the "Real fish kill of 2021" in progress

[GarGuy]

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Yep that is cheating . I'm a purist. I like free lining a finger mullet.

[panhandlehunter]

the "Real fish kill of 2021" in progress

Ive actually never croaker fished except for tarpon fishing. So what is a chatter weight. Ive never even paid attention. I thought it was just a carolina rig. I may actually try as i have some first timers coming to fish on me this Summer

Not sure if it makes a difference or not, but I know I see those chatter weights all over with the guys that fish croaker a lot. We fished croaker with a guide in Port Isabel and we just free lined them.

[Quackerbox]

You think I stuck around long enough to take pics?




I would rather not re-live that experience.

[Smart]

So if you fish with a chatter weight on a bare hook is that cheating or artie fishing?..





asking for a friend....his name is Justin.

[panhandlehunter]

I sure wish we could shoot reds with a bow in Texas like La.

You got that right.

[bloodtrailer28]

Ive actually never croaker fished except for tarpon fishing. So what is a chatter weight. Ive never even paid attention. I thought it was just a carolina rig. I may actually try as i have some first timers coming to fish on me this Summer

Can both free line them or use a chatter weight. Will usually rig some up with both and see what they are hitting more that day. With dirty water I usually always throw a chatter weight with them clear water I will usually free line.

[Mayhem]

So if you fish with a chatter weight on a bare hook is that cheating or artie fishing?..





asking for a friend....his name is Justin.

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[kevin nicholls]

I'm a new Angler who is about to make his first year fishing. So is it safe to say Reds are ok to target? Specs are the only major saltwater fish that I haven't caught yet. Oddly I had a goal of landing a sheepsheads before a spec.

It's ok to catch a trout and keep it. It's still legal, let everything settle down and see what TP&W says about the severity of this. Good luck out there.

[Mexico]

Just so everyone knows I don't drink and fish either...

[glen]

Bumpy. Go catch fish and try eating them all and see what you prefer. I like catching reds but rather eat sheephead or small puppy drum. I trout fish when someone wants to go catch some but they dont pull like alot of other fish. If just catching for sport big lady fish are fun. Jacks on light tackle are a challenge and will teach you rod angles and how to pull a fish to his tail

[Mayhem]

Just so everyone knows I don't drink and fish either...

You wait till you get back in the boat.


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[gigem95]

Just so everyone knows I don't drink and fish either...

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[zztex]

just so everyone knows i don't drink and fish either...

😉🤷

[Quackerbox]

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Someone remembers that run to froggies.....[emoji1787]

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[twright]

Not getting into the debate here. But will give a report. Fished upper Laguna Madre this weekend. Fishing was good. Had plenty of action on reds. Plenty of slots. Good action on specs. Most all slots. None over 25, but plenty healthy 20-22s. Lots of dinks. Didn’t keep count but I’d guess two of us landed 10 or so slot reds and 20-25 slot trout.

I was glad to see the action and cautiously optimistic for the fishery after the freeze. Sunday was much slower, but different wind and water clarity. What I did notice that seemed concerning to me was the noticeable lack of bait fish.


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