FIVE GO-TO MARLIN LURES
My Friend Jason Levine at Melton Tackle and I were speaking back and forth about the upcoming Catalina Marlin tournaments. Jason runs their online store so his knowledge with products is amazing. As we were discussing many of the So Cal captain's strategies for catching local striped marlin I asked him what were Melton's top-five selling striped marlin lures. Jason really gets into his work and has access to a full warehouse of fishing gear and thousands of products. He's also a marlin lure junkie with literally hundreds in his collection.
"Seeing that the marlin have been eating the jigs pretty good the last couple weeks, Jason put together a lure spread that will work for all our tournament boats"
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"Mean Joe Green and Petrolero are my favorite colors" $23.99 |
Mold Craft Standard "I like the black/green $15.99 |
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Zuker ZM3.5 "An all-time classic" $25.99 |
"It causes quite the commotion" $46.99 |
Melton Medium Hollowpoint Jet
"Don't discount the power of a jet"
$26.99
All of these lures are available at www.meltontackle.com and can be rigged to your specifications.
DEREK REDWINE
Before becoming the Creative Director for BD Outdoors, Derek Redwine owned and operated the web development and design firm BoldWater for more than 16 years. Derek has an extensive fishing resume, and began his career working as a mate on various charter boats based out of central Florida. He started fishing the Bahamas at an early age with his father, and has traveled to some of the world's best fishing locations including Venezuela, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nova Scotia, Alaska and the Caribbean. He's appeared in many magazines over the years and has been a guest on the television show Spanish Fly with his close friend Jose Wejebe twice.
At BD Outdoors, Derek is able to combine his passion for fishing with his artistic designs. “As a graphic artist, I think my best attribute is visually explaining a place, product or experience to someone,” Derek says.
Derek lives in Merritt Island, Florida, with his wife Cory and son Alden.
