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[Boy]

Really want to take the wife on the wharf cat or scat cat 12hr fishing trip this Oct 12th. Assuming the weather conditions are good...

What should we expect to catch around this time of year?
Does everyone usually catch while on these trips.

We would be going on the 6am til 6pm trip.

Any help or advice would be great.

[Tyler]

Red Snapper season is still open then so expect snapper, beeliners, king mackerel, maybe ling, blackfin tuna and atlantic sharpnose shark
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[Central Scrutinizer]

[rawlbay]

X2 on the above, with the exception of the overnight thing. If I am reading correctly you are looking at a day trip. With respect to "everyone" catching, everyone who tries will likely catch bottom fish, snapper and such, but the folks positioned at the back of the boat will be more likely to catch the other stuff.

[Central Scrutinizer]

[Boy]

Yes it will be the day trip...

So if im understanding correctly, we want to try and fish the back of the boat?
Why is that?

[Central Scrutinizer]

Fishing off the stern greatly increases your chances of a king or a ling. Once tied up or anchored up, the deckhands will normally toss out a "flatline" (ribbonfish if there is sufficient current, or even a bait under a balloon) and it is normally handed off to the nearest customer when it gets taken. The closer you are to the back corners on the stern, the greater your chances of getting one of those. Plus you are closest to where the bait is cut up and distributed, and the bathrooms are right there. All the conveniences of home!

The only downside is that your chances of getting wrapped up in the props are higher if you have a decent fight, and while underway, it tends to be pretty "diesel smell" strong at the stern. But it's better than along the sides, and the bow can make for quite the roller-coaster on a good swell day.

CS

[Boy]

thanks for the advice.
Its my wife's bday on the 12th and she has been dying to go so im pretty sure it will be fun either way.

Should we worry about weather conditions? I dont know if we should reserve this week or wait til next.

[rawlbay]

the boat will anchor up from the bow and the stern will likely be down current. all the folks fishing the sides of the boat will be getting tangled up from time to time and will be limited, as a practical matter, to bottom fishing. The folks on the back of the boat are free to drift baits in the upper water column, pitch baits to ling and whatever else shows up, jig, etc.

[Central Scrutinizer]

[FoldCatOne]

Do yourself and your wife favor - see your Doc and get a scopalamine patch and put it on 6-12 hours BEFORE leaving. I spent 24 1/2 years in the Navy and never got seasick. When I pay to fish offshore I always take seasick pills or use a patch - it just isn't worth it to chance getting sick - especially with your wife's B'Day.

[Matt]

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data/Forecasts/FZUS54.KCRP.html

Keep an eye on that in the couple days leading up to the trip.

You can also enter '42020' in the 'Station ID Search' on the top left to get "real-time" data from the buoy ~60 miles SE of Corpus.

The bigger the distance between waves (average period) in seconds, the better. 10 foot seas at 20 seconds with little or no wind-wave is like taking off or landing in a plane as far as motion sickness goes.

As far as fishing, expect THE red snapper Probably kings and small sharks too, maybe the odd ling or mahi.

Don't be afraid to cancel either; if you've put a depost down on the trip just check here or 2cool for reports on the weather before you make that call. If people aren't going you can always hit up the jetties/piers or probably find a good guide for bay fishing if it comes down to it.

Failing that, go to the beach with a cooler and enjoy your time on the coast.
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