Mad Props, Matagorda, TX - Texas Coast Sportfishing

31/07/2023

Tournaments!

Texas Gulf Coast Billfish Classic on Mad Props
2/4 on Blue Marlin and saw a few more in the spread.
Tied for 4th on points, 5th overall.

Lone Star Shootout on Let it Ride
1/2 on Blue Marlin
Thanks to Anthony and Jim for having me!

Billfish Pachanga on Trophy Club
4/6 on sailfish
2nd place tuna
Thanks to Hunter and Grant for having me!

Good times!

31/07/2023

09/07/2023

Anyone need 1 more crew for Lone Star? Mad Props won’t be fishing but I would love to contribute. I am available to help with fishing, loading, washing, mechanic, cook, and/ or 2nd captain.!

05/07/2023

Wahoo, tuna, Warsaw grouper, and snapper meat haul.

12/06/2023

0/1 blue marlin, yellowfin tuna, snapper, and a 100 lb even Warsaw grouper.

05/06/2023

Helped a friend run his center console on a trip Saturday. First blue marlin and first daytime swordfish on his boat.

20/05/2023

I’m still looking for a deckhand/ second captain to help on long range trips and also run day trips solo. I can help someone get their captains license if they don’t have it. Full or part time. I can provide lodging in Matagorda. Message for details. Thanks!

20/05/2023

Yellowfin, swords, barrels, and friendly birds! Lots of green water and seaweed out there.

13/05/2023

Have a couple spots open for a multi-day trip early/mid next week. Split all fuel and expenses. Message me for details.

30/04/2023

Big seas and big fish!

28/04/2023

2 hours of fishing equals 1 blue marlin and doubleheader on Bluefin tuna. Brought one back to the dock after a lengthy battle in big seas. 664 lbs. 3rd one on this boat.

14/03/2023

2 for 3 on swordfish - 1 day, 1 night. Also c&r some grouper and snapper. Notice custom sword bill transom paint protector!

21/02/2023

Caught some wahoo but the sharks caught even more!!!!

16/01/2023

2023 forecast, smooth seas!

01/10/2022

Deep drop day. A few yellow edge grouper and bunch of barrel fish.

17/09/2022

Looking to hire a full time or part time mate for fishing and boat upkeep/ repairs. Offshore fishing experience required. Billfishing experience preferred. Active USCG captains license is a plus but I can help the right candidate acquire their license if needed. Free lodging, vehicle, bonuses included plus weekly pay. Message for details.

22/08/2022

Went for the big bite at the TBC but it didn’t happen. Came back to the shelf and went 1 for 2 on blues the last day. Broke our helm controls so had to work the throttles from the cockpit and steer from the helm…a 2 man operation! Came back to matagorda so didn’t turn in our release video for points. Had a good time regardless. Caught some nice mahi and tuna also.

30/07/2022

Lone Star Shootout 2022. Tied for 5th place with several others. Slow fishing overall for the fleet. Congrats to the winners! Caught this small, brown, colorless, boring, lethargic blue and a bunch of dorado and tuna. Lost the generator mid-tournament but Good times!

08/06/2022

Good trip last weekend!
2 for 2 Blue Marlin
0 for 1 Bluefin tuna
1 sailfish
10 yellowfin tuna
1 wahoo
Snapper limit
Lost a 40 pound bull dorado
The sharks were thick!!!

31/05/2022

Awesome trip over the weekend. Wahoo, tuna, a Blue marlin pushing 500 pounds and a GIANT bluefin tuna. The bluefin crushed a 12 pound live blackfin on the surface. Imagine an engine block being dropped in the water. Awesome sight. Chased the fish on the surface in reverse for a mile or two and got to within feet of grabbing the leader. Then the bluefin sounded and the real fight began. After a broken rod butt, broken fighting chair, 40+ pounds of drag and 5 hours later we got her on the surface. Rance did an awesome job in the chair. We were able to get a very rough measurement based on a marlin release tape. The bluefin was very close to 117” total straight fork length. Some online charts put 117” over 1000 pounds but it could have just as easily been 800. The gulf Bluefin quota closed 2 weeks ago so we had to release it. It swam away tired but healthy. That is one bad ass fish. Happy to know it will be out there to spawn for the future but I sure would have liked to weigh it! Either way it was an awesome experience!

16/05/2022

Back in action! 3/4 Blue Marlin and a pile of yellowfin.