Educational Resources
Welcome to our fishing education center. Watch our video tutorials and learn techniques for successful fishing around Amelia Island.
Knot Tying
Here are a handful of our go to knots.
FG Knot
The FG Knot is a low-profile connection that’s perfect for joining braided mainline to fluorocarbon or monofilament leaders. Its slim design casts smoothly through rod guides, allowing anglers to fish a longer leader without sacrificing casting distance or performance.
Double Uni Knot
The Double Uni Knot is a simple and reliable way to connect braided line to monofilament or fluorocarbon leaders. Easy to tie and strong under pressure, it’s a great option for anglers of all skill levels.
Albright Knot
The Albright Knot is a strong, reliable knot for connecting lines of different diameters, such as braid to mono or fluorocarbon. It’s quick to tie and works well when joining heavier leaders to lighter mainline.
Improved Clinch Knot
The Improved Clinch Knot is a simple and reliable knot for tying hooks, lures, and swivels to monofilament or fluorocarbon line. Easy to learn and quick to tie, it’s a staple knot every angler should know.
Palomar Knot
The Palomar Knot is a strong, easy-to-tie knot for attaching hooks, lures, and swivels to braided or monofilament line. Known for its strength and reliability, it’s a go-to knot for anglers of all experience levels.
Loop Knot
The Loop Knot allows a lure or fly to move freely, creating a more natural presentation in the water. It’s a great choice for artificial lures when action and movement are key.
Surf Fishing
Dialing in a Surf Cast
This beginner-friendly tutorial walks through the fundamentals of surf casting — from grip and stance to timing and follow-through. Whether you’re new to surf fishing or just want to improve your distance and accuracy, this video breaks down the key movements in a simple, easy-to-follow format.
Learn How to Read the Beach Like a Pro
This tutorial breaks down how to find the key features—holes, troughs, sandbars, runouts, and the high-tide line—that help you locate where fish are holding along the surf. Understanding how to interpret the shoreline and wave patterns gives you a big advantage when surf fishing from the beach.
Learn a technique that can improve your hookup ratio in surf fishing
In this video, the “Sinker Guy Method” is demonstrated step-by-step to help you set up your rig and cast in a way that gives you a better shot at hooking fish more consistently. Whether you’re targeting surf species or working a heavy beach setup, this approach focuses on maximizing hook-up success from shore.
Surf Fishing 101: How to Catch More Fish
Bama Beach Bum breaks down effective surf fishing rigs, gear recommendations, and setups that work well for beginners and seasoned surf anglers alike.
Surf Fishing For Beginners
These are my TOP 5 surf fishing tips for beginners. We go over the Best Rigs, Tackle, Rods, Reels, and how to find Spots. Pompano Trout Whiting Black Drum all caught in one trip on this EASY to repeat lesson. These tips WILL make you a better fisherman! Gear, rigs, bait, lures, how to read the weather, reading the beach, finding spots.
How to Fish Blue Crab Knuckles
It may be a secret to some, but there is no doubt that blue crab knuckles are an excellent bait for a variety of fish including big Pompano, Black Drum and Redfish. Here's how to prep and fish knuckles.
General Fishing Tips
Understanding Tides
Here on Amelia Island, we have 6' tide swings. With that said, there is a lot of moving water and understanding the tide for the day is essential.
How to Fish a Slip Float
One of our go to rigs while fishing inshore, escpecially for trout. This rig is gret because it allows you to fish at any depth by easily adjusting the bobber stop. Fish 2' or 22' on the same setup.
How to Hook a Live Shrimp Under a Cork
Corks are a great way to fish live shrimp in the strike zone, but not directly on the bottom. Watch this video to gain an understanding on how to hook and fish a popping cork or slip float rig.
How to Tie a Carolina Rig
One of the most common ways to fish here is NE Florida, on the bottom. The Carolina rig is a simple way to rig up and catch a wide range of species. Here's how to tie it up yoursself.
Rigging Blue Crab for Large Drum
One of our go-to baits for big Red and Black Drum. Here's how to prep, hook and rig blue crab for you PB Drum.
Cleaning Your Saltwater Gear
Seems straight forward, but properly cleaning your gear will save you hundreds down the road.
Need help choosing gear or rigging it correctly? Stop by Amelia Island Bait & Tackle—we're always happy to help.