(S5 Ep104) You gotta take the good with the bad / Time to move on
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Sometimes fishing doesn't go the way you expect it to. The Surfside Jetty has been very difficult for me to pattern this season. Usually it's like clockwork, when the water temps reach a certain level the fish will be here. Using live shrimp as bait almost always pays dividends. That certainly hasn't been the case for me. Sometimes we all go through these bad stretches of fishing on the Texas Gulf Coast.
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We are thrilled to watch you go through what most of us go through. Keep fishing Brother.
I've skunked out on my last 2 trips, these winds are making it horrible conditions to wade fish. a bad day of fishing beats a good day of anything else. fish on Mark! 🤙
Took the boat out to the Surfside Jetty the other day. Brutal 3-4 footers. Got around to the east side of the jetty I guess (the surfside side) barely. Got soaked. Used 2oz spoon, 3/4oz spoon and all I got was sandies on the 3/4oz. Windy and rough. WANT JACKS!
The title is so true. Great video. Keep them coming.
Went to the jetties two days in a row last month with no luck. Only bonnetheads and gaftops. Looking to get out there again soon.
W gas @ $4/gal. & the coast 45mi. away, & spring wind every day for months, I haven't even readied my gear this yr. These conditions are not unusual for spring . Typically it settles down in June & I expect to be ready by then. Drought conditions like we have had tend to favor surf fishing, bc. there is no muddy water coming down the rivers & it can be clear & fishable for weeks at a time. My best year surf fishing was 2011, a drought year & yes the water was very fishable mostly. Good luck/tight lines to all & we will see you down there soon.
Poor tidal movements but it's heating up along with lower winds end of this week. 🙌
Great video and footage.
Hey mark try seawolf park I’ve caught good specks this week. Really windy but still manages to pull some good ones.
'You gotta take the good with the bad'... rings so true because I'm married... 🤫🤐
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Its nice knowing I’m not the only one struggling 😖 it’s been real tough with these winds and being at the jetty with big swells scares me😂
That was a tough day to be there.
Watch the 2 most recent videos on my channel and see where the fishing hole is at the jetty. We fish in that section all the time and where you see the 1st white trash pipe. The very end was popping only once or twice when we were there because I walked down once and fished and always ask folks who come from the end. I know most folks want to catch a jack at very end and I tried once this year but they weren't there at time. Keep it going! 🐟 🎣
Brother the wind has been terrible this spring. I like to jettie fish but when they won’t bite it sure takes the fun out of it. I enjoy your kayak fishing in the marsh more anyway. Good luck
I'm using 40# leader as well but my little Joe slip cork keeps getting stuck at the uni to uni knot. Thinking about using smaller leader or learning to tie something different.
For me the key is using 14+ feet of leader line.
Has anyone checked the farmers almanac for this year??🤔🧐🤷
We doing well in the surf , switch it up
which is one of the reasons why I really enjoy your work and your channel because you post the actual realities of real life in what you do as your chosen vocation. And you’ve been a good influence on me in an indirect way, from the perspective of getting back into fishing. I mean, yah, true, I also enjoy viewing some of the “other” fishing youtube channels who only post their “good” trips and produce it all glossy and with an overwrought, ultra-light-hearted (too much imo lol) tone. But, fortunately, I had fished enough in my childhood to be able to recognize, pretty quickly, those channels, while entertaining, are not actually totally true to reality in their presentations. They’re more for just entertainment purposes. Anyways too long a comment their, but also again, yes! Thank you for posting the real, real reality of your daily vocation even if you don’t post each and every skunker! And of course also thanks for all the excellent instructionals and tips combined and complimented and cross-hatched with entertaining content and sly, dry quips now and then.
I was having a bad day two weeks ago until i decided to move to texas city . Surfside is good rarely but texas city you can hit diffrerent spots .
U try any fishing w a small spoon ? Or big swim bait ?
Taking the good with the bad...agreed! Still enjoyed the video. Where is your go to bait shop in the Freeport/Surfside area if my ask?
I usually go with whoever has what I need. But now with Saltgrass charging $12 for a pint of shrimp, I go to them last.
@@MDLRFishing Good to know. I'll be jetty fishing there in three weeks.
thanks Mark for the video. I love the content you create. Even on the "bad days". I know this was a Jetty fishing video but I had a question about your old town autopilot setup. Do you run your depth finder off of the same battery as your minn kota? I just purchased one and was wondering if I need to buy a separate battery for the finder.
I have a separate battery for it. 17.5 FPV power
I’ve had a tough streak of fishing too man… thanks for showing us that sometimes it just be like that. Tight lines sir!
Welp, looks like my vaca continues...
😂 you mean retirement 🤙
What it DO?!😎 Bro you gotta just get out there.💯 Try some wade fishing back in the Bay. B-Mc been Slangin that Stick hittin up Specks. Just gotta tough it out🤙🏾 check him out,….ua-cam.com/users/BrscMC. Keep tha Faith Bro💯💯👍🏾
Bruh 😂😭😂😭😂😭
If it's a " bad day " cause you don't catch something then you need a new gig , IMHO . Just going to the water is a gift in its' self in my way of thinking . If I catch something , well that's just a bonus ! Some days are fishing and some days are catching , it all goes together in the long run. Great video Brother ! Just keep doing what you do ! Thumbs up from me !
I think its good to show new anglers yoir not just going to go out there and whack em everytime. its called fishing not catching. and hopefully that helps new guys from getting discouraged knowing everyone has rough streaks
A bad day is better than a good day at work 😄
Yeah Man we are experiencing the same thing over here on the southeast coast. I’ve been limited to fishing three and four hour windows due to the winds.
I'd love to see you come give the Port A jetties a shot or even Packery jetties or both!
Man is this wind ever going to lay down?! I took my boat out a couple days ago and fished East bay shoreline between pepper grove and stingaree coves. Had a couple of bites but nothing to write home about. Hooked into a big something in Big Pasture bayou but sadly my line broke. Damn zebra mussels from Lake Travis had my line all frayed up. Oh well tight lines!
Do you know how to check water clear or not by online , please help
Sorry I don’t
went all around mosses lake today and didnt get lucky with any keepers. few hard heads and sting rays
All part of it Brother, great video!
Thanks bro 🤙
Ruff one
Yesterday the 10th, were you coming back from the slop bowl along the intercoastal around noon. You were in the autopilot and someone else was in a white outback, maybe?
Hey man, I get out there like once every two months on average so I'm living vicariously through your videos. Happy to share even the bad ones with ya. Now, if I could get a good one when I actually get to go. Lol
yah me too, pretty much! finally lucked into a good session yesterday even with the high wind after several “skunks”. Thank goodness for people like MDLR and angler youtube!
Been watching ur videos all morning hope in for a new video perfect timing
Good things come to those who wait 🎣
You ever fish the main jetty at surfside? It's always packed compared to the other I see.
I know it’s tough but at least you’re trying and I appreciate it. Thank you.
Dang I thought you were finally getting a new truck. It's called Fishing not Catching :)
Do you get sad when you go fishing? Thats some downer music you got there.🙁
You got it bro the good days make all the bad days worth it. Was out there with ya was definitely a tough day .you did better than me tho I couldn't even get the bait stealers to bite.
Mark,
You need to do another video using croaker for bait
With this SE wind, do you think the Quintana jetty would be a waste of time?
The wind blows and so does jetty fishing right now. Was that a turtle or the Loch Ness monster?
Next time buddy