1. MrInfo

    Details: Great White Shark

    HAPPY NEW YEARS!!! Alright Buoys and Gulls, time to do the annual species tally! So let's see it, what species did you do battle with in 2015? And what species ...more are you looking to pick a fight with in 2016? Let's see em all!

    1. Chris Skinner 0
      2015 species list Largemouth bass, Guadalupe bass, Long nose gar, Short nose gar, Spotted gar, White bass, Striper, White Crappie, Black crappie
    2. Chris Skinner 0
      Channel cat, Blue cat, Redfish, Tilapia, Redbreast sunfish, Longear sunfish, Bluegill, Green sunfish, Rainbow trout, Redhorse sucker, Whiting, Hardhead,
    3. Chris Skinner 0
      Gafftop, Golden shiner, Blacktip shark, Spanish mackerel, Jack crevalle, Blue runner, Ladyfish, Rio grande cichlid
    4. Drew72 0
      ...Like round 2
    5. Drew72 0
      I had an outstanding year complete with many great new memories. In 2016 I'd like another chance at one of the few that got away. Had an 8' hammerhead to ...more the boat but never got my hands on him. I'd li
    6. TX_REELGRL Angel Rendon 0
      Well...there was a lot of 1st for me last year. (Drum, Reds, Shark) So, hoping to get into different types of sharks, Spanish mackerel, and Amberjacks. Good luck ...more FC...Happy Fishing 2016! 🎣
    7. Sean Wilms 0
      This year I got many new firsts including hammerhead shark, flathead, bowfin, longnose gar, bonethead shark and many more. This year I want I cobia and a bull red
    8. michael michael 0
      Caught plenty reds and trout. Would like to catch a matterdady
    9. Jacob Breaux 0
      Caught my first bull sharks, both on casted and yakked baits. Realistically, I'd like to get a sandbar, but I also want a tiger and hammer (who doesn't? ...more Lol)
    10. Paul 0
      Catch my first red
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  2. MrInfo

    Details: Other Catfish with a You tell us!

    Hey Skouters! Few people can argue that pound for pound, our whiskered friends put up some of the strongest fights in freshwater! There are numerous species and ...more even more ways to target them! So let's hear you're favorite whiskered spring targets and how you target them! Bait, gear, locations, cover, etc! Post it up Skouters!

    1. Thomas Gyory 0
      Ahh thanks. @SwampMafia
    2. Swamp Mafia 0
      @tmgyory oh, yea, auto correct, fin=fun.
    3. Thomas Gyory 0
      Which part of the tail is the "fun" part? @SwampMafia
    4. Swamp Mafia 0
      I hook my live bait behind the dorsal and above the spine. Trimming the fun part of the tail will help keep them from swimming and tangling up the line. They can ...more be fished on a float or the bottom.
    5. Swamp Mafia 0
      For big catfish I like circle hooks, like the mustad in 11/0 and big live sunfish or bullhead catfish. Dusk till dawn in the shallows and or heavy cover/structure.
    6. Swamp Mafia 0
      Most of the time I find them in shallow water in or around structure.
    7. Swamp Mafia 0
      For eating size channels and blues I like small live sunfish, shad or cut bait on kale or circle hooks around dusk. They can be around creek mouths or in the main ...more river in open water.
    8. crookcody19 0
      Dip bait on a treble hook.
    9. crookcody19 0
      Flatheads on the james river😍 Use green 30 pound power pro connected to a swivel and then a 60 pound test leader and a 5/0 circle hook. Bait I use is 3 inch goldfish. ...more For channels I use secret seven
    10. Chris Skinner 0
      @SwampMafia @TXCATFISHGUIDE @Cat_Daddy
    11. KingofCats 0
      I catch all my big channels and blues around bends, log breaks and drop offs in rivers, I generally catch bigger catfish on cut up bream and smaller ones on chicken ...more liver. 30 pound test or higher
    12. King_Fisher 0
      For shallow water Channels I use a 4/0 or 5/0 wide gap hook under a slip float with any sort of cut bait on. I like that rig because it's adjustable so you can ...more change what depth your fishing at.
    13. michael michael 0
      Catch all of mine on throw line or trout line , #10 mustads with the biggest bait I can put on there carp or gasper. Fill the hook.
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  3. MrInfo

    Details: Largemouth Bass with a Tell us what you think!

