Took about an hour with the cast net to get about 10 shrimp, but the pinfish were plentiful. Great luck on the shrimp, but not one take on the pinners (alive, hooked through lips). Anyone have luck with cut pinfish like you would fish cut mullet? I should probably just try it today and find out for myself, but love to hear anyones take on it.
Shark? Cut the tail and let them dance!
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i caught a flounder the other day on a 3 inch pinfish i just tied a hook to the line no weight
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i was out in the kayak a week ago and all i could get in the cast net were the small pinfish, like the 2 inch ones about the size of a mudminnow, and i put a little cut in the dorsal fin and caught some redfish… give it a try, but sometimes they only prefer a certian bait over another, so you have to have a variety.
When you guys say cut the tail or dorsal fin what does that make them do? I’ve never tried it.
I usually poke one eye out. They stay alive but swim in tight circles up near the top.
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Originally posted by WINGNUT2P0When you guys say cut the tail or dorsal fin what does that make them do? I’ve never tried it.
pretty much gives them some scent and looks injured
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Originally posted by stalkingtheflatsquote:
Originally posted by WINGNUT2P0When you guys say cut the tail or dorsal fin what does that make them do? I’ve never tried it.
pretty much gives them some scent and looks injured
…and an injured fish is considered “easy prey” by the predator. Predators tend to target the weak and injured first, as they have to expend less energy to gain a meal.
Different “bait modifications” can also create desirable characteristics. Like mombakc’s idea of the one eyed circle swimmer, you could also cut the tail fin top or bottom to make the fish swim either up or down, depending on where you wanted it placed.