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I'm going to be fishing on the pier and surf fishing Memorial day weekend....... I need someone to give me a rundown on what they are biting on, gear I will need, what I can catch, and where are they at on the pier:confused:. I would like to catch reds, speckled trout, flounder, pompano, smaller species.
Thanks, Bassmaster179
Do a quick search, all your questions have been answered.
That said, all you need for those species is 6-7' medium spinning gear with 8-10# mono, Live and fresh dead shrimp.
When you get down here, you can go into any bait shop and pick up a couple of Gotcha-Plugs, 1/2 oz silver spoons, and leader making material. In case you want to go for Spanish Mackerel.Quote:
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and some bubbles & 50# mono for straw rigs....
what do you mean by bubbles. I'm a amateur at pier fishing.
Search bubble rig, but a clear plastic bobber filled with water casts a mono leader of roughly 3' a long way. At the end of the leader is threaded a 3" straw or plastic tube terminated with a treble. Clear bubble creates a surface fuss without drawing strikes while the cheap lure makes occasional cutoffs from sharptoothed Spanish affordable.
If fish are on top the bubble is best but if deep then dredging with the gotcha is best. Best speed is often buzzbait speed or faster.
Thanks so much!! Cant wait to go! I've been only once, we caught about a dozen of fish, Blue runners, pompano and Atlantic spade fish.
What is working best for flounder and trout? almost everyone swears on a white fluke or white tube for flounder. where at on the pier are the flounder and trout?
can I catch Mackerel on this? https://www.walmart.com/ip/Shakespea...Combo/33588644
I've had one but it got smashed. line is weak also. good with 30-35 lbs braid.
Maybe spanish mackerel.Quote:
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That reel is going to have 'issues' very quickly if you mackerel fish with it.
It's not designed to handle the high speed runs and hard pulls of mackerel fishing.
You could put 480# braid on it and it'll still rip the guts out of that reel...
http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...-members-3182/Quote:
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Check post 6.
It is a very stiff rod, My best friend and I where surf fishing in orange beach. Fishing with double hooked pompano rigs with dead pompano that washed up. threw it out just in front of the sand bar. 30 minutes later the rod bent down pretty hard. We forgot to set the drag......:bang . He was hooked in to something big. I was trying to tighten the line because the line was rolling out. then, Finally I managed to set the drag............ Too tight. :bang . The line gave way. Any Idea what it was? It pulled and then every now and then it took off fast. shark?
I tested the line after and it was like elastic. My little brother did catch a 30+ pound turtle out of Shelby lake on the same outfit. for 10 minutes he thought he was hung up! he was 7 at the time.
What rod/reel would be recommended?
I luv my PENN / Ugly-Stik gear.Quote:
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For King Mackerel Ugly-Stik BigWater 7ft rod ($59) with PENN Fierce II 6000 ($79) spooled with Momoi Hi-Catch 16 lb mono.
For Spanish Mackerel Ugly-Stik GS2 6.6ft rod ($39) with PENN Fierce II 4000 ($69) spooled with momoi Hi-Catch 10 lb mono.
Just my 2 cents.
thats not 2 cents, that helps me a lot! thanks!
Are the popping corks with shrimp working?
Has anyone tried Spooks in the morning?
My first order of bait is in!
http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...tid=6075&stc=1
My guess on the mystery fish that got away would be possibly stingray..
Second order of bait in! Very windy day in Gonzales, La, 25+ winds.
Deluxe inshore select kit 142 pc from Offshore angler.
http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...tid=6080&stc=1