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medic6 · Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 6:51 pm Post subject: undo my ignorance please

I have never fished for whiting as my target fish. (can't catch one when I want one for bait!!) But I would like to try a meat haul this Sunday with some of my co-workers. (goal is to feed 20 guys, only 4 of us fishing) The tide chart for Sunday doesn't show much differential between high and low. I know low tide is hard head city when fishing Mustang, high tide = whiting, reds, and trout. How will this tide effect the whiting bite? Or should I pull a GT and head to Matty and target croaker?
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ziacatcher · Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 7:08 pm Post subject:

I find that moving tide is more important than high or low tide. At least that is what I've experienced. Other more knowledgeable surf fishermen might be of more help. Good luck.

medic6 · Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:13 pm Post subject:

Thank you! And I do love reading your reports!
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blackhawk78418 · Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 9:51 pm Post subject:

Never had a problem catching Whittings. Seems like they are there 24/7, jig head with a piece of fish bites.

TexGator · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 22 May 2012 Posts: 429

18" leader with a 1/2 OZ slip weight and a size 1 kahle hook with pink shrimp bites and a small piece of peeled shrimp and you should catch all you want to mess with.

justletmein · Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 4:49 pm Post subject:

The fish bites will help keep the hardheads off the line. The wife and kids catch them on speck rigs and spoons quite often as well.
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tbugosh · Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:53 am Post subject:

I agree with Zia, moving water is key. In the surf, especially from the beach, a falling tide (until about 30 past low) can produce what you are looking for.

medic6 · Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 12:40 pm Post subject:

Thank you all for your input!! See ya out there soon. Work called us all in for Sunday so we couldn't make it. But we will try again.
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Jiggin Joe · Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 5:19 pm Post subject:

Caught this stringer full in about two hours as the sun started to go down on PINS. I assume it should be the same at Mustang. Starting around 630 Id fish fresh dead shrimp on a 4/0 circle hook with a 2 oz drop weight in the second and even the first gut. Most were caught hitting the second sand bar and letting it fall into the first. Best of luck!

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gulftrout · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 1629