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New Season Starts on Wednesday, December 31 at 6:00 AM on FSN SW.

       In response to fans looking for more of the Texas Saltwater Series, the show will run for a full year from December 31, 2008 to December 23, 2009.  The show will move from Thursdays to Wednesdays at 6:00 AM on Fox Sports Southwest or FSN SW.  This program features fishing on the Texas coast for redfish, trout and other inshore species.  Anglers from the Texas Saltwater Series Tournaments will demonstrate techniques that make them successful on the saltwater tours.  The Texas Saltwater Series will fish in Sabine, South Padre Island, Galveston, Matagorda, Port Lavaca, Rockport, Port Aransas, Corpus Christi and the legendary Baffin Bay.  Viewers will learn about new techniques and products from the show's host Scot Simmons and Jim Elrod as well as other Saltwater veterans.

         Tune in every Wednesday morning at 6:00 AM on Fox Sports Southwest to catch the action!



2007 Season

Episode #2 
Join us in East Matagorda Bay for the 2007 Texas Trout Series.
Brothers Ralph and Tom Smith search for the perfect fish in the 2007 Port O'Connor Texas Trout Series.
Join 2005 Redfish Series TOTY Jeremy Turner and Jim Elrod as they demonstrate the effectiveness of maulers on muddy water trout.
Get in on the win with Team Early Times Jack Webb and Mark Smith as they win it all in the 2007 Matagorda Texas Trout Series.


Episode #3 
Larry Teel and Tony Gagliano chase cold water trout out of Corpus Christi in the Texas Trout Series.  Join "The Ape" (Trey Ganem) and Scot Simmons fishing winter bird action.
Dirk Wristers and Nathan Taggart of Taggart Motor Company in Portland, TX fish the Texas Trout Series out of Bluff's Landing.


Episode #4  
Thirteen Year-Old Jammie Dooms, the son of 2005 Texas Redfish Series champion Jimmie Dooms poles Jimmie and Scot around the flats chasing spooky schools of redfish.
Join Jeff Austin and Kevin Shaw as they win the Port Aransas Texas Redfish Series.  Rocky Whitley and Shayne Bollman take on Baffin Bay.

Episode #5
The 2007 Texas Trout Series wraps the season up with the Championship in Port Aransas.  The husband and wife team of Britt & Renee Pierce show how their relationship helps them on the tour.  Ride in the boat with the champions as Dwayne Clarke and Scott Hedrick clinch the title of 2007 Texas Trout Series champions.

Episode #6
Tom Ebbitt and Scott White kick off the Texas Redfish Series
in Port Aransas, TX.  Join TYOA for the Texas Kid's Series, then jump in the boat with one of Rockport's most well-known guides, Don Schultz ( The Green Hornet) as we drift the flats near Rockport.

Episode #7
Join the 2008 Texas Redfish Series Champions and Early Times Team of the Year, Jeff Austin and Kevin Shaw from Team Blue Wave/Texas Tops/Stiffy as they win the 2007 Port Aransas event.

Episode #8 
Anglers meet in Port O'Connor for the second stop of the Texas Redfish Series.  Fish with Charlie Barton and Keith Rainwater of Texas Tackle Factory then join the team of Trent Bishop and Chris Kohnert as they battle the fish and storms.  Witness history with the very first Texas Kayak Series weigh-in from Port O'Connor.

Episode #9 
Tommy Lamonte and Greg Keeble of Team Blue Wave hunt for reds in the backwaters of Galveston Bay.  Sean Halloran and Benny Landrum of Team Shimano throw spinner baits for redfish in Kemah, TX.   Jeremy Turner, captain of the 2005 Team of the Year and John Hubbard blind-cast redfish in the muddy waters of west Galveston Bay.

Episode #10 
The Texas Redfish Series heads to Rockport for the fourth and final stop of the 2007 regular season events.  Jump in with the Pell brothers of Team Castaway/Performance Truck/Strike Pro as they wade-fish for copper whoppers.  Art Wright of Navionics drifts the flats with host Scot Simmons catching eveything but giant redfish.  2007 Texas State Redfish Championship winners Recie Tisdale and Judd Johnson hammer the redfish on soft plastics.

Episode #11
Join Jimmie Dooms and Jason Rieger of Team Castaway Rods as they try to capture their second Texas Redfish Series championship title in Corpus Christi on day one of the championship.  Host Scot Simmons and Austin Pell of Team Castaway Rods as they test the strength of the new Castaway Skeleton Rod in Matagorda, TX.

Episode #12
Wrap up the 2007 Texas Redfish Series season with Brandon Jenewein and Reid Westmoreland in the 2007 Texas Redfish Series Championship at Bluff's Landing in Corpus Christi.  Recie Tisdale and Host Jim Elrod hammer some West Matagorda trout and then sight cast a few reds.

Episode #13
Tour the new Blue Wave plant at the grand opening, then head down to Port Aransas where almost 1000 people join in on the family fun at the Blue Wave owner's tournament. 

Then, we travel to Port Lavaca, TX "where the big fish bite" for the Early Times Texas State Championships where the top redfish team and top trout team will be awarded $10,000.00 each.  Jump in the boat with the Barton Brothers from team tackle factory as they wear-out the redfish in Port Lavaca.