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Deep Sea Fishing South Padre Island
Deep Sea Fishing
South Padre Island style is a great experience. If you have never gone deep sea fishing before, you will be
experiencing fishing at a whole new level.
Deep sea fishing
requires larger tackle than regular still water fishing. The rods tend to be of a much stronger quality and come
in either fiberglass or graphite. The reason for this is the rods must stand up to the waves and the battle with
the larger fish to real them in. In South Padre, you really will have two types of fishing methods (1) trolling
for fish and (2) bottom fishing. Trolling is where you have the fishing lure just below the water and drive
along at a slow speed. The idea is for the fish to be enticed by the lure and jump on it. Bottom fishing is
where the boat is stationary and you drop the lure all the way to the bottom of the Gulf or just above it.
Naturally, this will require a very long line so expect to see larger reels than standard still water fishing.
There are also
essentially two kinds of deep sea fishing in South Padre Island (a) regular deep sea fishing and (b) canyon deep
sea fishing. The main difference is canyon fishing is much farther from the shore as it is usually at least 40
to 50 miles from the coast. This farther distance allows fisherman to go after even larger
fish.
Other Deep Sea Fishing
Tips
1. Be wary
of the sun. Use a good sunscreen and wear a long sleeve shirt and a hat. Recognize that the ocean acts as a
reflector for the sun and you can get a serious burn if you are not careful.
2. Drink plenty
of liquids. Since deep sea fishing is more challenging than still water fishing, it will tire you out faster
so sure keep yourself hydrated. Be sure to bring liquids with you and avoid glass bottles as a number of
charters will not allow them.
3. Enjoy the
experience. Do not get caught up in trying to catch a certain amount of fish. Strong winds and bad weather
can dampen the number of fish you could catch on any given trip. For this reason, instead enjoy the trip itself
and just take everything in. You will enjoy it better: after all, it is a vacation.
4. Bring along
the family. Women and kids enjoy these trips because of the excitement and the exotic
fish.
Deep Sea Fishing
South Padre Island style will give you a chance to go after the big game. Be sure to set aside some time to try
it out for you and your family.
Popular South Padre Island Deep
Sea Fishing Charters
Created on June 26,
2008
Name: Osprey Fishing Trips
Phone:
956-761-6655 or
1-(888)-867-7739
Website:
www.ospreyfishingtrips.com
Email:
info@OspreyFishingTrips.com
Name: Jim’s Pier
Phone:
(956)
761-2865
Website:
www.jimspier.com
Email:
Name: Blue Horizon Offshore Charters
Phone:
(956)
571-3138
Website:
www.elcapitansteve.com
Email:
elcapitansteve@yahoo.com
Name: Blue Marlin Charters
Phone:
(956)
844-6966
Website:
www.bluemarlincharters.net
Email:
eric@bluemarlincharters.net
Name: Gladiator II Offshore Adventures
Phone:
(956) 572-4204 or (956) 572-6667
Website:
www.gladiatoriiadventures.com
Email:
patricia@gladiatorIIadventures.com
Name:
Port Isabel / South Padre Island Guides
Association
Phone:
N/A
Website:
www.fishspi.com (shows list of individual fishing
guides)
Email:
N/A
*To get an idea of
what fish you will be going after, check out Fish of South Padre.
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