Bite Me - A Texas Saltwater Fishing Podcast

* A bluefin tuna? A mile from the beachfront? It appears that would be a yes.

* Explaining an eventful, action-packed weekend on the water

* Why sometimes the full moon isn't a deal-breaker

* A Boat Ramp Confessional that makes you ask, "How the bleep did that happen?"

* WWSD? WWDD?

* Where the Captains were last week, how they did and what they noticed.

* What's your best "oh, no" trailering moment?

* Clearing the inbox from listeners: Why fish the beachfront if water temps are just as high? Wading vs. fishing dropoffs. Is casting distance more important in the summer? Jetties ... with no trolling motor?

* Capt. Scott recaps three weeks of rescues in the Hill Country

* Caleb the potlicker?

* Signs for nearshore and offshore glory.

* Will the latest Louisiana F&W survey finally lead to better conservation?

* Dealing with high water temps and salinity uncertainty.

* Game-changing products shaping the industry

* Affecting tone-deaf desalination strategies

* How bad days can push you to a new level

* Water temps affecting topwater strategies

*What happens when the Bite Me crew's significant others decide to enter a tournament

*A heart-wrenching, inspiring and important update from the Hill Country from Capt. Scott

*Isabel Tiller from the Sportfish Center at the Harte Research Institute shares fascinating insight on Texas tarpon and snook

*WWSD? WWDD? WWCD?

*Scott lends a search-and-rescue hand in Comfort

*A Bite Me podcast love story

*Dean and Caleb cut through the greed and misinformation endangering Baffin Bay

*Salinity dilution and sedimentation a threat post-Hill Country floods?

*A full moon AND one tide this week. What to do.

• This week's "Three Ws": Where the Captains were. What they did. And what they noticed.
• If you don't think the right braid and leader matter, listen here
• Dumping the Bite Me inbox: Handling deeply hooked fish. Best lenses for inshore vs. offshore. Superstitions. Weird things clients kept in the box. And securing your boat when traveling.

* A Feeding Frenzy RSVP and raffle update: The big-time items keep rolling in.

* Capt. Dean with a Confession.

* Major update on Oyster Buyback program.

* Holding onto your favorite gear way too long.

* What to know on the flounder lifecycle.

* A tagged redfish released live on the podcast has been caught! And some anglers that feel very dumb

* A "sound" approach

* What we can learn from the life cycles of redfish, trout and tarpon

* Making the most of bad conditions -- and not just weather conditions

* It's surf fishing time. What to look for, when to go shallow vs. the third bar and what to throw

* What inshore anglers should know when targeting red snapper

* "New color, who dis?"

* Pedal vs. paddle? Marketing trends. Finding what fits you best.

* Everything you should know about making the most of your kayaking experience -- and catching fish.

* And did things get a little salty?

* Hello, summer. What now?

* Why coveting schooling redfish is imperative

* Are trout limits already leading to bigger fish?

* What and where to throw as temperatures heat up

* WWSD? WWDD?

* About $200,000 worth of tagged redfish you could catch released live on this podcast

* HUGE announcement about the Feeding Frenzy raffle item

* The most impressive fishing tournament performance you've ever seen or had

* Avoiding "decision paralysis" trying to find 'em

The Bite Me Captains take a deep-dive into everything you need to know when coming across tailing redfish.

* From how to approach, where to cast, making the most of the opportunity and making adjustments

* What to do and, more important, what not to do

* Plus, rod-tip storytime and WWSD, WWCD, WWDD as May winds and temps change.

* Feeding Frenzy dates set ... and a live tagged redfish release live on Bite Me

* That time a fly tea-bagged Dean.

* You don't know what you don't know, personified.

* What was that? Spooking fish from a kayak

* WWSD? WWCD? WWDD? 

* What they say isn't always right

* Has the need for speed gone too far on the water

* Common denominators for finding fish near shorelines vs. the open bay

* WWSD WWCD WWDD

+ High winds and you're on the windward side

+ Wading in chest-deep water

+ Super-fast tides

+ Dead calm and every noise is amplified

+ When they're catching and you're not

* Plus, best approach in vast grass flats

* Things guides say during a slow bite

Great insight and fun insight from the Bite Me captains on:

*Factors affecting habitat and fishability

*Water flow, salinity levels and seagrass restoration

*What desalination plants are doing to Gulf bays

*Drunks on the boat? We've got stories

*Best approach to "beat the crowd"

+ Thoughts and takeaways

+ Eye-opening details and repercussions

+ How to handle similar events

+ Did Capt. Dean really take a angry fisherman on a 14-mile adventure?

• Caleb addresses running in skinny water, content creators and misconceptions.
• WWSD? WWCD? WWDD?