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OnTheFly7420
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Location: Too far from the salt
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 Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 10:55 pm Post subject: some help with jacks... |
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me get into some jacks. If anyone knows of a place (that's not too secret) where I might find them and also some effective fly patterns I sure would appreciate any info anyone has. Thanks.
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ROBDOG
Member White Shrimper Boot Club
Joined: 30 Oct 2007
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Location: North Padre Island
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PINS would be my suggestion. Show up just as the sun is coming up and head south looking for them. The water still needs to warm up some. I use a baitfish fly. Something called a Sandifer fly which is similar to a Peanut butter fly. This was from Nov. and they were eating croaker so I just grabbed the closest looking fly I had and it worked. Make sure your tackle is up for it. They are beasts on the fly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny57UznMnW4
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OnTheFly7420
Joined: 09 Mar 2013
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Location: Too far from the salt
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| Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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Hey robdog thanks a bunch for the reply! Awesome video too. Me and my brother are looking to get into some jacks on our trip down this year. I really appreciate the information. Thats crazy how the croaker were beaching themselves. I bought a rig to deal with them hopefully, it's a 10 weight rig with a Hardy Zane reel. We were planning on coming down around the first week of October or so, is this a good time for the PINS jack action? You said the one in the video is from november, so I was wondering if October would work? Again I sure appreciate the help and info.
-Philip
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ziacatcher
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 22 Dec 2008
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Location: The Bluff
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| Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Billy said the jacks should be showing up this week. According to all his logs this is when it generally starts. As for pattern, Robdog has the one. |
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gulftrout
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 20 Aug 2007
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| ROBDOG wrote: | PINS would be my suggestion. Show up just as the sun is coming up and head south looking for them. The water still needs to warm up some. I use a baitfish fly. Something called a Sandifer fly which is similar to a Peanut butter fly. This was from Nov. and they were eating croaker so I just grabbed the closest looking fly I had and it worked. Make sure your tackle is up for it. They are beasts on the fly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny57UznMnW4
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I love watching your videos and cannot wait until you post a couple more! |
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TexGator
Flour Bluffian in training
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| One of the better videos I have seen here. Keep em coming. |
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TexasFlyGuy
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Location: Corpus Christi
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They'll hit almost anything in front of them that moves quickly and has some flash in it. Don't forget the bite tippet! 
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