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 Heading to freeport for spring break, with kayak in tow!
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01/06/13 04:08 AM
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ncamfield
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Well the family and i are headed to freeport/surfside for spring break! This will be my first time in the salt on my kayak. I am not doing any BTB just going to try and stay in the bays. Any info about this area would be appreciated. I have only fished offshore with jigs and cigar minnows. What should i buy to take with me as far as tackle? I will be using bass equipment and have no salt tackle.
I am also going to bring a couple catfish rods with me to tray a little surf and jettie fishing.
What should i target around that time of year? (mid march)
Thanks guy
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 Re: Heading to freeport for spring break, with kayak in tow!
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01/06/13 05:10 AM
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Blueshoes2208
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i might try and join you. what days are you going to be down?
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Re: Heading to freeport for spring break, with kayak in tow!
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01/06/13 05:56 AM
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ncamfield
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It will be the 11Th through The 15 th or so
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Re: Heading to freeport for spring break, with kayak in tow!
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01/06/13 06:00 AM
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Palehorse
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That's a pretty good time for fishing the bays around here, but it can get crowded in spots. You can go after specks, reds, black drum, ect.
On the jetty, if the winter was fairly mild, the Spanish mackerel start comming in. That can be real exciting. Sheepshead near the rocks are a good bet too. There will also be specks and reds then too. Right when the beach water temperature starts to get over 70, the fishing turns on.
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Re: Heading to freeport for spring break, with kayak in tow!
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01/06/13 06:02 AM
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Palehorse
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BTW, your bass and catfish tackle will be fine if you rinse and lube everything after each use.
Last edited by Palehorse; 01/06/13 06:04 AM.
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Re: Heading to freeport for spring break, with kayak in tow!
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Thanks! I plan on rinsing everything off after i use them daily. I figure once i get home i will clean and lube them up better. Any suggestions on tackle?
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Re: Heading to freeport for spring break, with kayak in tow!
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01/06/13 12:19 PM
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I would rinse it off as soon as you get done fishing, the sooner the better, i personally wash my stuff in luke warm water as well since warmer water dissolves salt better.
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Re: Heading to freeport for spring break, with kayak in tow!
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01/06/13 03:40 PM
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thanks. Still need some help with tackle?
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Re: Heading to freeport for spring break, with kayak in tow!
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01/06/13 03:55 PM
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if you have any money for tackle you will be way ahead. for $100 you can buy everything you need to catch fish.
buy a cast net for $30(mono), popping corks, hooks, two packs of jigheads, 4-5 packs of shrimp tails and mullets. do your research on colors and you should be fine.
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Re: Heading to freeport for spring break, with kayak in tow!
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01/06/13 05:24 PM
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ncamfield
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Thanks. I have some money for tackle. Here is the list of things i plan on picking up.
Gulp Alive shrimp- New Penny color
Berkley Gulp saltwater 6" Grubs- new penny color
Berkley Havoc grass pig 5"- bubblegum and swampgrass colors
jig heads in 1/8, 1/4, and 3/8
Johnson silver minnow weedless spoons- 1/4, and 1/2 ox in gold and silver
a few spooks ans spook jrs
Popping corks
octopus hooks in 1/0, 2/0, 3/0
pyramid sinkers in 1oz,2oz,and 4oz
misc terminal tackle
cast net
I have 2 bait casting rods i will take one with 12lb mono and the other 13lb along with 2 spinning rods with 12lbmono , also will be taking a couple catfish rods spooled with 20lb mono
Is this good enough? Anything you would leave or pickup?
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Re: Heading to freeport for spring break, with kayak in tow!
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01/06/13 05:34 PM
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Palehorse
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Thanks. I have some money for tackle. Here is the list of things i plan on picking up.
Gulp Alive shrimp- New Penny color
Berkley Gulp saltwater 6" Grubs- new penny color
Berkley Havoc grass pig 5"- bubblegum and swampgrass colors
jig heads in 1/8, 1/4, and 3/8
Johnson silver minnow weedless spoons- 1/4, and 1/2 ox in gold and silver
a few spooks ans spook jrs
Popping corks
octopus hooks in 1/0, 2/0, 3/0
pyramid sinkers in 1oz,2oz,and 4oz
misc terminal tackle
cast net
I have 2 bait casting rods i will take one with 12lb mono and the other 13lb along with 2 spinning rods with 12lbmono , also will be taking a couple catfish rods spooled with 20lb mono
Is this good enough? Anything you would leave or pickup? Sounds like you've researched this pretty good already. If you can't get it done with what you've listed, the fish aren't biting. A lot of the lures you probably already have for bass will work on reds and trout too. Spinnerbaits, stickbaits, rattletraps, ect, all work. Believe it or not, but rubber weedless topwater frogs work great on reds in the shallow flats with a lot of grass.
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Re: Heading to freeport for spring break, with kayak in tow!
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01/06/13 05:56 PM
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Thats awsome! I love to fish frogs and have loads of them in just about every color. i plan on taking a little of my fresh water stuff with me as well. mainly the chrome and chrome/blue rattle traps that i have.
Thanks for all the info guys
if anyone would like to join for some fishing around that time you are more than welcome to. i think i will be hitting christmas bay and drum bay as well as a few other spots in that area.
I am even up to driving a tad bit further for better fishing.
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Re: Heading to freeport for spring break, with kayak in tow!
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01/10/13 02:12 PM
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I am going to PM you my info give me a call.I spent half my life Fishing down there I will try to give you as much info as you want.My son has a new note so I can send you pics of spots Alot more simple than trying to explain.
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Re: Heading to freeport for spring break, with kayak in tow!
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01/25/13 12:27 AM
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Thanks. I have some money for tackle. Here is the list of things i plan on picking up.
Gulp Alive shrimp- New Penny color
Berkley Gulp saltwater 6" Grubs- new penny color
Berkley Havoc grass pig 5"- bubblegum and swampgrass colors
jig heads in 1/8, 1/4, and 3/8
Johnson silver minnow weedless spoons- 1/4, and 1/2 ox in gold and silver
a few spooks ans spook jrs
Popping corks
octopus hooks in 1/0, 2/0, 3/0
pyramid sinkers in 1oz,2oz,and 4oz
misc terminal tackle
cast net
I have 2 bait casting rods i will take one with 12lb mono and the other 13lb along with 2 spinning rods with 12lbmono , also will be taking a couple catfish rods spooled with 20lb mono
Is this good enough? Anything you would leave or pickup? Circle hooks. 1 and 1/0 size. I like Mustad demon perfect circle hooks. Don't overlook fishing the bottom with FishBites. Good luck.
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