Large amounts of whitebait, threadfins and just about everything else has infiltrated the west central region. With the bait comes the predators, Kingfish, grouper,Blackfin Tuna, cobia -offshore and schools of reds -inshore. The Kingfish bite has been excellant on natural hardbottom around 30 feet deep. These fish are ranging between 8 and 20lbs and can be caught using live threadfins and small blue runners, either drifting or slow trolling. Several area captains have been slaying the redfish on area flats on an incoming tide, using whitebait. Find an area with a lot of mullet, patchy grass and sand bottom, and the reds aren’t too far behind. The grouper bite is on fire from 50-75 feet, mostly gag’s taken on live bait. The Blackfin Tuna are in 90-130 feet of water, anchor over your favorite wreck chum and put out the flatline, using floro leaders will help your hookup ratio, live sardines are the ticket. -Capt. Brandon - www.fisheyefishing.com