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otochem · Joined: 31 Jul 2015 Posts: 5 Location: Corpus Christi

Hi everyone,

Just moved to Corpus and excited to get on board! I got out wade fishing a week or so ago on the backside of Mustang Island and caught a few trout and small reds. One question...I happened to come across what I think were redfish tailing and noticed a lot of dimples in the mud. Do the redfish make those and if so what are they searching for? Also, I threw 4-5 different soft plastics (bass assassin paddle tails, DOA shrimp, Airheads, flukes) at them without any luck. Any suggestions for what I should try?

Thanks

Blast-n-Cast · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1142

Welcome. You probably found a school of black drum. When they are up shallow like that with their backs/tails showing they are most likely feeding on crabs and are not interested in much else. Cool pic

CopanoCruisin · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 4:03 pm Post subject:

Old school Common terminology = drum noodling...............cC

HauntedByWaters · Finger Mullet Joined: 22 May 2015 Posts: 44

Nice fish. Great photo.

Razorback · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:37 pm Post subject:

Baffinboy · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 6:38 am Post subject:

As stated above, gulp crab and I have even tore a gulp shrimp in half and they will pick that up more than a whole gulp shrimp.
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ironmanstan · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 7:04 am Post subject:

RiPPin LiPS · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 7:53 am Post subject:

Black drum noodling !!! Throw fresh dead shrimp to em.
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shallowsport · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 11:12 am Post subject:

Fast out of the box! Great first report, and with pics, you're going to fit well with this group. Keep them coming. BTW, nice catch.
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Oil Field Trash II · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 25 Mar 2008 Posts: 1560

if it were me fishing over there... I'd be getting out early. like still dark early, walking around slowing looking for tails and wakes. try some white gulps... mantis shrimp are my favorite. or a spoon rigged with a sliver of gulp as a trailer.

otochem · Joined: 31 Jul 2015 Posts: 5 Location: Corpus Christi

Thanks for the information everyone! Just got back from a west coast trip and am looking forward to a stretch of being around and hopefully catching some fish! Good fishin!