hi guys. i am pretty new here.
i am sick tired of red and drum. want something different.
so how far away from shore i will catch something different. please help a noob~~!!
thanks guys~

Is the end of the jetties close enough? Frequently king mackerel, spanish mackerel, tarpon, various snappers, sharks, trout, reds, even the odd sailfish here and there.

Typically offshore fishing begins in earnest once you get to 100+ ft. of water. Depending which you port you run out of determines how quickly the water gets to that depth. The farther south you go the closer the 100 ft. mark is. Rip currents and weedlines can be found (although not this year) inside 20 miles and will hold mahi and ling. Rigs and structure will hold snapper near shore (inside 20 miles) and grouper and amberjack in deeper water (200+ ft. range).

thanks man.
My cousin just got a 3 years old bay boat. 21fts 200hp. so we both kind the new to saltwater try to figure out what kind the fish are out there. but with this boat. we not go out 10 miles from shore under great weather. your infomation really help!!!!. ~~ now we need to see what other equipment we need beside the marine radio.
thanks again.

Get an Epirb. Make sure the batteries are new. If you capsize the epirb automatically starts broadcasting its position over the satellite. That way Coasties can find you or at least find the epirb.

yea. that's very nice to know. could be a life saver~~
thanks!!!!

You dont even have to go that far. Check this out.

South Padre Island Tarpon

thanks alot!!!!!!!!!!!

where you around the Bob Hall area..

got another quick question.
we live in houston area. so we decide just go do some bay offshore fishing for Speckle Trout and floounder for our first time.
so my quesiton is.
this's our first time boating in saltwater. any suggestion for a friendly/noob dock? kemah or clear lake or galveston? or....freeport? thanks again for helping guys~~

Yeah...make sure you wash the boat and trailer down at the car wash as soon as you leave. Then put the muffs on the outboard and run it, flushing it with fresh water long enough for the thermostats to open. I run mine for 20 min or more at idle. Take a shower with your rods and reels too.

Double check the boat's bilge pump. Make CERTAIN it works and works well.

gotcha!!