Timing is Indeed Everything for TexasFishingForum.com Duo
Sometimes, things work out exactly the way they are supposed to. When it happens, and all the logistical planning pays off, it’s one of the most gratifying feelings a saltwater fisherman can experience.
My friend J.P. Greeson brought his fiancé, Elizabeth Greene, down to Galveston for the weekend. Saturday’s gusty winds, and subsequent murky water conditions, make it tough for them. Last I checked, they had picked up a few bonnethead sharks on Saturday.
Then again, the last time I spoke with J.P. was about 15 minutes ago. He was too busy catching fish to spend much time visiting.
J.P. and Elizabeth hail from the Dallas area. Both are avid and talented photographers, writers and web designers. J.P. is host and owner of www.texasfishingforum.com, a popular angling website that in my book ranks as Texas’s best overall fishing locale for online anglers. (TFF is only one of many websites that Greeson and Greene produce, including www.texashuntingforum.com,, www.txfishing.com and others under the outdoorsites.net umbrella). Greeson also works with a network of writers to produce the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s weekly fishing report. He’s serious about his business.
J.P. Greeson was setting the web on fire long before most website regulars had struck their first match. It shows in the quality of his products. Part of the reason for his consistently impressive productivity and presentations, however, boils down to a passion for catching fish.
Today, the engaged couple are catching BIG fish from the channel side of the North Galveston Jetty, not too far from the boat cut.
If cabin fever is wearing on you, check the Texas Tide Page on this website. J.P. and Elizabeth’s success is literally right on the clock with the movement of today’s tides. It’s a one-tide afternoon, but the water is dropping a foot-and-a-half this evening and will keep on falling through late tonight. My guess is, by the next time we speak again, he and Elizabeth will have boated and released maybe a half-dozen more whopper black drum and bull reds.
It’s great to have someone on the phone tell you that he has to get off the line because a big fish just got on the line. That was the case when we spoke a while ago, and I’m anxious to hear how it goes from here (and, I am really looking forward to seeing the photos he and Elizabeth shot … some of which will be posted here once the pair return to the Dallas area and have time to recuperate a bit).
Again, based on that water movement, and the couple’s collective fishing expertise, I’m pretty confident that as the water level falls the intensity of the action will do nothing but rise.
J.P. and Elizabeth catch more than their share of largemouth bass, striped bass, catfish, crappie and other freshwater species. The more time goes by, however, the more my buddy J.P. is drawn to the Salty stuff. Today’s events epitomize much of the reason why.
When we talked on the cell phones earlier this afternoon, the duo had just landed a pair of drum … one red, and one black, and both big. The redfish, J.P. told me as the breeze whizzed past his cell phone, hit a gob of fresh dead squid. It was, my friend reported, by far the largest redfish he has ever caught, estimated to measure in the 46-inch range. As for the 30-pound-plus black drum, it hit a live Black Salty baitfish.
J.P. and Elizabeth bought their bait from Galveston Island’s premier bait and advice spot, Tucker & Sons Bait on 61st Street. As places come and go, Tucker & Sons has survived, and even flourished. The reason why, as with most any business, comes down to quality products at competitive prices backed by impeccable customer service. In the case of the latter, the Tuckers are in a noteworthy class of their own. As someone who has compiled fishing reports ever since the days of Houston Post newspaper writing in the late 1970s, I can assure you that credibility-wise, you can count on these guys.
If they say the beachfront water is pretty and green, go directly past “Go” and start packing the tackle.
Call Tucker and Sons Bait at 409-741-8810. Either Wayne Tucker, a legendary Galveston Island angler and saltwater sportsman, or his comparably-knowledgeable son, Travis … better known by his friends as “Bowie” … will pick up the phone.
Again, don’t hesitate to ask the Tuckers for advice. They always have plenty of it, and every bit of it is as reliable as the aforementioned tidal movements. Wayne and Bowie Tucker are living proof of the fact that “Credible Bait Camp Fishing Report” is not always an oxymoron.
Since timing is everything, it’s well worth the call to see if your own timing is on target before hitting the road. If it is, take it from my friends J.P. and Elizabeth … catching big fish from the Galveston Jetties is one of the best ways on the planet to spend it.
And there is no better time to do it than now.
Howdy. I am 
