The Troutsupport Grass Walker was made for that area.

Skitterwalk, Spook, and rhe juniors.

Corkys, devils, fat boys, maniac mullets.

Gold spoons.

Light jig heads and tails.

May want to get an artificial guide and replicate his arsenal following the trip. And a gift card where she can buy her own. Let her pick em out. Let her develop her confidence colors etc.

 

1 Plano 3600 box filled with this line up, plus a few bags of soft plastics will easily cover all 4 seasons, the entire water column, and 3 inshore species (trout, reds, flounder). Plus, you can add Spanish Macs to that list in the summer surf. A great starter box of the proven essentials.

 

Down south lures in Victoria secret is a must down there I fill like. 1/16th oz jig heads

 

excellent first post, I agree. Down South Lures is all you need. Rest is just hype.

 

My son is at TAMUK now and we sent him a care package full of Gambler 6" Flapp'N Shad and some H20 Thumpin' Mullet with Bass Assassin jigheads, wide gap screw-lock 1/8 oz with a couple 1/4 oz and 1/16 oz for variety depending on conditions.

 

I went there back in 94 lived right on campus on Oso. Didn't get too crazy with the colors but purple n white was always good. Or maybe just what I threw all the time. Not sure if you can get bait anywhere around there anymore. Used to be a bait shop right across the street from the gas station by the pier. Caught and ate alot of reds from Oso. Trout on the cc Bayside. Spoons to cover as much water as possible.

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If I had gone to TAMUCC, I may not have graduated due to my fishing problem....

I hope she starts tearing them up.

 

I finished up at Southwaste lol

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Troutsupport Grasswalker in either Bone Diamond or Coastal Gold were made for those grass beds and no other bait is weedless enough to hang with it other than my second choice...

A gold weedless spoon

After that, a few topwaters starting with the Bone/Chrome/Bone One-Knocker and I'm good down in those waters.

 

Congrats that is where I attended...thus the screen name. My go to to this day is still Spook jr and small skitter walks in Bone, and Pink or blue with Chrome sides. A few tails everyone has their favorite, just some light some dark. Stick with the age old bright day clear water brighter colors, Dark day brown water darker colors.

Also never count out the Gold and Silver spoons as said above especially in the surf. And also a good old popping cork with a Gulp underneath. One of my favorite fishing spots in college was the north side of the JFK Causeway before going over to the island. Lots of people stop and Bank fish there. If she doesnt mind wading, getting out in knee to thigh deep water and you can cast to the channel and work over the grass while wading back to towards the main land. This area provided me and my roomates many great trout meals in college. Also now with Packery Channel open lots of great fishing and lots of good walk in spots all the way to Port A. Or down PINS both surf fishing or on the Bay side.

Sorry for the long post, this bring back lots of good fishing memories from college days.

 

Thanks for all the suggestions! Keep 'em coming...

Yeah, my daughter is crazy excited about this new chapter in her life, but to add the access to fishing (she hunts also!) was a big factor. She's always been a catch-n-release gal, but hopefully she'll save some fish for my wife and me! She has never surf fished and I haven't since I was a kid (S. Padre), but she is excited about trying it and we even picked up an older Jeep Grand Cherokee 4WD for her to make the access easier. I have to get her "tools" for the Jeep also!

Really appreciate all the ideas!

 

I had a 79 cj5 when down there. It was perfect for the area. If you eeed any party spots.. Nevermind good luck

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Get here a gift card to Roy's (I think it's Rod Field road exit off SPID). It's the coolest tackle store you will ever visit. Also (not far) is Breakaway Tackle for the surf casting part of it. Roy and Rocky, and Nick from Breakaway are great people to meet, and will help her out.

 

Bass assassin 4" sea shad paddletails on 1/16 or 1/8 oz jig heads - just throw them out and reel them in. I like chicken on a chain as a favorite.

 

This. Morning Glory always works great for me down there as well.

A bone spook jr is a great sunrise/sunset option.

 

Hit the cc bayfront in front of the school dark thirty before sunrise. Jigs an spoons. There are some guts that run along the front there just like at the beach. Fish between those. Sunrise with live shrimp was almost a guarantee stringer to bring back on campus to fry up. Once sun is up place shuts down. No need to grind it out. Make sure her first class starts about 10

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second for Roy's tackle

 

Our oldest daughter started there fall of 2017 and will be graduating summer of 2020. She also likes to fish and hunt. She has met many friends...some who are young fishing guides...and that has worked out good for her. There is a "secret spot" on campus over behind the ball fields that the baseball players catch solid fish on after practice.

She also hunts down in south Texas...given Duval county is only an hour and fifteen minutes away...and loves to hunt! She has harvested several deer last season which provide her with some good eating. Here is a few deer from this last season on the place she hunts with a friend, and the family ranch we hunt. She wants to get into some wing shooting but the ducks just weren't there last year and I was too busy to do any dove hunting...going to try and make that happen this upcoming season.

 

Mann’s Baby one minus. Great waker lure. Runs shallow and reds love’em.

 

Oso can be difficult to learn but in the winter in between cold fronts it can be dynamite. And yes there's a few guts where mirror lures /51 series catch some real large trout. Tight lines and good fishing to your daughter..

 

I never fished Oso in the winter. My balcony was right on it and in the winter that place always seemed to dump out and stay half full. It's also super windy all the time so don't let that discourage her. It isn't like up up here. If you wait for a calm day you'll never wet a line.

