I have not had any fish shipped to me, but lots of people on the forum have reported pretty good success receiving smaller fish via mail.

If it costs you a few dollars more but saves you four hours of time plus gas money, that seems like a pretty good deal.

We do have some actual experts from the southern parts of the Gulf states on the forum. Hopefully one of them may drop into your post, so you don't have to listen to yahoos like me!