Surf Fishing for Redfish in Gulfport/Biloxi, Mississippi

[@papabrown22]

“This is what persistence brings you” - Life Lessons from On the Chase Outdoors

[@michaelevenson3830]

Great time Chase, thanks! Nothing better than relaxing while you work to entertain us :) Looking forward to next time.

[@obungass]

Beautiful red, much love from Ocean Springs, Mississippi

[@Mightiflier]

Visiting Gulfport next week, your video restored my confidence in fishing the beach!.

[@OntheChase]

You’ll catch them next week for sure!

[@Mightiflier]

@@OntheChase appreciate it!

[@stephenhenning6381]

Good video. I grew up in Gulfport and I enjoyed wade fishing along the beach, catching a lot of specks and white trout. The hard heads and croakers were always a problem.

[@craigjacob3704]

A good time to go floundering at night. Oh yeah good time to go crabbing to🤗 mullet are really good eating if you have a cast net. They are called Biloxi bacon because they got that name back during the depression.

[@Mightiflier]

I’ll bring my cast net, thanks.

[@midnightmystery544]

I love that shallow beach. It was a beautiful day there yesterday.

[@XXmrlongbotomleafXX]

Long beach here, caught a nice red and speck yesterday!

[@danielburdette6648]

Great video! We moved to the Mississippi Gulf Coast about 2 years ago and I haven't gotten to do much fishing and don't have much experience saltwater fishing. I would LOVE to catch some redfish and speckled trout. Gonna try my luck soon.

[@OntheChase]

Dan Burdette let me know how you do! This time of year is perfect for fishing. The water is clearer. Use some live bait for trout, or toss a gulp shrimp with a 1/8th ounce jig head. For reds, try cut bait out. You’ll also catch them on live bait.

[@dougstringeroutdoors150]

Cool video!

[@OntheChase]

Doug Stringer Outdoors thanks Doug! The wind messed with me a little bit, but I guess that’s expected down on the coast.

[@dougstringeroutdoors150]

You did pretty dang good from shore.

[@strickenchicken3387]

I'll be moving back to the coast after 17 or so years. Ready to get back and catch some reds and sheephead

[@craigjacob3704]

Some folks look down on hard head cats. I did growing up then I ate some and they are excellent eating and very plentiful. I'm telling you they are good.a pain to clean like any catfish but they are good. Go ahead and try one.

[@OntheChase]

Craig, I’m gonna have to take you up on this challenge. Next time I go to the coast, I’ll keep a few. How do you suggest i cook then? Just fry them up?

[@craigjacob3704]

Yes that's the way I ate them fry'd up. Just use a good knife cut the fillets off the fish flip the fillet and cut the meat off if the skin. We were fishing in ocean springs by the bridge by the harbour not sure if it's even still there. I was throwing catfish carcasses back in the water and a dang pelican bit me mid air snatching the fish out of my hand. They were small fillets but they tasted just as good as any catfish I'd ever eaten and like you up till that point iwas always told they were trash fish . I'm telling you like you said they are a nusiance while fishing but it doesn't take long to fill a cooler up with them. Hey if you decide you don't like them well put them in the garden for soil amendment. I tell you I'm pretty picky when it comes to saltwater fish . These hardheads are pretty dang tasty.

[@BryTunesMusic]

One of the best explanations of where to try to put the cast, thank yo. What beach is that please? Guess a pompano rig would reduce hardheads? Thanks much :)

[@Radioactivhuntr]

Nice video I live close to where you fish never caught a redfish from surf fishing just hard head after hard head 😞

[@OntheChase]

Just gotta keep on trucking! Try larger live baits. Usually live will help keep the trash fish off. If that doesn’t work, try casting a little deeper, or even throwing with some sort of float to keep it up off the bottom. You can never really avoid them. Just have to wade through them. Good luck! Let me know if you catch one. It’s that time of year.

[@Radioactivhuntr]

On the Chase Outdoors I’m about to go fishing can you recommend a time and a place I want to catch a redfish so if you can give me the best time and place that would be awesome

[@OntheChase]

Anywhere and any time! I’m not from the area, I was just visiting. But really any time you can go this time of year is great. And anywhere along the coast. Just try to aim for the guts between the waves.