    Hey Scouters! So we've hit that odd time of year, some states haven't seen the start of the spawn, some are in full swing, and for some it's almost over! ...more But in the interest of looking ahead, let's hear some of y'all's favorite post spawn tactics for targeting bass after they have abandoned the nests. What do you look for? What do you throw? And how do you fish it? What say you? Let's hear it!

    1. collinroman 0
      Pre spawn is just getting active around here
    2. kisbass 0
      I have been killing them with topwater baits like hula poppers and senkos always work
    3. htgaddis_ 0
      Just starting to move up there in pre spawn here been catching them on little rattle traps in the back of pockets
    4. Fisherman_Rob 0
      still in pre spawn hear....
    5. thefishwhisperer 0
      Squarebills, swimbaits, frogs and spooks in 1-5 feet of water. I don't start fishing deep again until late may.
    6. Shane Coovert AKA MagicYaker 0
      I would still target spawn areas. Look for smaller fish species to be spawning as well and match the hatch on those fish. Bluegill, shad etc. to catch the pesky ...more little green feesh!
    7. MrInfo 0
      @bassinboy01 @ChanceHuiet @Cowboy713 @aggiebasser @TexasFisher07 @MagicYaker @thefishwhisperer let's hear it guys! (Tag anyone else you think should be on the ...more list)
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  4. MrInfo

    Details: Largemouth Bass with a You tell us!

    Hey Team! The winter cold snaps are just about over and those fat bellied bucketmouths you've been dreaming about all winter are staging just off the flats! ...more That's right! It's time to get in the spawn spirit! We all have that one favorite presentation for ticking off Big Bertha just enough to make her demolish our bait. So let's hear em! How do you work the spawn?

    1. Austin Buley 0
      And twitch it until you get a reaction. If you don't get any interest, try switching it up like others have said... Don't leave a 5 pounder on a bed just ...more because it doesn't show interest first cast
    2. Austin Buley 0
      So if you can find that spot, sit a craw or other soft plastic (weighted or weightless hasn't made a huge difference for me, although I prefer weighted because ...more it is easier to control) on that spot
    3. Austin Buley 0
      Walk quietly up and down the bank, make sure you see the fish before they see you... As for the bed, all bass have a certain spot on their bed that really pisses ...more them off when you put a bait on there
    4. Zachary McLeod 0
      Just got a couple 2 pounders this week on a t rigged zoom lizard and a havoc pit boss
    5. ReelGame Saucedo 0
      i love to throw Zoom Magnum Lizard Junebug TX rigged gets them every time i will cast couple of feet past the bed slowly work it till your right on top of them PATIENCE ...more is the key durring the Spawn
    6. whitebass_81 0
      Change to a different color, style or size bait.
    7. whitebass_81 0
      The bed then let some line out and get hidden. It will come back and not see you. Slowly drag the bait over the bed. If it noses up, give it a nice pop. That will ...more trigger a hit. If it does not, then
    8. whitebass_81 0
      If in a boat or kayak DO NOT block off the bass's deep water exits because that will scare it off. When the bass is off it's bed DO NOT cast at it. If it ...more is a skittish fish then pitch it way back in
    9. Jimmy_Lynch 0
      Then it's a matter of time before I'll get it to swallow and from there it's fish on.
    10. Jimmy_Lynch 0
      When they don't show interest that they will pick it up I'll try a swimbait and bump it off the bass's nose and that gets them angry and usually results ...more in a strike or slap.
    11. Jimmy_Lynch 0
      I like to sit a worm or creature bait with floating claws on the bed to see what they do. Sometimes they pick it up right away, others they just stare and swim off ...more them bed and come back.
    12. saylor_cline 0
      I caught 10 on beds a few days ago and two over 5 with a River2Sea Stand'N Yabbie. I like to move it slow and hit them on the nose with it. It works to find ...more the sweet spot on the bed
    13. RyanEllis 0
      Jigs, Jigs, Jigs.
    14. Shane Coovert AKA MagicYaker 0
      X2^^^^ and don't be afraid to go deeper! Then return to the beds!
    15. Chris Skinner 0
      WILL get mad and nail it! I like either very dark or very bright color baits so that I can see them more easily (the bass don't care, they just want it off their ...more nest) creature baits, jigs, and worms
    16. Chris Skinner 0
      The bait sit and twitch for 10-15 seconds between movements. If that doesn't work, when the bass is stairing down your bait try bumping her in the nose with ...more it, it might take a couple tries, but she
    17. Chris Skinner 0
      Find the beds, get close enough to see the fish but not too close as to spook em, cast beyond the bed and drag your bait up to the edge, let it sit. Then slowly ...more inch the bait across the nest letting
    18. MrInfo 0
      @MulletHead planning to be much more active from here on out!
    19. thefishwhisperer 0
      Jigs and shakey heads
    20. Gabe Mitchell 0
      Great to see Mr Info back. @Jimmy_Lynch @RyanEllis @MagicYaker @thefishwhisperer should also have some good advice. My only tip is to find the beds and get to ...more the fish first before they get wise
    21. MrInfo 0
      Yall tag some more folks too!
    22. MrInfo 0
      @bassinboy01 @ChanceHuiet @aggiebasser @YAKnAGGIE @MulletHead @TexasFisher07
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  5. MrInfo

