![]() The fish will switch from the ball that mysteriously disappeared to you trolled baits or lure. Troll a bait ball behind your boat and marlin and sailfish will appear to eat the bait ball. Pull it away from them and they need to eat something. The growing popularity of artificial dredges has made it a popular option for most lure fisherman targeting bill fish. I was put into contact with Bill Pino the modern day father of artificial squid dredges and the owner of Squidnation. I immediately started investigating this new phenomenon that was called a dredge and will it work in South African waters. At first I thought what are these guys doing they going to scare my fish away but soon realized the fish tended to come up behind the dredges every time. I was introduced to dredges the first time fishing for white marlin and sailfish off North Carolina and Dominican Republic. This is the answer I got from Bill Pino when I asked where it all started during a tournament in North Carolina. Today dredge fishing is almost a staple for all fisherman targeting billfish on the sailfish circuit”. ![]() As with most fishing secrets the word got out and soon after boats all up and down the sailfish circuit had made the switch to trolling mullet dredges for sailfish. The technique was so effective that is was said that Capt Chip Schaffer would rather cut off his dredge than give away his secret to oncoming competing boats. “Dredge fishing for pelagic fish started in 80’s when a few captains in South Florida got the idea of emulating a bait ball by stringing up a bunch off mullet on a homemade dredge bar. ![]()
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