24-Hour Treasure Coast MAYHEM: Snook, Muttons, Kings & Jacks

There are fishing trips… and then there are fishing marathons.

This one? Definitely a marathon.

We hit inshore, nearshore, and offshore in a single day — chasing everything from snook at sunrise to drag-screaming jacks at sunset — and we didn’t stop moving the whole time.

It was a full-on Treasure Coast beatdown, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Grab the lures that crushed it:

• Slam Shady 2.0
• Mulligan (Wedding Crasher)

Check out the tools we used:

• Tides App
• Smart Fishing Spots App (Insiders, you already have access!)
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The Game Plan: 3 Zones, 1 Day

We launched before sunrise with one goal: fish all day across three different zones and make every cast count.

• Inshore: We started around a deep drop-off near the St. Lucie Inlet and jumped on a fat snook bite early. These fish were stacked, and the Mulligan in “Wedding Crasher” was getting absolutely crushed on a ½ oz jighead.

• Nearshore: As the tide shifted, we headed out to target bonita and kingfish to stock up on bait — and that’s where the 2.0 in “Slam Shady” shined. Brent pitched one out and next thing you know, he’s hooked up to a kingfish on 40 lb leader. No wire. Total chaos.

• Offshore: After grabbing some bonita for bait, we ran to a deeper wreck and dropped down simple mutton rigs with long fluorocarbon leaders. That’s when things really heated up — we pulled in multiple keepers, dodged a few close calls with sharks, and even had a hammerhead come up to check things out.

What Made This Trip Work

This wasn’t just a lucky day. We planned around the tide, moon phase, weather, and structure — and we used every tool available to stay ahead of the bite.

Here’s what helped us stay dialed in:

• The Tides App helped us time our drops and find the best feeding windows

• The Smart Fishing Spots App gave us the exact wrecks, contours, and currents we needed to fish efficiently

• The Mulligan and 2.0 were the MVP lures of the day — super versatile and super effective in all three zones

Key Takeaways

• Work with the tide, not against it — the incoming and slowing tides produced the most bites

• Let your lures work on the fall — both the Mulligan and 2.0 swim great on the drop, which helped trigger reaction bites

• Cover ground — from snook in tight to muttons in 100+ feet, the variety kept the rods bent all day

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If you’ve ever thought about doing an all-day fishing mission, I can’t recommend it enough. It’s exhausting… but man is it worth it.

Let me know in the comments — which zone is your go-to: inshore, nearshore, or offshore?

Tight lines,

Cam