    Details: Other Saltwater with a You tell us!

    Well Scouters, the new year is upon us, and it's time for a review of this past year! We want to hear your favorite catches, fish count, species count, favorite ...more experience/memory, something new you learned/tried in 2014, and what y'all are looking foreword to in 2015. So let's hear y'all! Post it up!

    1. Sean Wilms 0
      cast netting, surf casting, and of course kayak fishing that i plan on using to getting even bigger and better PBs.
    2. Sean Wilms 0
      this year I've caught tons of new species with the help of @crookcody19 and tons of info and assistance from this app. I've also really gained a lot of different ...more skills such as fly fishing,
    3. Swamp Mafia 0
      @MulletHead that was part of the new species, but that trip was great! Multiple fish over 100 lbs, and Goliath grouper hand lining on a rope!
    4. saylor_cline 0
      Best time was catching my PB 8lbs
    5. Gabe Mitchell 0
      Catching a DD bass on accident, buying the Cred Sled and catching my first limit of trout, meeting and fishing with dozens of new Scouters, and continuing to grow ...more this kick A community!!!
    6. Gabe Mitchell 0
      @SwampMafia umm, how about going on a dream trip with Capt Jack?
    7. Fishingsoutheasttexas76 0
      Best times of the year have been watching, helping, teaching, and enjoying the high school kids catch fish at our tournaments. Priceless moments. Looking forward ...more to more of the same in 15.
    8. Swamp Mafia 0
      2014 was a good year, from the summer meet up and surf meet ups to two days at the fishing show meeting other scouters and spreading the Scout. I added a few new ...more species and personal best this year.
    9. Mason Cizek 0
      Money on new gear! 😜 im glad i did it tho! Keep it up Skouters youve got a great thing going.
    10. Mason Cizek 0
      This year has been amazing for me! Started out with downloading this app! Ive really learned so much from yall! New trout PB's its encouraged me to fish more, ...more and probably encouraged me to waste my mo
    11. Mason Cizek 0
      What a great year for me! Started mostly with downloading this app! Ive r
    12. TennesseeTroutboy 0
      I've had my best creek smallmouth this year and learned a lot of new tricks and new spots to fish for the next summer
    13. Chris Skinner 0
      Looking foreword to 2015 and all the fishing adventures to come, as well as getting to meet and fish with new scouters along with all of you who I've already ...more met!
    14. michael michael 0
      WELLLLL........ This year I didn't have any PB'S but I still managed to put down quite a bit of the old cold blue yummy's and some bud light limes!!! ...more 🍺🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻🍺🍺🍺😝😄😄😄😄!
    15. Chris Skinner 0
      Fishing. That Calaveras redfish was certainly a highlight, I majorly lost track of my fish count, but my species count came in at an even 20 even though I didn't ...more hit the salt once :/. I'm definitely
    16. luke s 0
      This year I've caught the most of any fish I've ever caught and I got a lot of PB's. Bass, salmon, trout, walleye, panfish, pike, and this year I got ...more my first ever Musky 42inch
    17. JustinGoodman 0
      Learning tons of new methods, skills and tips that help me. Being able to convert those skills into my everyday fishing. Catching new PB'S and loving every part ...more of this great app. Good luck to 2015!!
    18. Chris Skinner 0
      Got to meet lots of new Scouters, and make several new fishin buddies! A couple new PB's on the fly rod both of which I got on video! Getting to share any teach ...more people new tips and tricks on fly
    19. Jacob Breaux 0
      Meeting tons of new scouters, fishing show, fishing trips, new PB's. 2014 was awesome, hugely because of this app! Ready for 2015 like a mosquito is ready to ...more suck your blood
    20. ReelGame Saucedo 0
      meeting and helping fellow Skouters out giving info and so on awesome lil get togethers we had 2015 is going to be even better @MulletHead for President 2015 Team ...more ReelGame tight lines Skouters
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  6. MrInfo
    - Offshore

