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Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop #14489507 09/27/22 03:42 AM
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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 [Re: Texas Fight] #14489915 09/27/22 05:27 PM
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They in there for sure.....


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Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop [Re: Texas Fight] #14489946 09/27/22 05:57 PM
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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.

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Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop [Re: Texas Fight] #14489992 09/27/22 06:54 PM
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Looks like all I saw were hardheads. Way too many there.

Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop [Re: Texas Fight] #14492660 09/30/22 07:06 PM
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I hate those


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Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop [Re: Texas Fight] #14492950 10/01/22 01:35 AM
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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.


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Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop [Re: Curt0407] #14497750 10/06/22 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Curt0407
Looks like all I saw were hardheads. Way too many there.

+1 hardheads I'd rather not catch anything than to catch a hardhead thumb


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Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop [Re: Texas Fight] #14498608 10/07/22 05:07 PM
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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 [Re: Texas Fight] #14499646 10/09/22 03:44 AM
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Use some live mullet-That’ll slow em down


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I've caught them on topwater too


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Re: Ever wonder why you catch so many Gaftop [Re: Mckinneycrappiecatcher] #14520127 10/30/22 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Mckinneycrappiecatcher
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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