Airs March 7th, 8th, 10th, 12th and 13th
In any dockside debate about the best lures for redfish, crank baits would hardly draw a few horseflies. And that’s where anglers are mistaken. A big crank bait called the 8.0, half the size of a toilet float, clobbers trophy reds on Shaw’s trip with Mike Frenette, a veteran charter captain who guides on the Gulf out of Venice, Louisiana. As soon as they leave port a cold front sweeps in, pushing heavy seas, but Mike always has an ace up his sleeve. Even in these conditions he finds the fish, and Shaw gets crankin’.
