Grand Isle Questions.... Several of Them

[meaux fishing]

Not very far depending on where you are on the island

About the crabs we tie weights to the bottom of our strings. Usually 3oz or so
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We use chicken or turkey necks for bait. And use 2-4ft of string hanging off the main line in several spots. Depending on the depth you have your poles set at. To check lines bring a net and slowly pull-up strings and be prepared to scoop under before you see the crabs. Usually if you see them it's too late and they let go of the line. I don't know if it's too early in the year to crab in the surf though, I normally do it during the summer.

[MathGeek]

We've caught most of our bulls on cracked crabs. The second best bait is a live, freshly caught fish, sand trout and croaker in the 4-12" range work well. They work well alive, but we've caught bull reds on freshly deceased croaker and snad trout. Shrimp are the third best bet.

Cut mullet is a dead last bait in terms of catching bulls. Our last trip, we gave cut mullet at least 1/3 of the effort. The final body count was cut mullet: 0; cracked crab: 10. I hear that there are days when cut mullet catches and everything else blows, but I haven't fished one yet.

Changing location is a better bet than changing baits (in my opinion). If you strike out on the beach and on the bridge, the jetties on the east side of the pass have always looked appealing. You'll need a good, long cast to get to the first drop in depth.