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Texas Fishing Piers Yield Rewards

Texas fishing piers provide a safe, comfortable connection to the sea and the big-league sportfish that inhabit it. On the right time and tide, Texas pier fishermen post some exceptional catches. Wind and weather play nasty tricks on bay fishermen through spring and summer, but conditions beneath beachfront piers this time of year always are favorable for one species or another. When the surf is roiled and sandy, sharks and bull reds to 50 pounds or more patrol the guts and bars off the ends of piers. As wind settles and water begins to clear, 20-pound jack crevalle prowl the color change looking for easy meals. Reds stick around to get what...
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Red Drum Fish Species Information

Scientific Fish Name: Sciaenops ocellatus
Other Fish Species Names: Channel Bass, Redfish, Spottail Bass, Reds
Regions Fished:
World Record: 94 pounds
Common Tackle:
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They will readily accept any bait but prefer Menhaden, Shrimp, Mud Minnows and crabs. Red Drum are relatives of the Black Drum and both make a croaking sound when in trouble.


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