i just recently moved to the corpus christi area (oso bay) and i am hoping to fish with someone who knows the area pretty well. im more than willing to pay for gas, and bait if that's the route to go. im ok with all artificials too, i just need to wet a line!!!
pm me if you're willing to show a florida boy the texas ropes!

Look here...
http://www.billysandifer.com/
http://www.corpusfishing.com/
http://www.breakawayusa.com/

Great bunch of people....

thanks for the info!

well, i'm off work early, and i think im going to head to packery and try it out. im not really sure what i'll be doing, but being on the water will be some much needed relaxation time!
i also read that the conditions are looking good for kings off the port A jetties. i might try that in the morning. if anyone wants to come along and guide me in this new area, send a pm!

Never been there myself, but if you go to the Packery Channel please post on how you do. Might try to go there and/or PINS Tuesday or Wednesday.

Just read report of lots of large Whiting being caught in PINS surf Tuesday, just a few miles south of Bob Hall Pier. Caught on peeled dead shrimp (on bottom of course).Casting over 1st sand bar, into the mid to far end of second gut.Casting over 2nd sand bar, into 3rd gut produced mostly hardheads.Can catch specks there too, top-water baits, or I like Johnson sprite spoons, gold,copper and silver...

Suggestions for Packery Channel for specks...Would be adjustable type cork, treble hook on bottom with split shot 12"-18" above it...Then adjust hook 2'-6' from adj. cork.. Or single hook 24"-36" pre-rigged weighted popping cork...Using live shrimp and/or piggy perch...Never hurts to get a pound of dead-shrimp also, for panfish on bottom...But not sure how bad getting hung-up on bottom at PC is (YET)...lol
For free-lining, get some medium to big size split-shots plus treble hooks(treble hook on bottom with split shot 12"-18" above it)...

If don't have cast-net to catch piggy-perch...Buy a dozen or 2...
Offering a few of those and/or live-shrimp to someone out of live-bait that might be willing to let you fish next to them and they were catching fish there right before they ran out...Priceless...

(For live-shrimp, would suggest seperate 5 gal. bucket with aerator/cheaper D-cell-battery type will work)...

Anyhow, hope this helps and doesn't confuse you more...lol
.......!!Good luck!!......

http://texascoastgeology.com/passes/Packery-11-27-05.JPG

thanks for the help! i just left breakaway tackle. nick was on his way out the door to head to PINS for some trout. i am awaiting my brother's phone call to see if we're going to the hooks baseball game tonight. if he says no, then i'm out the door with a topwater, and some jerk baits to try the trout in the first gut.
if you're going to be out on PINS this week, and don't mind me stopping by and picking your brain a bit, i would love it!

Well, was packed up and ready to head to GISP this afternoon for some night-fishing on there pier...And was going to try surf-fishing tommorrow at PINS or (north of the Packery Channel), with the excellent (recent) reports of free-lining piggys there.
But just heard there suppossed to be closing parts of PINS this evening until Friday, due to Dolly...And maybe, thru the weekend(depending on beach conditions after it passes)...So I'll think I'll save my $80 for gas to get there and back...For all the Cortezone, I'll be needing to get rid of this saltwater-fishing !!ITCH!!...