Hola Anglers,

Made it out again with the fat and with another group from the Texas based organization Faith in Practice.  I was told by the general surgeon Dr. John Eason, that he was interested in inshore fishing, not so much sail fishing.  Knowing that we hooked up with a fleet of 6 to 7 shrimp boats trolling with their nets down.  The best way to hook Jack Crevalle while trolling is to find the side of the boat that has the most shade.  Also you need to find the boats that are dumping the nets after they have been sorted for shrimp.  These boats are easy to spot because their nets are up and a ton of birds are usually picking away at the wake of the boat.  So In this case I positioned the boat right on top of the shrimp boat just grazing the outriggers and dragging a series of deep diving crank baits, and ballyhoo rigged with J hooks.  It usually takes just 1 to 2 passes before you have your first 15 lb Jack on.  They are a great fight, and even funnier on lite tackle.  Did I mention they taste wonderful?  Try looking up a recipe for Jack cakes, you won't be disappointed.

Capt Starrs