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If you wait for a calm day you'll never wet a line.

I get depressed when it's actually calm... makes you wish it was windy... calm days on the flats and lower coast many times are tough bite days. Give me the wind and I can catch fish all day.. I've caught trout with gust to 35 in certain areas. It's not fun but it proves the point; but give me any day with 12-20 and I'm good. We all benefit learning how to fish during the wind.

 

@bwg Man...you did great raising her! I hope my son is lucky enough to find a sweet girl that loves to hunt and fish with him. She's killing it!

 

Tamucc

I have a place down there and we go often. We've been lures only for many years. This list is always in my wading box.

1. Clown super spook jr.
2. Pink/silver skitter walker
3. Chart/Gold/White Floating Corky Fatboy
4. Chrome Flash Mirrodine
5. Chicken on a chain and bone diamond Chicken Boys
6. Copper Black Back Swimming Jacks (Hogie)
7. Electric Chicken Gamblers
8. Magic Grass and Watermelon Down South Lures
9. Jalapeno Queen Cocahoe Minnow
10. H20 Express Waker

If they wont hit one of these, they're not there or not biting!

Enjoy the time there! It's a special place.

 

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Kmack,

My grandson starts there in the fall. He will be bringing a little tackle with him, she can borrow his if need be. He will have a few spoons, spook jr, and Down south with 1/8 oz jig heads. I hope they both get to fish together. I have a place at Rockport so maybe they can go with me a few times.

brickbat

 

Funny cause I find Down South as the hype actually....

All you need is an 1/8oz flats-lock jig head and some plum/chartreuse Tidal Surge lures.

Both Down South and Saltwater Assassins get torn up super easy IMO. I've had trips where i go through literally one or two Tidal Surges the whole day after constant trout/redfish.. One time in POC buddy hooked a jack with one and after the 1hr 15min fight the Tidal Surge was still there ready for the next fish! Sold me. The other cool part is Tidal Surge is cheaper than Down South and Saltwater Assassins, there's more in one pack, and also made in USA!

I know everyone is gonna raise hell about that comment.. but the fish don't care what the name on the package is

To throw in a topwater, the only topwater you need is a bone color Heddon One Knocker spook. If they don't hit that then they just don't want topwater.

 

Funny cause I find Down South as the hype actually....

Now you went and did it!:cop:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

 

Lots of great input here from the guys.
Really, all you need are 3 styles of baits: topwater, slow sinking twitchbait, and soft plastic paddle tail swimbait or pre-rigged swimbait.
This will essentially cover all levels of the water column and any condition you may run into. If it's windy, good amount of tide- then a swimbait might be the go to.
Calmer,clear days - topwater or slow sinking twitchbait will trigger a lazy fish to eat.
Also, make sure you have a few lighter colors and darker colors. Stick to native baitfish patterns and this should keep ya tight.
Hope this helps!

 

Yes. Lots of good info. on this thread. I had the pleasure of living in Corpus for only 1 year. Back in late '70s. Fellow fishermen were tight lipped about areas they fished and what they threw. So, I went on a scouting trip and found Bird Island Basin. I had a neighbor, and he was a true friend because he gave me a lure and said be sure to try it. He also said to wade around the back of the boat launch area. Back then, it was just a sand hole where you launch. If you wade back north, you are in Nighthawk Bay. Back then, the waters were crystal clear and lots of grass and other plant life. The lure he gave me was a Broken Back made by Rebel. I have always preferred the Rebel over Cotton Cordell. Any way, as I first waded around the point at the boat launch, I made a first cast with that Rebel Broke Back (Colors: gold sides, black back, orange belly.)Folks, there several boats close to me and making lots of racket. First cast, I had a powerful strike from what turned into being probably my PB. This fish took off jumping, thrashing the surface, and peeling line off my reel. I was shocked and wondering what it was. (Trout?, no, too strong and they dont jump like that. Tarpon? No, never heard of tarpon in that area. Snook? Had to be. They jump and have that kind of power) As bad luck would prevail, the fish came un-buttoned so I never got a good look at it.
Next day at work. I told the story to a native of Corpus and very experienced fisherman. He pondered on a while and finally said I probably lost a trophy Trout. I did learn that big trout will sometimes jump big time and fight it out on the surface. He agreed that there could be Tarpon but very few if any. Some Snook in the area but very few. And, at that time, plenty of big trophy trout.
Moral to the story: Try to find some Rebel Broken Backs in that color! Good Luck!

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Still working on putting the collection together, but I wanted to put a little bit of thanks out there for the recent addition to my daughter's tackle gear

Our neighbor (Alan C.) went above and beyond to get her a Bimini Custom Rod made especially for her! Thank you David (@makorod - if you read this) for going above and beyond on this awesome rod!!! My daughter cried when she saw it. And Alan, many many thanks!

So the story: Alan had heard she was excited about going fishing and wanted to gift her a custom rod to start her gear. We only talked about using the school's colors. The rod showed up with her name and the school logo, along with measurement marks built into the length!

I can't express the thanks I have enough, except to display this awesome work of art from Bimini Custom Rods! I'm truly grateful!

 

That's really nice! Our daughter was out offshore over the weekend and caught some small state water snaps prior to having to be into work...she is doing an internship in Aransas Pass.

 

Nice catch!