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No personal experience, but from what I have heard, other than the great Spring Break, South Padre is overrated.

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What a weird thing to say. Having lived in both California and Florida, I'd stack S. Padre up against any beach I've sen in the U.S. It has beautiful white sand. If you're talking Spring Break, it's a huge drunken debauch. Personally, I prefer the summer when the crowds aren't there. Great fishing too. I pulled a 200+ lb tuna. And there's marlin, etc as well.