i normally fish the coast from sabine to matagorda. i also take extra rods and reels to give to younger children that don't have them.
how about the one that weighs the most ?
you should be fine. jig heads and plastic swim baits, salt water gulp 4"minnow style or new penny shrimp. you can also fish dead shrimp on the bottom. the only problem you would have, if you hooked into a big ugly. aka large black drum. fun to fight but not to eat. 15-22" great table fare. good luck!
its probably dependant on the salinity of the water. here in texas, all the rivers and creeks that empty into the gulf have trout an other species move upstream throughout the year depending on the salinity of the water.
i live in houston, the way i understand it, unless the weather is really cold you should be able to catch fish there. either method should produce.
so is it a permit, pompano, or jack. if were going to generalize why not just say fish?
just got back two weeks ago. pulled a lure spread till we found fish, then pitched live bait. fished with the pisces fleet. bare boat, 3 days, 23 dorado to 26lbs., 8 yellow fin tuna to 30 lbs.
haven't seen the regs., but natural bait is alive or dead. representing a natural would be artificial.
depends on how deep you're trying to fish. the longer the lip, the deeper they dive. i've caught more on the larger baits. oh, i've also caught a lot of bass, black, white, striped,creek,on each of your school.
they can be used in either salt or fresh water. the hooks are more for fresh water, but those can be changed out. i mostly fish salt water and caught a lot of trout on those lures, just as they are. the type i've caught the most on, is not in your collection. that would be the jointed rapala.
creme was the most popular. not sure of the one in pic.
the colorful perch is a member of the grunt family. here on the tx. coast we call them piggy perch.