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C.A. Golla
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 Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 12:26 pm Post subject: State Snapper run |
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The boys ran off-shore last weekend and picked up a limit of state Snapper, Spade fish and a few Ling.
Charlie
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Frederick dunphey
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| Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Nice meat haul. Thanks for sharing. |
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Tyler
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Quick Karl
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| Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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| What is a "State Snapper"? |
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Alldayfishingcharters
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Nice catch! We're the spade fish speared or caught on rod and reel?
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topdog15
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| Quick Karl wrote: | | What is a "State Snapper"? |
A snapper caught inside state waters. In Texas you can fish for snapper year round. In federal waters you get just a few days a year.
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Rebecca of Sunnybrookfarm
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| Alldayfishingcharters wrote: | | Nice catch! We're the spade fish speared or caught on rod and reel? |
those boys like to get in the water and shoot them....
now THAT is what I call a BEAT-DOWN on some fish!
becky
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| ziacatcher wrote: | | However I bet if you were fishing naked Ranger Rick would have a problem with that |
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Central Scrutinizer
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| Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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Farthest row on the left, what are those 4 fish? Mangroves, perhaps? Can't really tell from the picture.
Great trip. Spadefish ain't nothing to turn your nose up at!! |
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Quick Karl
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| Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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| topdog15 wrote: | | Quick Karl wrote: | | What is a "State Snapper"? |
A snapper caught inside state waters. In Texas you can fish for snapper year round. In federal waters you get just a few days a year. |
Wait... I can STILL fish for Red Snapper inside Texas waters???
OK, what charter boat service would you recommend to your own mother and/or father for Red Snapper inside Texas waters?
Edit - cancel that request. I've checked out a few charter rates and I am just not in that league right now. 
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TexGator
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| Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Very nice |
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hickroots07
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| Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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How would one go about preparing some spade fish?
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Alldayfishingcharters
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We used to catch them out of Galveston/ Freeport a lot when I was a kid. It's a very delicate white meat. My favorite was egg wash>light cornmeal batter> flash fry about 30 sec per side. Do not overlook they get a rubbery texture.
Still would like to know if you caught them on rod and reel what you used. I've caught some using torn pieces of ice bags and a smal split shot. I've always heard they eat jellyfish... Hence the ice bag. I know you could crush them with a spear. Taking some kids next weekend that would get a kick out of those if I could just figure out a more productive way of catching them.
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ironmanstan
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I guess my next boat will have some vee in the hull ....flat seas are far apart. nice mess of fish .
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hickroots07
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| Alldayfishingcharters wrote: | We used to catch them out of Galveston/ Freeport a lot when I was a kid. It's a very delicate white meat. My favorite was egg wash>light cornmeal batter> flash fry about 30 sec per side. Do not overlook they get a rubbery texture.
Still would like to know if you caught them on rod and reel what you used. I've caught some using torn pieces of ice bags and a smal split shot. I've always heard they eat jellyfish... Hence the ice bag. I know you could crush them with a spear. Taking some kids next weekend that would get a kick out of those if I could just figure out a more productive way of catching them. |
We were using small pieces of ribbon fish when the kings werent biting. And that seemed to work ok. I bet shrimp would work. We have them close enough to the kayak you probably could just net all you wanted at the close rigs.
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landlocked beachbum
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| ironmanstan wrote: | | I guess my next boat will have some vee in the hull ....flat seas are far apart. nice mess of fish . |
Heck man, you just need two boats!  It IS a dilemma for sure in an area like yours and living that close to the LM, but ALSO with fairly quick and easy access to the gulf. If I lived on the coast anywhere that had two such choices and could only swing one boat, it would HAVE to be a panga in the 20' range. Won't handle quite as shallow water as a dedicated flats boat but still very doable, and handles offshore conditions better than "Bay Boats", with a HUGE savings in fuel each trip!!! 
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