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Topic: Can anyone reccomend boat storage in the Bluff or Southside? |
Johninaustin
Replies: 4
Views: 494
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2026 7:20 am Subject: Can anyone reccomend boat storage in the Bluff or Southside? |
Well, thanks for the recommendations, but none of them will return calls or emails.
So I just went thru the listings and found a space at OutRig with access to a private boat ramp. $90 a month fo ... |
Topic: Can anyone reccomend boat storage in the Bluff or Southside? |
Johninaustin
Replies: 4
Views: 494
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2026 5:29 pm Subject: Can anyone reccomend boat storage in the Bluff or Southside? |
I always bring the boat down for the summer and store on the navy base, but this year they are full and running a wait list. for both open and covered parking.
(BTW, CCNAS now has wet slips avai ... |
Topic: Looking forward to Tuesday |
Johninaustin
Replies: 11
Views: 831
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2026 5:21 pm Subject: Looking forward to Tuesday |
Color coordinated fishing shirt. Nice.  |
Topic: Abusinng the new Bob Hall Pier .... |
Johninaustin
Replies: 8
Views: 1618
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2026 1:34 pm Subject: Abusinng the new Bob Hall Pier .... |
| To be honest, I'm surprised anyone that lives in Corpus is surprised. I fully expected this. Just look at any fishing access anywhere and see the trash, broken bottles, old burns from campfires and ... |
Topic: Shrimp boats |
Johninaustin
Replies: 3
Views: 1102
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2026 7:36 pm Subject: Shrimp boats |
| Back in the 70's, we has Dearborn propane heaters on the boats. The cooking stove and hot water heater was also propane. |
Topic: Who is best for a trailer modification? |
Johninaustin
Replies: 7
Views: 4504
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2025 1:08 am Subject: Who is best for a trailer modification? |
Thanks for the answers guys. Unfortunately of the four fabricators i contacted, none wanted the work.
So i pulled the boat back up to Austin and going to go to the Metal Supply, buy a piece of s ... |
Topic: Who is best for a trailer modification? |
Johninaustin
Replies: 7
Views: 4504
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 1:59 pm Subject: Who is best for a trailer modification? |
Charlie of course...(361) 443-0873
becky
Nice guy, talked to him about it but at the moment he does not have the metal in stock. |
Topic: Who is best for a trailer modification? |
Johninaustin
Replies: 7
Views: 4504
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 12:07 pm Subject: Who is best for a trailer modification? |
I need a longer trailer tongue installed, the new boat has one so short I cannot lower the tailgate and I have to practically put the truck bumper in the water to launch the darn thing.
I figure s ... |
Topic: Gasoline prices |
Johninaustin
Replies: 13
Views: 12226
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2025 8:44 am Subject: Gasoline prices |
Please tell me where I can get gas near 2.04 around Austin. The cheapest gas I know of is at QT, $2.48.
Corpus prices are almost always lower than anything I can find around here.
(Keep in mind ... |
Topic: Friday 10-10 surf report |
Johninaustin
Replies: 0
Views: 11822
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2025 8:57 am Subject: Friday 10-10 surf report |
Surf was pretty confused and rough but the the wife wanted some beach time so we left the boat behind and drove a couple miles south of Bob Hall. LOTS of folks fishing for a weekday.
Tossing Fish ... |
Topic: fishing report, 9/21 |
Johninaustin
Replies: 1
Views: 14329
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2025 9:54 am Subject: fishing report, 9/21 |
Went back to the same location as earlier, south of the power plant and then worked the shoreline down King Ranch way.
Didn't fish from the boat this time, but waded in water between knee and hip ... |
Topic: Not seen in quite some time |
Johninaustin
Replies: 3
Views: 7296
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2025 1:40 pm Subject: Not seen in quite some time |
| The main reason I swore off of tournaments almost three decades ago. |
Topic: Laguna fishing teport 9/18 |
Johninaustin
Replies: 4
Views: 7557
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2025 1:37 pm Subject: Laguna fishing teport 9/18 |
Took the boat out this morning, launched from Marker 37 and started working our way south. Not a nibble. Three different soft plastic and and spoons.
Wind picked up so we ran south a bit and trie ... |
Topic: Advice on a spot I have not fished. Update fishing report |
Johninaustin
Replies: 1
Views: 8608
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2025 7:03 pm Subject: Advice on a spot I have not fished. Update fishing report |
| Haven't waded the Oso South of the University by NAS since I was a teenager. Now that I am down for business without the usual herd of family, I thought I would go down memory lane a bit. I ALWAYS ca ... |
Topic: Padre and offshore fishing report. |
Johninaustin
Replies: 2
Views: 15851
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2025 4:30 pm Subject: Padre and offshore fishing report. |
| Came down Sunday and set up the camper north of the sticks on PINS. Water was beautiful if a bit cool to my scrawny legs. Visibility was great and surf minimal. Zero tar. In short, beach perfection ... |
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