My son decided he couldn’t wait till next week, lol. Dylan Andrew Sanchez was born last Friday! My wife and him are doing great!
My son decided he couldn’t wait till next week, lol. Dylan Andrew Sanchez was born last Friday! My wife and him are doing great!
https://youtu.be/pqTfcjMPcOQ?si=-VnLntsG3dpB-sub
Caleb you said weren’t sure of the benefits of a spiral wrapped rod in the recent livestream with Pat. I saw this demonstration years ago in California where spiral wrapped or “Acid Wrapped” rods are very popular on Tuna fishing party boats.
Below is the information on why some spotted seatrout make sounds while others do not. The answer is that male spotted seatrout have a specialized muscle called a sonic muscle that vibrates against the swim bladder, producing drumming or croaking sounds.
This muscle is exclusive to male spotted seatrout and is used to attract females during spawning, as illustrated in the picture. Furthermore, research has shown that their red sonic muscle is prominent only during spawning and becomes inactive during winter. This is also observed in male red drum, spot, star drum, and silver perch, although both sexes of black drum and Atlantic croaker possess sonic muscles.
Picture 1: Male spotted seatrout anatomy
Picture 2: Female spotted seatrout anatomy
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These two boys had more fun to see who could get their bag filled up. Really enjoyed getting to see these boys go nuts. Thank you K Wigglers for a great time for the boys. $10 for a gallon ziplock bag is a steal!!
Fun morning fishing the marsh in Port Lavaca. The winds laid down and I was able to sight cast a few reds. I saw my first and biggest of the day swimming right towards me with shrimp popping in front of it. My first cast was straight ass- nowhere close lol. On the 2nd, I missed the hookset and the lure came flying back at me. I was certain the fish would dart off, but was blessed with a 3rd chance and was able to land her. Marsh was absolutely filled with 1/2” size white shrimp and tiny silver baitfish.
Here is the information for the Sportfish Center Tagging Initiative. This is a great opportunity for recreational anglers to participate in the scientific process. If you are interested in tagging the species listed below, please email me at james.sanchez@tamucc.edu or scan the QR code to request a tagging kit. In your email, please include your first and last name, phone number, email address, and mailing address for our records. Once I receive this information, I’ll mail your tagging kit to you.
Species of interest:
- Southern Flounder (Any size)
- Spotted Seatrout >20 in
- Red Drum >30 in
- Snook (Common and Largescale Fat; any size)
- Atlantic Tarpon
- Cobia
- Tripletail
This is regarding the question about studies on speckled trout spawning. I’ve linked the Sportfish Center’s Spotted Seatrout Species Profile and the paper I was discussing last night:
https://issuu.com/harte_research_institute/docs/cssc_species_profile_flyer-s.trout_v.2
