Went out last night around 10:30. Slow start for the first hour or so @ 3-5 per cast. Re-baited the poles as the tide was slacking off and waited about fifteen minutes. 2 full passes and 3 poles later we had a full cooler and were headed back to the landing.
Nice, n or s
South
How many cooler fulls for you is that now? You are hitting 'em hard! Great work. Encouraging pictures for those of us with dry nets.
Up next to the island the rush was only lasting me about 30 min. and I just cant cooler out that fast. I had decent numbers but only about a quarter cooler per bottom of the tide. I spent the night with them just to catch the other tides and went away very tired with 3/4 cooler. I just wanted to see what the other tides did. We kept anchored down and test casted untill they were on and went to hit the poles… lot of effort for 3/4 cooler but they were bigger during the night. Dead low and daylight Sat. morning turned them off, we picked up and left. I did catch a 22’ Black Drum on the way home!
“I fish therefore I lie”
2006 Mckee Craft 185 Bay Classic 150 Yamaha
5 trips and 4 coolers…Thunderstorms got us on our first trip so we really didnt get anything. Although we have been succesful, this year has me re-thinking everything I thought I new about bait shrimping.
Nice size shrimp for South Bay. Did you catch them in the mud flats or sand?
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Originally posted by jmackAlthough we have been succesful, this year has me re-thinking everything I thought I new about bait shrimping.
what do u mean? I’m new and listening…
Sea Hunt Triton 177
115 Yamaha
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what do u mean? I'm new and listening...
We have always caught shrimp from low to high tide, and if the water wasnt moving you wouldnt catch anything. This year it has been better @ High and during falling tide. In the past meal/clay has been far more succesful than Bait Binder but this year has been the opposite.