Grand Isle 7/16-7/19

[Roy123]

Originally Posted by MathGeek

I'm not into running and gunning for specks and reds, but you'll probably see us sitting in the pass in the afternoons running with da bulls. I've got two boys in a Alumacraft V16 with dual Nissan outboards and gaudy aluminum rod holders. Wave if you see us. We'll go out and fish the beach from the boat if conditions are favorable.

If you want some tips for catching bulls in the pass, I'll be happy to provide them. You can also PM me if you want to meet up, and I'll show you the best spots we know for bulls.

I'll be on the look out for a twin outboard aluminum rig. Did'nt plan on anchoring up for reds but I might be down to try something. Which passes do you like to anchor in and do you use live or cut bait.?

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by Roy123

I'll be on the look out for a twin outboard aluminum rig. Did'nt plan on anchoring up for reds but I might be down to try something. Which passes do you like to anchor in and do you use live or cut bait.?

We usually do well in Caminada or Belle Pass. There are more options in Caminada pass for a variety of wind and tidal conditions and more room to find a spot if there are a lot of boats. There is a hole at the end of Belle Pass (NW corner between rocks and the bouy) that is dynamite on a falling tide, and the inside can be very good on a rising tide, but the rising tides this week are too early for my liking and the outside gets really iffy with S winds and winds with Southerly components.

There is no better bait for bull redfish than a freshly caught croaker or sand trout 8-13" long and hooked up while still alive. The croaker you can buy at Bridgeside would probably work well if you could keep the catfish off of them long enough for a bull redfish to find them. But cracked crab is our money maker in the redfish world. Search up all the details on a recent thread discussing cracked crab. Cut mullet are a distant third place. Too many catfish, too few redfish. We almost always bring fresh or frozen mullet (fresh is better) and fish it cut into chunks, but we've never caught many redfish on mullet. You can sometimes get into the gafftops pretty thick on cut mullet if that is a happy thing in your world.

If you have the skill with a cast net, then live mullet are a good bait. Last week, we managed a 8" hardhead catfish on a 11" long live mullet. The mullet was hooked in the back with a J hook with a treble stinger through the lips. The hardhead must have tried to swallow the mullet head first because it was hooked on the stinger treble hook. My son could not believe he caught a fish smaller than the one he was using for bait! We've caught redfish on live pinfish too if you can catch some.

Cracked crab really is our "go to" bait because it is always available and it almost always works.