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Topic: Headed to S. Padre in a couple weeks - advice needed! |
Big Los
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 12:39 pm Subject: Headed to S. Padre in a couple weeks - advice needed! |
Throw some small Gotcha plugs in the surf in addition to the spoons.
You did not say exactly where you are staying, but the jetties are better than any pier around and is an easy walk. It's also ... |
Topic: Headed to S. Padre in a couple weeks - advice needed! |
Big Los
Replies: 8
Views: 3191
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:37 am Subject: Headed to S. Padre in a couple weeks - advice needed! |
| Hi yall. Been a good long while since I posted here. Probably because its been a good long while since Ive been able to seriously wet a line. In a couple of weeks, my family and some friends are going ... |
Topic: About to be a father...need advice! |
Big Los
Replies: 5
Views: 3343
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Forum: Off Topic Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:55 am Subject: About to be a father...need advice! |
| So my lovely wife is going to be giving birth to our first child, a boy, within the next +- 7 weeks or so. While every day I am excited and grateful to the Lord for blessing us with a baby...I will be ... |
Topic: Live vs. dead? |
Big Los
Replies: 9
Views: 3460
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 2:11 pm Subject: Live vs. dead? |
| Obviously, the difference between live and dead shrimp is so massive as to mean the difference between a stringer full of trout or a bunch of hardheads. But regarding other baits...namely batifish suc ... |
Topic: What's in the surf this time of year? |
Big Los
Replies: 7
Views: 3903
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:32 pm Subject: Re: Surf |
| Noticed the poster was in Houston. Today at the Freeport jetty the sheepshead were coming in with a massive mullet run. Saw a few specs but water is very stained up to San Luis Pass as a result of B ... |
Topic: Darn surf spikes! |
Big Los
Replies: 42
Views: 30929
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:54 pm Subject: Darn surf spikes! |
| after work last night when i read this its like i thought surf fisherman were a little different than most if u have to ask that question and cant figure out a way to set a rod holder u shouldn't ... |
Topic: What's in the surf this time of year? |
Big Los
Replies: 7
Views: 3903
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 4:03 pm Subject: What's in the surf this time of year? |
| Can someone give me the rundown on what I can find in the surf this time of year, and just each season in general (with respect to spawning, "runs", etc)? I guess more to the point...i know ... |
Topic: Darn surf spikes! |
Big Los
Replies: 42
Views: 30929
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:26 pm Subject: Darn surf spikes! |
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Topic: New gameplan...thoughts? |
Big Los
Replies: 6
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:11 pm Subject: New gameplan...thoughts? |
So, after doing some reading on here and trying to totally abandon my habit of doing the same things over and over again, I've decided to re-vamp my strategy for next weekend's fishing trip:
Short ... |
Topic: Darn surf spikes! |
Big Los
Replies: 42
Views: 30929
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:48 pm Subject: Darn surf spikes! |
Thanks fellas.  |
Topic: Darn surf spikes! |
Big Los
Replies: 42
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:54 am Subject: Darn surf spikes! |
| Anybody have tips on how to best set some regular ol' PVC (no metal spikes or re-bar) surf spikes in the sand? I can get mine only so far in the sand, and 80 percent of the time, the darn things fall ... |
Topic: My apologies to Rudy's! |
Big Los
Replies: 9
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:36 am Subject: My apologies to Rudy's! |
Buy BBQ from a restaurant?
Never, good sirs!
If I don't have seven hours to smoke my own ribs, then I don't have time to eat barbecue at all. |
Topic: Poor man's fishing light? |
Big Los
Replies: 6
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:26 am Subject: Poor man's fishing light? |
| Hey guys. Supposing I wanted to rig up one of those floating underwater lights for fishing at a jetty or pier...does anyone have any suggestions on how to do that? Best I can see, most of those lights ... |
Topic: thieves at it again at oso bay. |
Big Los
Replies: 16
Views: 11752
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:59 am Subject: thieves at it again at oso bay. |
Sorry, man. I hate it when people think they don't have to work for things and instead just steal from others.
This reminds me of a time I was wading the surf by myself at Mustang. I was on the fi ... |
Topic: Carolina vs Fish Finder Rig? |
Big Los
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:14 am Subject: Carolina vs Fish Finder Rig? |
| 3/8 is about right....as for putting it on the line above the swivel i used to do that too but after a while it damaged the line and I lost a few fish. So now I use a 2 foot of heavy line for the egg ... |
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