On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:48:00 GMT, "Rich"
wrote:

In the Mobile Bay area and Gulf near Dauphin Island.

Where , how, what bait, what rig, what fish to expect? I know this is a
broad question, but with gas prices high is there any hope that just
floating along can be productive. Also it seems it would be more peaceful.

Around here, fish finder rigs - a predecessor of the "drop shot"
technigue popular with sweet water bass types - works very well in
current or drifting bait/lures off the bottom. Drift fishing can be
relaxing, but it can also be non-productive if you aren't working the
drift over structure right. A couple of passes with different
weights and bait/lure combinations will give you an idea of "the
approach of the moment". Watch the other boats in the area and see
what they are doing. This article http://tinyurl.com/3yba5 has some
great information on the "Zen" of drift fishing. :)

As licker said, check with local bait shops - they usually have the
latest information or if you are launching at a marina, check with the
office - they usually have the information.

Good luck - have fun.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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"Angling may be said to be so
like the mathematics that it
can never be fully learnt..."

Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler", 1653