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[stevarama]

Well, I wish I was writing this report due to my success on the pier last night but unfortunately, that's not the case. I went down to the Cos-way pier last night but saw the flags waving towards the pier so decided to go to the Red Dot instead. The pier was packed. I walked down to the far end of the pier over the arch and decided to set up shop there. As soon as I got there and wet my line there was a man next to me that had a good run on his rod. Poor guy didn't set the hook and the fish dropped the bait. About 15 min. later, I see a couple of guys hootin and hollerin across the way and I see them pull up a nice drum. No sooner than they release that one, a guy next to me has a run on his rod. Fights it for a few minutes and hauls that thing in like it's nothing. Must've been using some heavy duty line. Measured it out and it went 38". They said that just before I got there he had landed a 40.5" drum also. Looks like they were all using sea lice. Didn't have the proper weights that night as it was a quick trip for me and the current was dragging my weight around like it wasn't even there. Saw what I needed to get my fix on the big uglies and decided to head home to rest up for a good fishing session on Sunday. I'll keep you guys posted on how I do.

[stxoutdoors]

sounds like a fun night...

[landlocked beachbum]

Man, just using better quality hooks and/or checking/sharpening them would have had that first guy into a good fish, hook set or not.
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Dave


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[fishfeeder01]

What size hooks do you recommend for them Big Ugleez,? I have not been out much, but the last time My kids hooked up with some big ones across from the Ingleside Base and they had a blast. Do they hit on chunked crab as well, or is Sea lice the best ?

[larry meinert]

Found a pocket knife with a hook sharpener on it at REI $5.00. That salt water will eat the point off a hook in a few hours. L

[odocoileus55]

Where can I find some sealice?

[chuck]

thanks for report, it sux when everyone else is catching,

hope you get them next time

[robul]

I was out there last night also. there where a few uglies landed. I almost called game thief on one boat load of folks but they must of heard me talking and released the fish. only got a couple keeper trout they just wouldnt hit anything I put in there face..

[mickeyd]

I have caught huge drum on a number 3 treble but currently use nothing but Owner 03-04 circle hooks for everything from drum to bull reds. Drums are nibblers and I think they somethimes take their time getting their mouths around the bait. I have recently caught some big drum on little pieces of peeled shrimp(half of a regular size shrimp; larger cut into thirds). Can speak to Corpus but in AP area you can usally get sea lice at Fin and Feathers off 361 as well as at Port A Outfitters in Port A.
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Mike

[hornytoadx3]

I feel your pain! Same thing happened to me last year. Some bad expierences at the cos-way. I hooked up real good on some big uglies and nice size reds last Feb. some bad line and unusual suspects there. Maybe this year i'll get it right . My hooks where good my line was bad it kept breaking off(no not to much drag) it was house line from a place I won't mention real cheap stuff. I usually do it myself but I was in a hurry and it was free with the reel purchase.
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[stevarama]

[surf fishers]

We were at Port Mansfield on north padre side and tryed shrimp with no luck. We tryed fishbites and caught three nice drum. ranging 35" to 38" in
about and hour before dark. We used one pink shrimp and one white crab.

[hornytoadx3]

Cool! I never got anything that big on fishbites.
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