Locating and Catching Spring Bonito with Capt. Mike Oppegaard

About this episode

This episode discusses how to locate and catch spring bonito along the NC coast with insights from Capt. Mike Oppegaard.

This episode begins with what variables can help predict the start of the bonito season along the NC coast, then goes into detail on how to locate and stay on fish, and finishes with the different successful tactics, such as trolling, casting, and jigging.

People in this episode

Guest: Capt Mike Oppegaard

Topics covered

• bonito season
• fishing tactics
• trolling
• casting
• jigging

Keywords

• NC coast
• fishing techniques
• predicting bonito season

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Locating and Catching Spring Bonito

Places: NC

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