Star Tagged Redfish question

[Jeff SATX]

i register every year, but if i caught one outside of the contest dates or something, i'd love to mount it with the tag in it, hang it on the wall!

[pelochas]

Originally Posted by netboy

Here is what I would do....
1. Release the red immediately.
2. Go join the Star tourney.
3. Return to the same area and fish it hard for the next couple of days.

Reds are pretty territorial. A few years ago I was wading a pothole in Nighthawk Bay and lost a nice red due to knot failure. The next day I caught that same red in the same spot. It still had my crankbait stuck to the side of his face.

i can imagine you casting over and over for that fish...

trying the same thing and expecting a different result...insanity hahahhaha

[Mojo281]

Originally Posted by CaptDocHoliday

If I wasn 't entered in the STAR but caught one, I would keep it too. It's kind of like shooting a banded duck. It's still a neat trophy to have caught, even though you didn't win the truck. I have a tag off of a tagged Walleye I once caught saved up. Can't decided what I'm going to do with it, but I'd like to find someway to incorporate it into a custom rod build.

X2!! They don't tag these fish just for the CCA tournament! It's a part of conservation study...

I like the rod idea Doc!!!!

[Weekday warrior]

I heard one was caught in Oso bay in corpus. Not entered in star and it was released.


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[FireEater]

Originally Posted by Weekday warrior

I heard one was caught in Oso bay in corpus. Not entered in star and it was released.


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Maybe you should go read my FIRST POST again, or for the first time. lol!

[Tarponchaser]

If you are registured the chances are 30-30.

If not Murphy will help increase the odds to 40-32.

The tounament is one of the best ways to keep CCA numbers up to help improve our fishing. Too many do not remember when there were almost no redfish especially young guides (you owe your job to CCA)that make a living off of this resource and then bash CCA for some small item that they don't agree with.... I don't always agree with CCA but our fishery is 100 times better because of it's members hard work.

All monies from Texas stay in Texas except for a small amount that goes to National as dues.

TC

[LaddH]

Originally Posted by netboy

Here is what I would do....
1. Release the red immediately.
2. Go join the Star tourney.
3. Return to the same area and fish it hard for the next couple of days.

Reds are pretty territorial. A few years ago I was wading a pothole in Nighthawk Bay and lost a nice red due to knot failure. The next day I caught that same red in the same spot. It still had my crankbait stuck to the side of his face.

X2 -They don't move far. You or someone else has a chance if you let it go. If you eat it and you know what you are doing you ain't right. Sign up so you will never be in that situation.

[BlueHeron]

If I was not signed up I would photo and release it. Why take away the chance that someone can win whether it be material gain or a scholarship for someones kid. You can always report it in without keeping the fish for the study. Best of luck to everyone entered. For $45 there is no reason to be aware of the tourney and not be entered. It only benefits future generations to come.

[TA425]

Bluehero I'm Orlando you and ur post speak to loud I saw ur lil reds on ur pics haha for ur info it was to late to release the TAG RED!!!! Lol u looking for tagged reds u need to talk to me I can help u out on that and I do catch alot of reds haha I'm red king slayer lmao smdh

Originally Posted by FireEater

I have been looking all over the Star website trying to see a map of the Upper, Middle, Lower Coast boundaries. We all know they release 20 Reds in each one and I am in the Middle Coast.

A tagged Red was caught in West Bay already, but the guy was not entered and there is no word if he released it back for others to try and catch or kept it.

So I am trying to calculate the odds, realize that I can only guess, on another tagged Red being in my area where we fish. We will fish from the Galveston Causeway to the Dike area and out to the Jetties all Summer long hunting the Tag.

How big is the Middle Coast? As in where does it start and end at for the Star?

They have to spread 20 fish throughout it, so I am wondering if they only released one in this area around Galveston. If they released one in West Bay, then would the Dike or the Jetties be to close to West Bay for them to release another one?

In years past, they had caught one at the Jetties, one at the Dike and I believe around Seawolf Park.

Just going back to 2006 shows that a few times there have been multiples caught in this area or weighed in at this area. I would assume if you weigh one in at the Galveston Yacht Basin and Stingaree Marina, then you caught it in this area.

2010- GYB
2009- GYB, Stingaree Marina, GYB
2008- GYB, GYB
2007- Stingaree Marina
2006- Stinagree marina

I guess what I am wondering, what are y'alls thoughts on how far apart they spread them out in, say the Middle Coast?

2009 shows three in this area as the GYB and Stingaree Marina are pretty close together. Then 2008 shows two at the GYB weighed in.

I realize that it is all guess work on our part. And that just since the one was caught in West Bay, doesn't mean there are not any more released in this area.

This one pictured here was caught in Oso Bay, by Orlando Noriega and once again the guy was not entered. Plus it is obvious he did not release it for others who are entered to try and catch as he looks to be home and about to fillet it. lol!

Pretty sure if I was not entered and caught one, I would get a pic and release it. I know I wouldn't smile big and have my pic on the Star website showing that I kept it. Guess he doesn't catch many Reds. lol!

Originally Posted by C.Hern5972

then you are SOOL

[BMFO]

What do you get if you are registered and catch one?