Bite Me - A Texas Saltwater Fishing Podcast

What those brutal high tides did to the fishery and when things get back to normal.

* Learning shallows and cuts when you're not with a guide
* What if you see all kinds of different bait?
* Boat Ramp Confessional: That's not where a trolling motor is supposed to go
* A catch-and-release dilemma
* WWSD? WWDD?

Capt. Dean: "The craziest (bleep) I've ever seen on the water"

* Terrific insight on rod building, the intricacies of rods and how it affects what we do from master rod builder Collins Illich
* The wildest thing Capt. Dean ever has seen on the water, which is saying something
* Perhaps the greatest big-trout fisherman in America with big-trout insight you don't want to miss
* WWSD? WWDD?

When the topics get all four hosts riled up at some point

That storm, “just came out of nowhere.” Um. No. Things you should know.
Are you sure you remember the basics of fishing with natural baits?
Caleb admittedly stinks at this.
What the heck are we supposed to do with these water temps?
Yo, Facebook guy. A word, please.

The Bite Me Feeding Frenzy is set!

* Details on when, where and all the great things planned for Feeding Frenzy II
* Are hot spots seasonal?
* Here come the tarpon: Everything you should know
* If Bite Me was a Family Feud episode
* When you see a stranded boater
* WWSD? WWCD? WWDD?

Cleaning fish in the kitchen, old baits in the laundry and keeping the stink off barstools

* Fishing things we do that or significant others hate
* Interpreting what TPWD reports really are saying
* Fishing on a budget: When prices are high, what the Captains recommend ... or not
* It's complicated: Best winds for jetty/beach front fishing.
* WWSD. WWCD. WWDD.

Can the Captains figure out where the $120,000 fish was released?

*Strategies when there is overwhelming boat traffic
*Reasons you may have lost that fish
*A redfish is a redfish is a redfish?
*If a guide posts it on Facebook it must be true. Right?!
*Mangroves and chord grass on the way back'
*WWSD? WWCD? WWDD?

"Don't tell my wife" ... or that Caleb story

* It's about to turn on, isn't it?
* Are we overthinking soft plastics?
* Pros and Cons: T-Tops, fishing platforms and towers
* Exactly how to push back into a marsh or back lake
* WWSD? WWCD? WWDD?

The more Capt. Dean got agitated, the funnier it got ... and Caleb was no help

*Bays most affected by freshwater runoff and when things should get right
*Fishing etiquette at an all-time low? Let's ask Dean
*Best advice for making sure you're not THAT guy
*Who says top-water color doesn't matter? A case study
*WWSD? WWCD? WWDD?

"I wake up every morning and fish excellence."

* Events, tournaments and the Bite Me presence
* Ranking the best months of the year for fishing 
* Gold standard lures everyone should throw at some point 
* Yay or nay: Obsessing over a "secret" spot 
* Tailing redfish are still a thing: How to approach them, stay on them and what to throw
*WWSD? WWCD? WWDD?

When the stink is real. How to approach schooling reds. What kind of summertime bite to expect.

Capt. Dean and John, fresh from Costa Rica, share a few great and not-so great stories. Plus, seagrass degradation, explaining and capitalizing on redfish and trout movement and what kind of summertime bite we should expect.