The right rod making a difference. Holy Grail of Texas saltwater fishing. And Capt. Dean goes off.

This week's "Three Ws": Where the Captains were. What they did. And what they noticed. If you don't think the right braid and leader matter, listen here Dumping the Bite Me inbox: Handling deeply hooked fish. Best lenses for inshore vs. offshore. Superstitions. Weird things clients kept in the box. And securing your boat when traveling.

* A Feeding Frenzy RSVP and raffle update: The big-time items keep rolling in. * Capt. Dean with a Confession. * Major update on Oyster Buyback program. * Holding onto your favorite gear way too long. * What to know on the flounder lifecycle.

* A tagged redfish released live on the podcast has been caught! And some anglers that feel very dumb * A "sound" approach * What we can learn from the life cycles of redfish, trout and tarpon

* Making the most of bad conditions -- and not just weather conditions * It's surf fishing time. What to look for, when to go shallow vs. the third bar and what to throw * What inshore anglers should know when targeting red snapper * "New color, who dis?"

* Pedal vs. paddle? Marketing trends. Finding what fits you best. * Everything you should know about making the most of your kayaking experience -- and catching fish. * And did things get a little salty?

* Hello, summer. What now? * Why coveting schooling redfish is imperative * Are trout limits already leading to bigger fish? * What and where to throw as temperatures heat up * WWSD? WWDD?

* About $200,000 worth of tagged redfish you could catch released live on this podcast * HUGE announcement about the Feeding Frenzy raffle item * The most impressive fishing tournament performance you've ever seen or had * Avoiding "decision paralysis" trying to find 'em

The Bite Me Captains take a deep-dive into everything you need to know when coming across tailing redfish. * From how to approach, where to cast, making the most of the opportunity and making adjustments * What to do and, more important, what not to do * Plus, rod-tip storytime and WWSD, WWCD, WWDD as May winds and temps change.

* Feeding Frenzy dates set ... and a live tagged redfish release live on Bite Me * That time a fly tea-bagged Dean. * You don't know what you don't know, personified. * What was that? Spooking fish from a kayak * WWSD? WWCD? WWDD? 

* What they say isn't always right * Has the need for speed gone too far on the water * Common denominators for finding fish near shorelines vs. the open bay * WWSD WWCD WWDD