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Headed out from College Station after a night of partying at about 4:30 a.m. and was in the water by 7 at the end of the seawall. Got the rod ready for the first cast and...my reel wouldn't engage!!! 
Headed back to the car to grab the backup and headed back down again. First cast, and I'm hooked into something huge and pissed off. Remember, I'm new at this saltwater thing, so I had no idea what it could have been until 25 minutes later I pull out my first Jack Crevalle that had to have been over 20 lbs. Wow...thing looked like a mini-tuna. Definitely happy after that, but didn't get a sniff for the next 30 minutes. Headed to the bayside by Jamaica Beach and proceeded to wade out what seemed like a mile (lowtide and clear water). Found a promising area and started catching sheepshead!!! Weird... Eventually, my buddy wades a few yards away and starts hammering specs like no tomorrow. He happened to find a small hole and we start stringing them up for the next hour!!! Then nothing...some kinda luck. On the wade back to the car, I pick up a keeper flounder, and then...a 22 inch red!!! My first Texas Slam!!! Craziness!!! 
Headed back to the car to grab the backup and headed back down again. First cast, and I'm hooked into something huge and pissed off. Remember, I'm new at this saltwater thing, so I had no idea what it could have been until 25 minutes later I pull out my first Jack Crevalle that had to have been over 20 lbs. Wow...thing looked like a mini-tuna. Definitely happy after that, but didn't get a sniff for the next 30 minutes. Headed to the bayside by Jamaica Beach and proceeded to wade out what seemed like a mile (lowtide and clear water). Found a promising area and started catching sheepshead!!! Weird... Eventually, my buddy wades a few yards away and starts hammering specs like no tomorrow. He happened to find a small hole and we start stringing them up for the next hour!!! Then nothing...some kinda luck. On the wade back to the car, I pick up a keeper flounder, and then...a 22 inch red!!! My first Texas Slam!!! Craziness!!!
I love those Jetty Tuna 
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