Thanks for all the help folks. I'm going to give a try if the weather will cooperate for a while. What type sea can I expect to see outside the Jetties tomorrow?

If I were to run a constant speed (20-30 kts) from the TC Dike out of the jetties, down the coast to SL Pass and up the ICW back to the Dike?

SPB - I really appreciate your detailed response. Me being a first timer off of Galveston, and if someone forced you to make a bet that I would catch a few fish, where would you tell me to go and how would you tell me to fish (I know "with a guide" is the easy answer, but on my own, what would you say)?

How fast am I trolling live bait down weedlines or around shrimp boats on a sea-witch type rig for Kings, Ling, etc(2-3 mph)?

Thanks everyone. See you on the water tomorrow.

If you arent familar with slp and west bay you need a chip in your gps or you may have to spend the night out there, it isnt fun I know. low tide it can be hard to navigate.

Live bait gets trolled at or near idle speed pretty much, with in about 50 - 100 yards from a weedline. Still it depends on the weedline, if it is a few giant messes then drifting with it is a much better choice. Scattered about in many smaller pieces then trolling is better.

What kind of fish do you want to catch?

It's going to be a chocolate mess down there with the winds and sea weed. I would prob. fish off High Island, I mean it's always messy and dirty up there so the fish are used to it, green water was in pretty close there last I heard.


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Well, I am game for anything. If the seas are over 3-4, which it looks like there going to be, I don't know if my passengers are going to feel comfortable out in a 22' boat.

I just want to catch a fish trolling, I don't really care what kind at this point. Once I go a few times and know I can catch fish...then I'll start being a little more picky.

Mackerel, Ling, Snapper (not trolling), Marlin (j/k), just about anything will work.

CG - Is there an easy way I can get from the mouth of SL Pass into the ICW? I certainly don't want to spend the night and I will go back through the J's if that's what I need to do. How long of a ride is it from TC Dike out the Jetties and back to the TC Dike via San Luis Pass?

Thanks guys.

It would be almost an hour drive from the Dike to the Pass.

You can reach the ICW from Bastrop Bay but.. wooo that is a big but. Sandbars and shallow flats are a major problem. If it's high tide then I would try it but I don't know the draft of your boat.


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