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4 Tips to Prepare for Deep Dropping—Deepest of Deep Sea Florida Fishing Trips

Depending on the source, “deep sea fishing” can mean anything from being 12 miles out to any saltwater fishing that takes place on a boat. However, there’s a kind of fishing off Florida’s coast that no one could dispute is deep sea fishing—deep dropping. Deep dropping, where you drop your line anywhere from 600 to 2,000 feet underwater, is among the most rewarding angling strategies available year-round. It’s also among the most challenging. So gear up with some performance fishing shirts, polarized shades, and a lot of drinking water, strap in, and hold on tight.

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Get a Guide

Best of luck to you if you aren’t a Florida local and decide to blaze your own. With some dedicated studying of nautical charts, high-end sonar, and a real potent rabbit’s foot, you could possibly find some lucrative spots 500-800 feet down. However, it probably makes more sense to get a guide for deep dropping. Whether that means a paid charter trip or calling in that favor from your hardcore angling buddy with a boat in Islamorada, hook up with someone who knows the spots.

Get the Gear

There’s nowhere near enough room here to list the tackle you may need for deep dropping, but always keep in mind what you’re chasing. For deep dropping, you’ll be after fish who thrive in cool, darkness; so keep it flashy. Anything that glows, reflects light, or can catch their attention will stand out. However, deep dropping can mean a genuinely grueling battle under the blazing Florida sun with no shade or cover for miles. Get high-performance, professional-grade, long-sleeve shirts for fishing and consider a fishing mask. Wear a hat, polarized shades, and don’t forget the sunscreen.

Get Ready for a Fight

Imagine hauling something weighing between 25 and 1000 pounds, or more, the length of two football fields, or more. Imagine that you’re doing so through pressure around 100 times the pressure you’re used to at the surface. Now imagine that the thing you’re hauling is a streamlined collection of muscle and fins that’s fighting you every inch of the way. Yep. That’s what you’re preparing yourself for, and possibly in triple-digit heat and humidity. Florida deep dropping is not for the faint of heart (or the faint of arm, shoulder, or back exertion).

Get Stocked Up

A fishing experience this intense requires a degree of preparation. You will need to keep cool; hence the high-performance fishing shirts, fishing masks, and so on mentioned before. You will also need to keep your energy up, so bring more food and water than you think you will need. If you’re unacquainted with ocean boating, bring over-the-counter seasickness medicine. Keep in mind that those can make you drowsy, so as long as you effectively hydrate, bringing some caffeine could prove additionally helpful.

For all of the intensity and warnings about Florida’s deep dropping, people wouldn’t do it if it weren’t also an absolutely unforgettable experience. Whatever the challenges, there’s no doubt that you’ll find the trip has been well worth it.

About Gillz®

Kent Hickman has loved angling for as long as he can remember. While growing up in Florida, Kent hit local, world-class fisheries at every opportunity. That love of fishing guided an adult Kent to the professional tournament fishing circuit, where he found that he couldn’t find fishing clothing that could reliably stand up to Florida’s often harsh and demanding conditions. Kent decided that hardcore anglers need hardcore fishing apparel to keep them cool and comfortable on the water. Anglers need gear they can count on for protection from the elements, heat, and UV rays from the often unrelenting Florida sun. So in 2009, Kent founded Gillz® to ensure that all hardcore anglers had access to high-tech, high-performance, professional-grade, and consistently good-looking fishing apparel. Gillz® gear now includes fishing masks, fishing shirts, polarized sunglasses, hats, accessories, and more.

Gear up for deep drop fishing with Gillz® high-performance fishing apparel at https://gillz-gear.com/

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