Tactical Inshore MH 10 – 20 lb line
- Mainline: Daiwa J-Braid x8 Grand – 20 lb
- Leader: Ande Mono – 30 lb with 40lb bite tippet
- Scent: Dr. Juice Saltwater Slam Exclusive Scent
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- Rod: TFO Pro MH 10 – 20 lb line
- Reel: Daiwa BG – 2500
Conclusion
This has been yet another trip proving that nearshore reef fishing does not require the use of live bait to catch quality fish.
These Power Prawn jigs have been extremely fun to fish with out there, and it sure is nice to not have to bother catching or buying bait before heading out.
The key has been to remain stealthy on the reef and fish it just like an inshore spot.
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Thanks so much for your time in reading this report.
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Going this weekend as son has a bachelor party this Sunday. Going to use USA PP original as I don’t get offshore too often. Hopefully Hubbard’s will put us on so I can try out. Ordering the FRED PP now.
cont. Private boat party…hope to get PB
Awesome video Luke. FRED is the man!
Hey Luke, are you just getting to the general area and then fishing or are you constantly checking the bottom machine to see if you’re on top of structure or the reef?
I stop about 100 yards up wind/current from the reef, and then fish my way in just like I”m fishing a typical inshore spot. And as I go over the reef, I keep a close eye on the depth finder so I can mark any good spots that I come across that aren’t yet marked and so I can see which zones have the most life. Also, I keep a close eye on my drift line so that I can get myself over the ideal zones on future drifts.
Awesome video Luke and it appears that the Fred color prawn is definitely a fish catching lure out there in those near shore reefs … The Red fish and Snook were definitely studs too … Again great fish and great video…. !
Thanks for making time to post the nice comment Thomas!
Awesome, Luke!
Thanks Greg!
Loved the near shore video. Can’t wait to see some more.
Thanks for making time to post the nice comment Jeff!
Loving these nearshore reef videos! These are some very large fish you are bringing up
Thanks for making time to post the nice comment Alex!
I do enjoy these videos but the info I want is -1. depth you are fishing in- 2. time of day 3. tides-incoming outgoing -4. wind. The videos are very well done but I want to learn not drool over someone else catching fish
Thanks for posting the great questions! The reason I haven’t been specifying particular tides, depths, etc. has been that I haven’t seen trends that show any in particular that work best. The biggest factor on when fish aren’t biting is when other boats are motoring around over the reef spooking the fish.
The depths I’ve been trying this at range from 10 ft to 50 ft, and the full range has been working for a variety of species. Here’s a video that shows the tactics used: https://www.saltstrong.com/articles/the-recipe-for-nearshore-fishing-success/
As for the wind, I don’t go if it’s more than 10 mph because it can get rough and it’s tough to drift at a fishable pace with winds that strong.
Very nice bites!!! Thanks Luke
Thanks for making time to post the nice comment Richard!
Great post Luke!! Looks like a great day on the water. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Bobby!