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• • Lobster Mini Season is almost here!

  • Monday, July 19, 2010
  • Lobster hunters turn out in droves for Florida mini-season Mini-season begins for lobster hunters Lobster mini-season | July 29-30, 2010 BY SUSAN COCKING scocking@MiamiHerald.com It isn't cheap to find free lobster. People shell out hundreds of dollars for fuel, ramp fees, snacks, scuba and snorkeling equipment, and licenses -- with no guarantee of catching dinner. Despite the costs, and the cutbacks in a tight economy, lobster lovers will take to boats by the thousands during the two-day miniseason. Eric Brandon: I have participated in diving for lobsters for many years here in South Florida. My sons Matthew and Sean have become good "lobster" hunters as well. Its a blast to actually spot these fast moving morsels, then be lucky enough to catch one. My standard way is to use a mask, snorkel, a good pair of gloves and the essential items. A "tickle stick" and a medium sized bully net. I have several spots that I return to every year. The most productive places to find lobsters are on sea grass ledges or around any coral, or structure that they can hide it. HERES the key to catching them. Swim up to the spot in front of the lobster antenna. Manuver the tickle stick past his body and tap on the end of the tail or back of the crevice hes in. They will usually begin to come out of hiding. Thats when you have the net ready. As he comes into the clear, have your net behind his body. Tap him on the head with the tickle stick, and he will shoooot backwards, and you hope into the net. Once hes in,grab the netting and keep it closed, as they can just as quickly shoot right out of the net. When that happens.. they are GONE. Ill post some pictures (hopefully) of the ones I get next week. Good luck and good hunting. And most of all... good eats!

  • Summers Here!

  • Saturday, June 19, 2010
  • Well its summer time. Kids are out of school. Vacations are getting planned. Spend your summer with KISS on your radio! Give me a call on the afternoon/ night show and I'll play your favorites. Plus we'll do those birthday, anniversary or any occasion shout outs. Were toll free at 1 866 954 0999. Look forward to hearing from you all summer long right here on 99.9 KISS COUNTRY!

  • Catching Peacock Bass

  • Friday, October 09, 2009
  • Miami Herald October 8 2009 Peacock bass worth the quest By SUSAN COCKING scocking@MiamiHerald.com As co-host of the Saturday morning radio program The Weekly Fisherman on WQAM 560, Eric Brandon is expected to have a working knowledge of South Florida's salt and freshwater fisheries. But Brandon, who also works as an evening disc jockey on KISS Country, doesn't have a lot of time to go fishing. After relocating recently to a waterfront town house on the C-8 canal in Miami Lakes, Brandon was chagrined that he could not manage to catch any peacock or largemouth bass in his home waters. And, to make matters even worse, he endured weekly embarrassment during his live on-air chats with Hollywood peacock bass guide Alan Zaremba as Zaremba merrily recounted bountiful catches in Brandon's watery backyard. Eventually, Zaremba invited Brandon to fish the C-8 on his boat with him -- holding nothing back in the way of lures, presentation and locations. ``We're coming into the best time of year for open-water fishing,'' Zaremba said. ``This is as close to Amazon-style fishing as it ever gets. You can be aggressive with your baits.'' GOING DEEP TO FEED According to Zaremba -- who fishes extensively for peacocks throughout South Florida and as a host on riverboat expeditions in Brazil's Amazon region -- the colorful cichlids are concluding their spawning cycle, which means they are leaving their canal-side beds and roaming out to deeper water to feed. Zaremba's favorite lures for roving peacocks are floating Rapala lures sized Nos. 7-11, with silver and gold colors. He said suspending plugs such as X-Raps and other lures such as Heddon Baby Torpedoes and Chug Bugs also work well. For peacocks still sitting stubbornly on beds or holding close to the bottom, Zaremba recommends 1 ½-ounce jigs in red and white, red and yellow or chartreuse and white. For much of their September morning outing, Brandon went fishless -- despite constant casting with plugs and jigs. SUCCESS, FINALLY Eventually, he coaxed a peacock in the 2-pound class away from a sheltered overhang in a barrier wall next to the Palmetto Expressway and caught it on a Halloween-colored jig. Then he followed that catch with two more nice peacocks up to about 3 pounds under some residential docks surrounded by lily pads. Brandon was grateful. ``Alan showed me all the best lures to use and points to fish,'' he said. Brandon made plans to buy a used boat -- a 13-foot Boston Whaler with a 25-horsepower outboard that he had seen on Craigslist. ``When I buy this boat, I'm going to travel this whole canal system,'' Brandon said. At least he now knows several shortcuts.