    Details: Other Saltwater with a You tell us!

    Hey Scouters! Here's one for ya! So your buddy calls you up and tells you he just got a brand new V-hull and wants to take a christening trip to the rigs. Y'all ...more decide to head out on Labor Day weekend. You both want a haul of fish for the fryer, but you'd also like to have some fun with some hard hitters (you pick your species) what rigs, bait/lures, and setups would you use? Let's hear it!

    1. Capt_Jack 0
      I wish we had rigs down here to fish😩
    2. Chris Skinner 0
      @OffshoreChris take your pick
    3. OffshoreChris 0
      Where are y'all going out of
    4. Steve Halbert 0
      Just wish I had a buddy with a boat!!
    5. drew_hoogendam 0
      Troll large rapalas around the rig, fish weed lines with speck rigs and spoons
    6. michael michael 0
      Drop some big bait for some big grouper or jewfish. Would also try the top for some big cuda.
    7. Swamp Mafia 0
      Troll 100-300 feet from the rigs, rapala magnums, cedar plugs, squid skirt with a spanish sardine or cigar minnow under it. Silver spoon or rat-l-trap on long casting ...more gear for when a big school boils.
    8. Swamp Mafia 0
      Of cut bait near the edge, and wait for Mahi or ling to come out. Have a rod with just a hook and bait ready, toss out another hand full of cut bait and have a hook ...more in one.
    9. Swamp Mafia 0
      Be ready for anything. When you tie up to a rig and drop to the bottom, have a 6-8" bait free lining (hook+bait, no weight)100' behind the boat. Stop at ...more any weed lines you see and toss a hand full
    10. Conley Foeh 0
      Troll with some Ribbonfish around shrimp boats for kings after we limit hit every rig and shrimp boat you see for some ling preferably sight fishing with a fly rod
    11. ReelGame Saucedo 0
      Cobia would love to catch one on my Chronarch 200E7 using 12 mono on a MH rod using bucktail tipped with a lil bit of bait love a challenge on light tackle
    12. MrInfo 0
      @Capt_Jack @OffshoreChris @offshorelegend whatcha got guys
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  7. MrInfo
    - Padre Island National Seashore

    Details: Tarpon with a You tell us

    So summer is here, and the surf is on fire on the gulf coast! Despite the mountains of Sargassum washing up daily, you've been hearing reports of everything ...more from whiting to tiger shark being caught from shore and you just can't wait to get in on the action! A friend of yours tells you a school of tarpon have been hanging around one of the main piers. You know your dying to catch one! But how???

    1. Chris Skinner 0
      @MulletHead haha that is like the best answer ever!
    2. Gabe Mitchell 0
      Hmm, I'd use a live finger mullet under a popping cork and a spinning reel I didn't mind dunking. I catch a 2' lady fish and use camera tricks to morph ...more into a 4' tarpon!!!
    3. Blake Bennett 0
      The 10 or 12 times I have pier and surf fishing I would use a 8000 Shimano spinning reel with my custom surf rod, and braid with a heavy mono leader and a super ...more heavy hair jig that casts far.
    4. Jacob Breaux 0
      Use my trusty avet and matching surf rod, heavy mono leader (100#), live mullet on a circle hook, send up a few prayers!
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  8. MrInfo

    Details: Inshore Slam (trout/flounder/redfish) with a you tell us

    Hey Scouters, it's that time of year again, the bays are heating up and the bite is on! Imagine your fishing buddy calls you up and wants to go wade fish a new ...more section of the bay y'all have never fished before. Its a bright sunny day with a breeze out of the south, and the water is slightly stained. Your after reds and trout mostly, but aren't picky on species. What's your plan of action?

