I know that DOA shrimp under corks, free lined, hooked backwards with no weight etc are a great bait for trout, but has anyone had much luck catching Reds with them consistently?
19’ Seapro 150 Yamaha
12’ Hydrocraft 25 Evinrude
Not consistently. Gulp seem to work better for spottails, for me.
I have also had better luck with white gulp jerk baits and cut mullet this fall. I have a box full of DOAs and know the Reds like live shrimp so was just wondering if anyone has had much luck with them on the Reds. Thanks
19’ Seapro 150 Yamaha
12’ Hydrocraft 25 Evinrude
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Originally posted by RedsNeckI know that DOA shrimp under corks, free lined, hooked backwards with no weight etc are a great bait for trout, but has anyone had much luck catching Reds with them consistently?
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Even in the middle of a blitz, the fish may switch off to a different type or size of bait. It’s fishing.
Use some Pro-Cure super gel on your DOA’s, they will come close to rivaling the Gulp. That pro-cure sticks extremely well. The reds will feed as much by smell as anything, which is why Gulp is so productive but that pro-cure stuff can make any Zman or DOA just as deadly IMO
Tyoneon, never heard it put like that, love it!! you are right on!
one day live bait, next cut, next crab got to go to know!! even tide to tide!
DOAs and jerkbaits rigged on a flutter hook are my choices for artificials 80% of the time. Most of the time fishing DOAs for reds it is casting into the grass or structure and letting it sink and drift with little or no action. I have noticed that a red bite is usually not felt, but when the line goes limp or moves sideways drop the hammer on them. If it is a trout bite you will get a pronounced sharp tap when they first take the bait. A pro-tip for fishing DOAs is to use the yellow hi-vis power pro so you can see how the bait is moving, because if you are free-lining it correctly you don’t get much ■■■■■■■■ through the rod.
Iain Pelto
Sea Hunt Triton 160 w/ 90 ETEC “JB3”
Native Manta Ray 14