Here in Florida this is one of the most popular baits for both inshore and offshore fishing: http://www.flfish.com/baitfish/threadfin_herring.htm
We catch them with a castnet in the bay and under bridges and use them live and frozen as bait. How does that compare with Texas? Are you allowed to use a castnet for catching your bait?

_Hey Kahuna: Hope your recovery is going well!

_Yes we have Alewife/ Shad that resemble freshwater threadfin shad, and you can use a cast net to obtain them. Just be aware that we have Oyster Shoals that will turn a cast net into garbage real quick.

_Shrimp, Crab, Piggy Perch, and Croaker are most often used for live bait (Trout & Redfish) along the Texas coast. Offshore Piggy Perch and Hardtails are used for live offerings.

_When you get your inshore fishing license and Saltwater Red fish tags..beshure to pick up a Texas Fishing and Hunting handbook. There are reguations that can varry from season to season and along the different areas of the Texas coast.

_Best to be aware of the livebait netting regulations for your area Yall.

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Kahuna,
As Bazztex said, we use cast nets for our inshore baits. As a rule we buy our basic offshore bait, but try to use sabiki's for hardtails/whatever for live offshore bait.

Thanks for the info. I am building up a reference file for our move to AP. My knee is healing fine, should be able to go fishing in about 3 weeks.

>>>should be able to go fishing in about 3 weeks.



if you can afford the gas by then!!

Just a couple of more guys on the boat. Nobody ever said bluewater fishing was cheap.

Good thing that no money can buy the satisfaction of a great day on the water. Once you burn a 100 gal. of gas you do not want to calculate fish cost per pound. Being out there and doing it one more time is priceless.

The fish I eat always cost the same, I eat very little fish.
It's the sport and the BLUEWATER!