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 Need tips for jetty fishing.. helpp
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04/04/13 05:04 PM
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Shocky
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any tips for a young angler wanting to fish in the boca chica/ south padre island jetties? like rod&reel setups fishing rigs cast towards beach or ship channel?? i love fishing but i never seem to catch anything  any advice would be helpful
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Re: Need tips for jetty fishing.. helpp
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#8789414
04/04/13 05:29 PM
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DrCrappie
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We were doing ok with medium tackle, like #1 hook with live shrimp...no weight, just letting them swim around near the rocks at the Port A south jetty, we caught some sheepsheads and speckled trout...someone on here limited out on the spanish macks with a top water silver lure...I was using 10# test, light fishing rod...
Fly tier (yeah, I can fly fish...but the fish don't like frothy water!)
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Re: Need tips for jetty fishing.. helpp
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04/04/13 05:38 PM
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Shocky
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yeah i also had light tackle but was throwing some pre made bottom rigs caught 3 whiting... i see alot of people with huge rods and was thinking about buying one of those
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Re: Need tips for jetty fishing.. helpp
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04/04/13 07:03 PM
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ck8848
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Got to have a good sixe reel and rod so u can cast it out psst the rocks.on the bottom. Use crab or big mullets cut up.n u will catch big fish.try very end or channel side.good luck
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Re: Need tips for jetty fishing.. helpp
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04/04/13 07:05 PM
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Shocky
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thanks for the advice man
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Re: Need tips for jetty fishing.. helpp
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04/04/13 08:26 PM
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Erichugh22
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What are you wanting to catch? The kingfish should be coming in with the clear water in the next few weeks. If you want to go after them get a few 1oz blue chrome rat-l-traps. Make sure not to get the off brand or different color cause you won't even get a bite. I also use the big red and white super spooks or Chugn spook. Put about a 12" steel leader and you'll have a blast when they come in. I used a 5500 spinning reel on a 7.6 rod with 30lb braid.  This was my biggest last year, just shy of 60". I caught that one one a red and white super spook and 14lb mono. It was a awesome fight. Just wait till you see one of those kings hit a topwater and fly out of the water 15 feet up.
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Re: Need tips for jetty fishing.. helpp
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04/04/13 08:26 PM
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Erichugh22
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I was fishing off the south padre jetty
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Re: Need tips for jetty fishing.. helpp
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#8790048
04/04/13 08:33 PM
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Erichugh22
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Here's another one I caught with the topwater in its mouth so you can see what I'm talking about if you didn't know. 
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Re: Need tips for jetty fishing.. helpp
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04/04/13 08:34 PM
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Shocky
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i'd like to target redfish and seatrout any advice on some rigs for those gamefish?
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Re: Need tips for jetty fishing.. helpp
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04/04/13 08:34 PM
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Shocky
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holy [censored] great catch man!!!
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Re: Need tips for jetty fishing.. helpp
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04/05/13 01:27 AM
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ck8848
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Use a crab for reds.they can't resist.bigger the better.thrown as far out as possible. To get off rocks.for trout use small half dollar sized pin perch or something like that.
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Re: Need tips for jetty fishing.. helpp
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04/05/13 01:59 AM
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ck8848
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 Here's one i caught on topwater when they where killing some shad right by the rocks.its on my boat but still pretty much the sane spot as if I was gonna walk down the jetty.
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Re: Need tips for jetty fishing.. helpp
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04/05/13 02:00 AM
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ck8848
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Re: Need tips for jetty fishing.. helpp
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04/05/13 05:03 AM
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FISHINGFOOL40
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What are you wanting to catch? The kingfish should be coming in with the clear water in the next few weeks. If you want to go after them get a few 1oz blue chrome rat-l-traps. Make sure not to get the off brand or different color cause you won't even get a bite. I also use the big red and white super spooks or Chugn spook. Put about a 12" steel leader and you'll have a blast when they come in. I used a 5500 spinning reel on a 7.6 rod with 30lb braid. This was my biggest last year, just shy of 60". I caught that one one a red and white super spook and 14lb mono. It was a awesome fight. Just wait till you see one of those kings hit a topwater and fly out of the water 15 feet up. Awesome King, 14# mono  !!WOW!!... My PB 43" I caught last year, almost gave my a Heart Attack trying to land with #20 mono...Especailly when I hooked-em on the end of the Surf side and it started to run towards the Channel side...  And +1 on the 1oz blue chrome(!!Geniune!!) rat-l-traps....  
---" Born To Fish " === " Forced To Work "---
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Re: Need tips for jetty fishing.. helpp
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#8796184
04/06/13 05:51 PM
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Mckay7
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I've never tried rattle traps on the jetty how do they work? Are there any other artifcile baits that work well?
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