    1. Gunner Newberry 0
      Test comment
    2. michael michael 0
      Live shrimp alameda bobber on a drift until fish located throw in the parachute to slow drift then switch to plastics or spoons
    3. Steve Halbert 0
      I'm still waiting on an invite, I'll figure something out. BTW moved to Jamaica Beach!! Post to follow.
    4. Gunner Newberry 0
      I'd throw the box at them and focus on nervous water. Quiet/stealth is key in skinny water. Gulp or vudu under a shallow popping cork will entice a bite in the ...more marsh channels too.
    5. Gunner Newberry 0
      @ReelGame yup! Start with tops (spooks and strikepro hunchback) on grass lines and at nervous water. Then switch to a double gulp rig. Then weedless sand eels. Queen ...more cocahoes. Weedless spoon.
    6. ReelGame Saucedo 0
      That would be perfect to throw tops with a light breeze to cover water quickly then I would throw some Vudu or Shrimp tails and get em
    7. Mario Diaz 0
      use live or dead shrimp on a carolina rig
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  9. MrInfo

    Details: Other Freshwater with a messages!

    Hey Scouters! Mr.Info here! Y'all know my method of posting up different Scenarios and asking how you would tackle the situation, and though I like coming up ...more with random topics to pick your brains, I thought it might be fun to get some ideas from Y'all! So here's what you do, either comment or message me with a species, and body water type (lake, river, etc) and I'll post a scenario! So get to it!

    1. eastonsutley 0
      Also jerkbaits.
    2. eastonsutley 0
      Fishing for LMB
    3. eastonsutley 0
      Deep rock quarry clear water with lots of plants and rock chunks fishk
    4. liamshay 0
      A big 40 acre pond after the spawn for bass. Where do they go?
    5. Blake Bennett 0
      A mossy grassy clear farm pond during the summer time
    6. Conley Foeh 0
      Let's get some saltwater scenarios as well. Say 20+ MPH winds in severely stained water looking for yellow mouths
    7. Hunter Neill 0
      Black bass in 20 FOW on a hot summer day. Seems like everyone's got a different method.
    8. Calvin Fease 0
      Let's see smallmouth on rockpiles in deep clear natural lakes, or largemouth on wood in muddy reservoirs.
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  10. MrInfo

    Details: Largemouth Bass with a you tell me

    Hey scouters, let's say you're Fishing a community pond roughly 10 acres in area. This pond is known for producing fish in the double digits and consistently ...more producing fish over 3 pounds. As the weather has warmed up, thick mats of grass have started to cover the water from the bank to about 30 feet out. Beyond that it is more clear. The water slopes from 4-8' how do you fish it?

    1. PKfisherman 0
      Exactly! @paul_376
    2. Blake Bennett 0
      Frog and a punch rig also a horny toad
    3. Becket_Holmgren 0
      Top water frog
    4. dragscreamer 0
      Frog it
    5. Mike Ammenwerth 0
      🐸
    6. Paul 0
      Dynamite
    7. saylor_cline 0
      Yeah topwater with braid.
    8. Jacob Breaux 0
      Easy! Throw a frog. Weightless worm too if they don't wanna eat the frog. Braid is a must
    9. Glen Barton 0
      Start punching! 1oz tungsten, reaction innovation sweet beaver, 4/0 Trokar flipping hook, 7'11" heavy action rod, 7:1:1 reel, 65lb braid. Maybe even add ...more a punch skirt if needed.
    10. ReelGame Saucedo 0
      Same here I would throw a frog or like @SwampMafia said a kayak
    11. Swamp Mafia 0
      Kayak, fish it from the inside.
    12. liamshay 0
      What @fishin_man said. Top water frog along the edge of the weed line
    13. jason felter 0
      A topwater frog
    14. jason felter 0
      I would set up a punching rig with a big tungsten weight about 1/2- 3/4oz with a skirt and a heavy wire town hook, or flipping hook with whatever best resembles ...more the forage in the pond, of I would thro
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