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Curated inshore fishing gear by species and condition. Every lure picked by anglers, with tips on exactly when and how to fish it.

21 Curated Lures 5 Species Amazon Affiliate Links
🙭 Redfish Speckled Trout Snook Flounder Sheepshead
Redfish Redfish Tackle
Johnson
Gold Spoon 1/2oz
The most versatile inshore lure ever made. Works on redfish in any depth, any current, any season.
All tidesAll seasonsGrass flatsOyster bars
~$13.99 on Amazon View on Amazon →
Z-Man
Z-Man SwimmerZ 4" Chartreuse
Slow-roll on a 1/4oz jighead along oyster bars and grass edges. ElaZtech material floats hook-up when paused.
Incoming tideStructureOyster bars
~$6.99 on Amazon View on Amazon →
DOA
DOA Shrimp 3"
The gold standard for redfish in shallow water. Natural shrimp action on a slow erratic retrieve near structure.
Shallow flatsMangrovesCalm water
~$7.99 on Amazon View on Amazon →
Rapala
Rapala X-Rap Saltwater #10
For covering water in passes and along beaches. The hard body and rattle draws reds from distance.
PassesBeachesFall mullet run
~$12.99 on Amazon View on Amazon →
Heddon
Heddon Super Spook Jr
Walk-the-dog topwater for dawn and dusk on calm grass flats. Bone white or chrome.
Dawn/duskCalm waterGrass flatsTopwater
~$9.99 on Amazon View on Amazon →
Owner
Owner Beast Hook 5/0
Wide gap hook for big soft plastics. Strong enough for 30-inch reds near structure.
All rigsStructure fishing
~$8.99 on Amazon View on Amazon →
Speckled Trout Speckled Trout Tackle
MirrOlure
MirrOlure She Dog
Walk-the-dog classic for seatrout. Black/gold for night fishing, bone for dawn. Suspending on the pause.
Night fishingDawn/duskDock lights
~$11.99 on Amazon View on Amazon →
Berkley
Berkley Gulp! Shrimp 3"
Scented soft plastic that outperforms almost everything in cold water. Under a popping cork for trout.
Popping cork rigCold waterWinter trout
~$6.49 on Amazon View on Amazon →
MirrOlure
MirrOlure Mirrodine 17MR
Suspending twitchbait for cold water trout. Dead-stick on a 3-second pause. Channel edges in winter.
WinterDeep channelsCold water
~$13.49 on Amazon View on Amazon →
TTF
Corky Fat Boy
Slow-sinking soft plastic for winter trout. The most famous trout lure on the Texas/Louisiana coast.
WinterDeep waterTrophy trout
~$7.99 on Amazon View on Amazon →
Billy Bay
Billy Bay Popping Cork
1/4oz BB rattling cork. Cast across the flat, pop twice, 3-second pause. Deadly for trout year-round.
Popping cork rigAll seasonsGrass flats
~$5.99 on Amazon View on Amazon →
Snook Snook Tackle
DOA
DOA CAL Shrimp 3" Clear/Glitter
Gold standard for snook in passes and mangroves. Work it slow and erratic near the shadow line.
Bridge lightsPassesMangrovesNight fishing
~$7.49 on Amazon View on Amazon →
Rapala
Rapala X-Rap Saltwater #10 Silver/Black
Covering water in passes on outgoing tide. Snook follow the rattle from distance in current.
Tidal passesOutgoing tideInlets
~$12.99 on Amazon View on Amazon →
Hogy
Hogy Epoxy Jig 2oz
Heavy jig for snook in fast current in passes. Cast uptide, let it sink, slow retrieve along bottom.
Fast currentPassesDeep structure
~$14.99 on Amazon View on Amazon →
Flounder Flounder Tackle
Spro
Buck Tail Jig 1/2oz White
The single best flounder lure. Drag slowly along bottom with occasional hops. Tip with Gulp! shrimp.
Inlet mouthsBottom fishingOutgoing tide
~$5.99 on Amazon View on Amazon →
Berkley
Berkley Gulp! Shrimp 4"
Tip a bucktail jig with this for flounder. Scent is critical when targeting bottom feeders in current.
Bottom rigsBucktail tipAll conditions
~$6.49 on Amazon View on Amazon →
Williamson
Williamson Flounder Pounder
Specialty bucktail designed for flounder with wide-gap hook and tapered silicone body.
Inlet mouthsStructure edgesBottom fishing
~$7.99 on Amazon View on Amazon →
Sheepshead Sheepshead Tackle
Mustad
Fiddler Crab Rig Kit
Live fiddler crabs are the #1 sheepshead bait. Use a #1 or #2 kahle hook with light fluorocarbon.
Bridge pilingsJetty rocksDock structure
~$6.99 on Amazon View on Amazon →
Mustad
Mustad Kahle Hook #1 Nickel
Best hook for sheepshead with live fiddler crabs or sand fleas. Wide gap for tough mouths.
Live baitBottom fishing
~$4.99 on Amazon View on Amazon →
Seaguar
Fluorocarbon Leader 20lb
20lb fluorocarbon for sheepshead near structure. Invisible and abrasion-resistant on barnacle-covered pilings.
Structure fishingAll species
~$14.99 on Amazon View on Amazon →
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