I stopped at Bulldog's for bait. He was busy so I had to wait a few minutes. I bought dead shrimp and finger mullet.

I got to the pier at 0630. The swells were about 2' with a few breakers on the 2nd sandbar but most breakers were on the 1st sandbar. The waves diminished as the day wore along. The water was a dirty green with clarity of 2� that improved during the day. Wind was SE to E at 5-10 all day. There was heavy fog early with visibility near 1/16th mile improving slowly until mid afternoon when it burned off. Sargassum was moderate after high tide at 1430.

Jim was already on the pier and had a black drum in his cooler.



I decided to fish the wade gut. Herbert arrived shortly after me and fished a little deeper. We all started catching black drum 15-20� in size. I got my first one of 15.5�.



Herbert got his limit within about an hour. He had a double hookup that gave him an advantage.



Jim hooked a big black drum for his 2nd fish. It froze his 209 reel momentarily and then when the drum gave some slack the reel started winding again but the level wind was out of commission. The 209 got retired for the day.

I got my limit within about 2 hours and Jim finished his shortly after. Then Herbert caught a 28� red. We had to remind him to smile for the pic. lol



Then it was my turn and I got a 25� red.



Jim hooked, but lost several sheepshead. We were all so busy he needed someone to net, but we were all busy with fish on our lines. Then Jim caught an 18� bonnethead shark that he released.

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A while later he caught a 12� stingray and gave it away to someone who wanted to eat it.

After that I caught a 22� red and had visions of a limit in my mind.

From morning until about 1300 the black drum bite was steady. We each gave away 5-10 drum to others who were not catching. We gave one guy 5 drum and then he caught his own. He decided to keep the one he caught and walked down the pier trying to give away one of his smaller drum.

We met a lot of nice people again. We helped some with tips on bait and we gave away some circle hooks. Jim completely rigged for one couple who were used to fishing freshwater. We had already given them 2 drum and within 15 minutes they caught 2 of their own. Jim mumbled �Why don't those rigs work that good for me?�

We started packing up around 20:00 and the drum bite started again. We were too tired to stay. The catch was on fresh dead shrimp, shrimp flavored Fish Bites in chartreuse, pink and fast acting and Fish Bites in fast acting crab.

Herbert kept 5 black drum and his 28� red.



Jim kept 5 black drum (16 lbs 4 ozs) and 8 whiting (4 lbs 14 ozs) and 1 pinfish for cut bait the next trip.



I kept 5 black drum (15 lbs 4 ozs), 2 reds (11 lbs 4 ozs), 5 whiting (3 lbs 15 ozs).



This was Jim's first black drum limit in Texas. It was my first limit in any species. When I was fishing in the 50s, 60s and 70s there were no limits.

Jim beat you to the pier?

I stopped to buy the bait and he snuck on the pier before me.

Herbert, you are getting to know Jim too well. lol

Can you hit the pier on Wed? Wind and seas are looking good then.

Can't make Wednesday, but Friday is good for me.

Y'all know I cheat.

AND I need a few days to get my 209 back into shape, probably going to pull the level wind and make it conventional. Gonna miss that reel.

Are we going back on Sat also?

No, something came up at home that I have to take care of. Just once this weekend, then next weekend I have to work, so no fishing for me.

Sorry I missed Saturday. I've been fishing a lot and can't make my wife a fishing widow or my kids fishing orphans. I plan on Surf Fishing on Friday April 5th and Saturday morning with a friend from Spring. It's possible I could make it to the pier on Saturday but unlikely. After that the next possile date is Saturday, April 27th.
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I'm addicted to this salwater fishing and freshwater fishing up here in Spring has become boring.
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Really upset I missed such a great day catching. If I had known I would have begged my wife and brought the 2-year-old and 4-year-old and put poles in their hands so I could have three-person limits!

We would have filled your coolers with triple black drum limits in 3-4 hours. But we might to lash the 2 years old to the pier so he doesn't get yanked over. lol

I fished the pier yesterday. The bite was hit and miss but recovering from the last norther. It should be good this weekend.

always love reading your posts B2F..may have to join you guys one of these days!

C'mon down, we'll be there tomorrow for a while.

I will be on the pier one day this week. We can meet up.

fished the pier @ 6:30 am on saturday. caught a 27" redfish after getting some great advice from bulldog. but other than that the guy next to me caught a couple small pompano and a decent black drum.

I fished Saturday as well from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Caught 9 keeper whiting, two sand trout, and two of the catfhish you can keep that starts with a P. Where's the report from your Friday outing?