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gmwtexas · Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 4:50 pm Post subject: Fishing Corpus

I have been reading the fishing report for PI but am unfamiliar with the area. Is there somewhere I can find maps to understand the jargon i.e. PINS 30, 50 etc. Thanks

ofishil · Mud Minnow Joined: 16 Aug 2004 Posts: 17

PINS = Padre Island National Seashore

20= 20 mile marker
30= 30 mile marker
ect...

Vern · Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 9:59 pm Post subject:

Dont feel bad gmw, it took me a while too. Find bob hall pier, then drive south on the sand (dont think it is actually south) and about 7-8 miles down you will come to some post blocking vehicle access. These are called the north sticks. From there you see an access road that takes you to the hard top park rd 22. Hang a left when you hit the pavement and you will see a station. This is the entrance to PINS I thing. After you go through there it is several more miles to hit the beach again. You will pass a pretty large building to your left and the entrance to mallequett park (please forgive my spelling if I spelled it wrong) Keep going past that and it turns into sand again. Here is where the mile markers start, so take notice of your odometer reading. There are mile post every 5 miles. Never been past the 20 mm due to rough sand and limited to 2wd truck. All the way at the end is the mansfield jettys. North of bob hall pier is mustang island and I think the fish pass jettys are there. After that it is very good driving all the way down the beach to the port a jettys and horace caldwell pier, just watch out for tourist and kids playing, this is where most of the swimmers and tourist hang out, and there are condos close to the beach in several areas. I am still learning my self but I hope this helps out, once I figured out all of this info, the rest is fairly easy to comprehend.

gmwtexas · Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 6:08 am Post subject: Thanks

I appreciate the time you took to answer my question and especially all the extra info Vern.

Kyle aka Kcon · Tarpon King Joined: 12 Sep 2004 Posts: 208

You really need a 4wd to explore the 60 miles of PINS. There's a "4wd only" sign at the 4.6mm, but right now you could get to the 17 or so(in 2wd)because the driving is so good, but don't go past there with no experience and only 2wd. You'll just end up cutting an hour off of some nice fisherman's valuable time. Don't get me wrong, we all are happy to help out stuck trucks but when they are where they shouldn't be it's a little ......well, you get it. There are wrecks down there that we refer to, and like above, there are blue mile marker(mm) signs almost every 5 miles. Storms have taken a few, but set your trip log when the pavement ends so you know where you are. Big Shell starts at the 17.5+-, and goes to the 30+-. If you keep going, eventually you willl hit the Mansfield Jetty, where you have to fish or go back north. Come up with some more specific questions and we'll be happy to answer. Good luck..............Kyle

Seabass · Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 9:54 pm Post subject: PINS

As far as my experiences have gone, there ain't always gold at the end of the rainbow. I have caught just as many fish in the 1-20mm as further down south. However, the water down south is usually better from what I've seen. The guts are deeper and there isn't as much seaweed.

Seabass

GoinCoastal · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:24 am Post subject:

PINS Visuals-------

Often there are questions here about PINS. I think it is helpful if one can "SEE" the area. I use Terraserver often to find my bearings when I fish a new spot. I have actually found some very good spots using these satellite photos.

Here are links to some photos of PINS to put everything into perspective....

http://joepoole.com/aerials/pins-corpus.jpg
http://joepoole.com/aerials/sticks-pins.jpg
http://joepoole.com/aerials/all-of-pins.jpg
http://joepoole.com/aerials/mansfieldjetties.jpg

here is the link to the old terraserver which is still free but teh photos are older....

http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/default.aspx

NOTE --- I did NOT drill down to locate Bob Hall Pier. I guessitmated its location on thses photos.....
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texmaps · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:16 am Post subject:

You can see color aerial photos on my site. http://www.texmaps.com/aerials/aerial-photos-texas-coast.html
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gmwtexas · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 7:46 pm Post subject: maps

Coastal & Maps,
Thanks.
I ran across another group of picutres and thought you might like to see them.
http://mfproducts.nos.noaa.gov/images/photos/5wnc0040.gif
http://mfproducts.nos.noaa.gov/images/photos/5wnc0086.gif
http://mfproducts.nos.noaa.gov/images/photos/5wnd0239.gif
http://mfproducts.nos.noaa.gov/images/photos/5wnc0082.gif
http://mfproducts.nos.noaa.gov/images/photos/5wnc0078.gif
I found them at http://www.austinresource.com/texasfishing.htm

Kyle aka Kcon · Tarpon King Joined: 12 Sep 2004 Posts: 208

Killer pics dude! I think I saw a whole school of reds at the boathole!. Thanks for the link...........Kyle
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