Thread: Not very good, have 6 year old that wishes i were

Originally Posted by ironman172

Come to gulf shores pier......plenty of help there and if some hook a nice fish they are usually willing to give up the rod to the youth or less experienced, if your around on the end.

That's very nice of you guys! I live in Louisiana and am thinking to come over to GSPF one of these days, maybe at the same time try the walk-on deep sea fishing too (those party boat.. I heard it can be bad with lots people. Any tips there much appreciated!)

Croakercatcher: don't feel bad being a marine biologist who just picked up fishing! Here's a fellow oceanographer that's been to sea for 20+ yrs and only picked up fishing 2 years ago! All those 20 yrs at sea (we are talking about deeeep open ocean, northsea, hawaii, bahamas...), never ever bothered fishing. Now I am really into it. While I am no expert compared to most here, I could offer some advice. For red/black drums, you might want to try small crabs or halves of bigger ones. I've got 30+lb blackdrums on that. My biggest red was caught on live minnow tho, on a live bottom rig (you put a slider sinker on main line, then tie a swivel with a bead before that. then a lead about a foot or two with hook at the end, with/without float). About the impatient little one, I'd suggest you bring a few rods, one just for him/for smaller fish. Then again, I am not familiar with your location and it might be a hassle to have multiples. Here in Louisiana there's no limit how many you can carry/use. On pier like GSP, I've heard only one rod at a time.

Best of luck!