[@Radioactivhuntr]

On the Chase Outdoors awesome thanks just subbed would you mind checking out my channel

[@jasonyoungblood4829]

I live in diamondhead we should fish sometimes.

[@OntheChase]

Hey Jason, I'm actually located over in Texas. I was in Mississippi for a family reunion. Next time I'm in Mississippi, I'll definitely hit you up though.

[@domsfishinandcountrylivin5893]

I live in Diamondhead too

[@ashtonhogue7646]

Ima sub tho, that red you got was like perfect eating size to

[@OntheChase]

Ashton Hogue yeah, if I wasn’t in a rental house I’d have cleaned that sucker right up and slapped him on the grill. I’ll have to go down to the Texas coast soon and shoot a couple videos. Thanks for the sub! I really appreciate it.

[@ashtonhogue7646]

On the Chase Outdoors yeah man it’s no problem. Hope you enjoyed it down here!

[@Radioactivhuntr]

I’m about to go fishing can you recommend me a time and a place I would like to catch a redfish

[@craigjacob3704]

You can always try Moses pier. We use to take a ice chest and a lawn chair maybe a little radio and sit out all night.

[@ashtonhogue7646]

Hey just wanna let you know that wade fishing would be better preferred Bc it pretty shallow to wave fish.

[@OntheChase]

Ashton Hogue I agree! Unfortunately I wasn’t even supposed to be in the water due to the blue/green algae bloom. I didn’t want to soak too much.

[@ashtonhogue7646]

On the Chase Outdoors yes sir, that makes more sense but I don’t think anything is wrong with it bc I’ve been wade fishing and stuff all summer and nothin happened. But it’s good to have safety risk... the waters by the Silver Slipper casino is a great red and speckle trout spot

[@dawsonfender8932]

Did you cast net the bait fish right of the shore there?

[@OntheChase]

Yep! Usually easier to get them at night or early in the morning.

[@danielburdette6648]

I'll be your cameraman sometime! When you wanba go? I live in Gulfport now.

[@kitphipps1561]

Can you use the hard heads as bait?

[@OntheChase]

They’re good for cobia and sharks! Caught a few bull reds on them. Just cut off the hard fins

[@kitphipps1561]

@@OntheChase i appreciate you. You're a real g.

[@danielburdette6648]

Can you eat hardhead catfish or are they a crap fish?

[@OntheChase]

I would not eat them! There are plenty of other great tasting fish in the gulf. Steer clear of the old hardhead.

[@josephralph3903]

U can. Nothing wrong with em.

[@craigjacob3704]

I use to think they were garbage fish because that is what I was always told then went fishing with a old girlfriend's brother-in-law and that's all he was catching and cleaning. I tasted one after he fried it up and then I ate a whole plate of them. Tasted just fine.

[@danielburdette6648]

@@craigjacob3704 pp0

[@gajebilliot2560]

Man i fish in the bay its hardhead and stingray city. Let me know when you need a camera man or an extra kayak

[@slimmdogg420]

Use a mullet head the size of your fist, no more Hardheads.

[@jacobforrister6513]

what time of year is this

[@OntheChase]

I believe this was late July!

[@tonyc5900]

What time of year was this bro

[@OntheChase]

Tony See late July!

[@keithbunn9118]

What size hook you use?

[@OntheChase]

Keith Bunn usually I’ll use around a 1/0 circle or octopus circle. I’m not a huge fan of J hooks. If I’m going for larger fish only, I’ll size it up to a 7/0 or larger circle

[@keithbunn9118]

@@OntheChase you use a 10' pole? 20 or 30 braided line?

[@OntheChase]

For surf fishing, I keep it small. 7 or 8 foot medium heavy rods work well. If you aren’t casting it far enough, you can go longer. 30 pound braid works well enough. Braid because no stretch. If you’re fishing where there’s a chance to hook into a shark, and you’re interested in that (anything less than 6’), then size up to 50-65 pound braid.

[@keithbunn9118]

@@OntheChase thanks for all the info. Never fished in saltwater before. One last question, you recommend 3000, 4000 or 5000 reel?

[@OntheChase]

No problem! For surf fishing I like a 3500 size. Something that can hold about 200-250 yards of 10 pound diameter line (your 30 pound braid will be about that diameter). I like light tackle, though. I feel silly when I go too large.