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We're staying romar lake in orange beach,and we are down here till October 13th. And would like to take my wife fishing from the bank and maybe a charter what do you all recommend. And what tackle do you all recommend I bass fish but will that cut it
Send Pier#er a pm and hire him for the surf, pier, or jetty guide.
Go to the pier with David (aka Pier#er) and have fun. He will tell you what tackle to bring.
Best investment I ever made.
If you can get David to guide you, you will not only learn a lot about salt water fishing, but you will make a new and treasured friend. Give him a call.
Fishing Honeymoon, wow! Congratulations!!! :drunk
That Pier#r dude must be good, I think I may hire him too!
Seriously, if you can book him for a day, you won't regret it!
Here's a link to bio and contact info:
Pier and Surf Fishing Guide in Gulf Shores, Alabama
+1 on #er, you may also be able to go catch you a few of those "Red Snapper" if the weather cooperates.
What everyone else said. Call #r
I can promise you that all you need to do is hook into one king on the pier, and you will never want to look at another bass again.
+1 on getting hooked on pier fishing. The pier is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your'e gonna get. Bass (spinning combos) will work for specs, flounder, pompano, whiting, slot reds, spanish and other smaller fish. An 8ft catfish combo with 20-30lb line will suffice for kings, bull reds and jacks. Go to J&M Tackle in Orange Beach and get a bait ribbon net, 5 gallon bucket with and aerator, and pick up some live shrimp and bull minnows. Get a spool of 30lb sevenstrand uncoated wire, a box of Size 4 4X bronze treble hooks and size 10 swivels to make king leaders. Hire Mr. Thornton for a few hours to show you what to do with the stuff you got from J&M. He's that guy that you stand next to with the identical bait and rigging and he limits out and you get skunked. Spray your reels with Reel Magic and let it dry before you come down. Rinse them at the end of every days fishing or you will ruin them. Congratulations and good luck.
1 tip for kings you need a reel that will hold least 300 yards (mono with braid backing)
Your bass tackle should work fine from the beach with this brisk north wind but that will change in another day or two as it may get a little rough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bassmaster20
But just get some 1/2 to 3/4 ounce spoons and jigs (maybe a 'bubble rig') and you can catch an assortment of jacks especially early and late in the day.
You can throw a 3/8 ounce jighead with a 3" New Penny Gulp shrimp and catch a variety of bottom dwellers like whiting, groundmullet, flounder and redfish.
Or you can catch the same with pieces of fresh shrimp on a 'carolina rig' with a 3/4 ounce egg sinker.
If the gulf gets too rough for you to fish from the beach, the pier offers an excellent venue to get you above and beyond the breakers to those same fish and more.
A liesurely walk up and down the pier with your new bride should entertain and enlighten you about the fishing possibilities there.
It's the best $2 a fisherman can spend while in Gulf Shores ;-)
Happy honeymoon and welcome to the forum!
*Thanks for the plugs guys*
So I went to the pier yesterday and walked and watched everyone catch fish and how.. Went and gave it a try me and my wife had a good time caught a lot of fish mostly on shrimp but caught some on a spoon.. Nothing really big beside three sting rays
That sounds like a great start!
So good to hear the two of you fished together on your honeymoon.
Some GREAT sunsets out there on the pier ;-)
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Originally Posted by Pier#r
Tie a # 10 bream hook on your line and bait it with popcorn, then tie a #2 circle hook on same line with 1 ounce sinker and some frozen cut bait then lay rod tip on balcony, when winged rat (seagull) takes the popcorn let the reel free spool tiil winged rat is over water then set hook real hard. the bream hook will straighten out and you can fish from room without ever leaving it.