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Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop
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09/27/22 03:42 AM
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Texas Fight
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Thought I would post this. Went down Saturday and yaked out in the surf probably 3-500 yards in rollover pass surf. Catfish after catfish on cut mullet. Finger mullet loaded in first cut. Shad and schooling activity every where. Looked wonderful. Tried a few crab this morning with no luck. Moved back to cut mullet and nothing changed. Rigged up go pro and sent it down on my rig. Based on my catch not real surprised what I captured. Probably 10+ deep. It looks like I chummed first but this is just dropping the bait in the water in less than a minute.
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Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop
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09/27/22 05:27 PM
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Skeeter Temp
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They in there for sure.....
Rip some LIPS!!!
John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, That a man lay down his life for his friends
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Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop
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09/27/22 05:57 PM
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Mo
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I was fishing with a guide out of Delacroix , La several years back. We pulled up on a spot in the bay, first long cast I made with a soft plastic was hit almost as soon as it hit the water. It was a good sized gaftop. Second cast was another, third cast made # 3. Capt Jeff said , catch one more of those and we will have to move. Fourth cast , yep , another gaftop. I was enjoying the fight, but agreed to move on to find trout.
MO
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Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop
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09/27/22 06:54 PM
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Curt0407
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Looks like all I saw were hardheads. Way too many there.
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Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop
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09/30/22 07:06 PM
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CHAMPION FISH
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Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop
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10/01/22 01:35 AM
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Fishspanker
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They will leave a line of snot up your line. Man I hate it when you throw under birds and it’s the old snot fish.
The Sheep who only fears the Wolf is eaten by the Shepherd.
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Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop
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10/06/22 06:22 PM
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gar1970
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Looks like all I saw were hardheads. Way too many there. +1 hardheads I'd rather not catch anything than to catch a hardhead 
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Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop
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10/07/22 05:07 PM
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Mckinneycrappiecatcher
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Yeah those are hard heads and hard heads will eat anything and a complete nuisance. I’ve actually found that gaftop are pretty good to eat.
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Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop
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10/07/22 05:14 PM
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Pat Goff
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When you fish for bottom sucking fish, you'll catch.....bottom sucking fish.
Pat Goff Seadrift TX
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Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop
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10/09/22 03:44 AM
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Bayou Burner
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Use some live mullet-That’ll slow em down
"Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway."
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Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop
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10/09/22 01:57 PM
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lconn4
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I've caught them on topwater too
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Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop
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10/30/22 01:05 AM
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LukeMTx
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Yeah those are hard heads and hard heads will eat anything and a complete nuisance. I’ve actually found that gaftop are pretty good to eat. Sir, please post a recipe. Those hard heads have taken so much bait off my lines.
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