No tails here on any of these fishing kites. These kites range from “ultra-light” which is for minimal wind conditions, all the way to “holy heavy”, which is designed with holes spaced throughout the face of the kite’s fabric to allow extreme wind to pass through the kite itself to a certain degree and not be overpowered and crash in winds from 20 MPH and at times considerably higher. There are actually five different weights of kites, each designed for a specific wind velocity. These kites are especially made for fishing and fishing only. Each kite is fished with two to three baitfishes making for a thorough and well-spaced presentation. A small weight or two (depending on the wind) is placed on the outside corners of each kite, causing them to fly further apart from each other, and therefore giving us a wider and more controllable “spread” between baits. We happen to use two kites at a time usually, allowing us to present more baits for more opportunities. We’ll just go ahead and create the perfect eating position for a fish by dangling a bait fish on the surface. So, now that we have shown that fish prefer to eat up near the surface of the water, here is where fishing with kites comes into play. By chasing a school of bait fish, the weak fall behind and are singled out, just as predators do on land with herds of animals. Most fish chase the bait fish to the surface where escape must be done with moves right, left or speed straight ahead. Bait fish are silhouetted by the light of day and are easily seen from below. When fish are looking for food, they see up toward the surface. Those that can escape by flying up or beneath the surface of the land have the best shot at living another day. Some burrow in tunnels, some have tremendous speed and others might have armor or the ability to bite back, always a deterrent. Speed and agility are what allow them to catch prey and, of course, prey has the ability to escape. Most land based animals chase their prey down. To begin we have to look at nature and how animals eat. Many first timers have never seen it done and have no idea why it is so productive with certain species so I thought I’d take a moment to explain the art of kite fishing. We talk about kite fishing in our Ft.Lauderdale fishing reports and to our guests at certain times a year.
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