One of the generally known facts about pompano is that they have large eyes and depend on sight more than smell. Therefore many anglers will hop their Nylure, tipped with a sand flea, over the bottom at various speeds, trying to get the pompano s attention. But the pros only know one speed, dead slow. They know that pompano make a living out of sniffing out fleas on the bottom and sucking them out of the sand. And they know that dragging the jig slowly puts out a little chum line in the sand leading right to the hook.
Most anglers know there is a moon.
The pros know how the moon affects pompano. The spring run will have peaks during the full moon in March and April. Good time to plan the vacation, just like many of the pros do. The pros always seem to have sand fleas, even early in March when the critters are as scarce in the surf as bikinis. Well, the ugly secret is that they go off the island for their sand fleas.