2013 Mark Nichols / DOA Lures seminar - Charleston

Mark Nichols is the center of attention after the seminar

Captain Mark Nichols is the founder of DOA Lures and was in Charleston to support a fundraising effort for a national philanthropic organization. Nichols is always glad to share his fishing knowledge with others and Haddrell's Point tackle shop served as his classroom on October 17. Nichols began by saying that he was in town to look for fiah, and that all anglers should remember to LOOK FOR FISH. When he returns to his home waters in Martin County he will have to relocate the fish that he 'knows' to be there. Fishing in the turbid and cloudy water of S.C. Nichols reminds anglers that he designed the DOA shrimp for presentation, but bouncing it off the bottom to kick up a puff of mud is perfectly fine if that's what the redfish are used to seeing. Yep, lots of pluff mud in the Lowcountry! He likes chartreuse color and says that it is 90% yellow and 10% green which helps it to pick up any available light. His latest rigging tip is to use a screw-lock hook on his shrimp that is already rigged with a rattle implant, helping anglers to fish in heavy cover like oyster bars, and don't forget the 30-pound Seaguar leader. To target trout, remember that they are suspended in the water column and will be looking up (versus redfish on the bottom and are generally downward looking) so attach the chughead accessory to any of his DOA lures to help it rise to the surface when reeling in, before letting it flutter down to the strike zone. At the end of the seminar Mark spilled the beans about his favorite colors and says that he will fish Arkansas Glow from Texas to the Carolinas, after that its more site specific but he loves golden brim, red over gold, gold and glitter, fiji chix and key lime pie.

Nichols sure can practice what he preaches

 Meeting up for a cold BEvERage afterwards

To view past blog entries about DOA lures click Mark Nichols, Able Minded Charters.