jjmart55 Loc: Galveston, Tx

What’s up guys, i spent all day today wade fishing Jamaica beach with 2 poles, both set up with double drop rigs with 4oz pyramid on the bottom. I was using cut mullet, live shrimp, and squid and I only caught 3 little hardheads. Can’t complain there because the last 3 fishing trips I’ve been out, to the Texas city dike, I didn’t catch nothing. All I wanna do is catch a big bull red. Can anyone point me in the right direction on where to go(driving a 2wd car right now so San Luis pass is out of the picture) and what bait to use, even though I’ve tried all the bait you can think of? Thanks a lot guys

CamT Loc: La Porte, Texas

The best bull red fishing here is in the fall, we go in September and October

Old Coach Loc: Corpus Christi Tx

They are fun to fight and photograph. My theory is big baits and less weight. Like CamT said, targeting the big reds is often done in late fall and early winter near gulf access, jetties and passes. But even then, it’s like real estate, right place, right time. That action can be fast and furious for a few hours and then nothing. My advice when wading/fishing flats is work areas with nearby access to depth changes like channels, canals, guts and even as obvious as the Intercoastal Waterway. Secondly, look for any type of nearby structure, grass lines, oyster beds, pylons, rocks, duck blinds, crab traps, etc… Upsize your baits, lose the the heavy rigs and use a slip rig. Everything will eat a shrimp and a small piece of bait and those bandits are everywhere, your big reds may never have the time to find your offering. Try slabs of mullet or skipjack as big as an egg or baseball on at least a 5/0 hook. Those are my favorites, but large cut baits of any species will also work. Palm sized bait crabs and sea lice are also used by many. The odor of a big cut bait
will be better and the bait bandits won’t be able destroy it in 10 seconds. Of course you can rig the same way with live swimmers like mullet, pin fish, or mud minnows, but I’m decent with a cast net and don’t like paying for them or worrying about keeping them alive. I like setting with a bait alarm reel or bait runner reel, cast and wait. Let the bait soak,

Greyghost7 Loc: Houston, Tx

Next outing try cut crabs( buy from Fiesta cheaper). Shrimp works well freelining or Texas rigged. Try seawolf area wade there. You can get out SLP still without have use 4x4. I drive behind those apartments and park along the grass to bay, just make sure you not blocking road.
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