Don’t forget nearshore for spades. 'Bout that time. My boat is down for the count right now so, if you need another hand I’d be glad to show what why and where for you. Plus I pay for gas and such.
Umm, you gonna eat that?
Thousands have died to save my freedom. Only one has died to save my soul!
So you want to be a real fisherman??? You own a boat, rod and reels and a tackle box? Your a real fisherman. That why they call it fish’in not catching. All above had good advice. Here’s mine. Target one fish at a time. I make the mistake of trying to put to many different fish in the cooler on the same trip. Flounder- mudminnow under a cork outgoing tide where creeks empty out into larger river. Red’s - mullet on carolina rig under docks. Trout - live shrimp under a cork around oyster banks. All good starting points.
A wise man once said “Do as I say not as I do” Good advice when I tell you that.
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here’s one. This one is for when you’re fishing a rising tide and targeting redfish. You’re looking at the grass along the edge of the ashley, or the ICW, or a big creek (beresford, horlbeck, etc.) watch the water level. when it gets deep enough for a fish to swim along the bank just inside the edge of the grass edge they will. find a place (hopefully near a small creek mouth, say a few hundred feet in either direction) where there is a break in the grass, maybe it just goes out and then back or there’s a little gap, doesn’t really matter, you just need some variation in the grass line. and throw your bait to where it’s behind the main grass edge but not totally buried within the grass. sometimes when i’m fishing with a cork and the tide is really moving I try to hang the cork up in front edge of the grass to keep the bait in place (don’t worry about your line being in the grass, if a redfish hits your bait he will move it right on out of there for you). If you don’t have some action in ten minutes or so move to the next one.
Try upstream and downstream of the feeder creek then move to the next one. you will find fish.
A school of redfish has pretty steady habits. once you figure out what the school likes to do you can almost always catch fish from that school. for example, maybe the school will hang out on a mud flat near a deep channel during low tide and chomp shrimp and crabs. then when the tide rises they will head for the feeder creeks to go back up into the marsh to get on the grass flats to chomp fiddlers. They will usually take the same route between the two every time and go about the same time during the tide every time. you find the spot between the mud flat and the feeder creek and you have yourself a school of pet fish.
During the warm months they move in ones and twos, but when it gets cold they really ball up. Cold weather is a great time to find a school and study its habits.
Wow! This is the best advice filled thread I’ve read yet.
Guess I didn’t ask right, but you did and all you guys came through for him.
Thanks for the info.
If it ain’t broke…let me try!
'90 Seapro 1700cc
'96 Johnson Oceanrunner V4 90hp
Vinman,
Do you tie the jig head directly to your main line or are you using a flouro or mono leader from the jig head to your main line (assuming you are using braid)?
Turtle
— omnia causa fiunt —
Flats just dropped a pound of knowledge on me. I only hope I can even begin to out it to use.
Inshore Fishing Season 3: Where the fishies be?
Gotta offer my 2 cents worth here as I am a Newbie as well. Did freshwater fishing most my life so know little to nothing about salt water. I wanted to learn about inshore fishing. I recently retired after 23 years serving in the AF around the world. A little while back, I finally got my “dream boat”, a Sportspro 16’ with simple 90 hp Evinrude. First thing I did was work on boat and get it into shape. Now I’ve actually started fishing, notice I did not say “catching”. LOL!
The single biggest help I have received is being a member here on this forum…and soakin up as
much wisdom from all these experienced guys as possible. The results? Well, I am a slow learner, but at least I am not getting skunked everytime I go out and drowning all my mud minnows. In the past few weeks, I have caught flounder, trout and yesterday hooked my first spot tail.
I am not at stage where I bring back a cooler full…but if I bring back one of two, I am smiling all the way home. I just enjoy being out on the boat, trying out the things I learn here and realizing that life is good…especially when you’re on your own boat, doing something you’ve always dreamed about and waited nearly 23 years to enjoy.
Again, huge thanks to all you “Pros” out here who are willing to share your knowledge and always offer great advice!
A special thanks to STONOMAN whose flounder rig instructions on this forum helped me catch flounder and my first spot tail! Yep, I am still smilin!!!
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Vinman,
Do you tie the jig head directly to your main line or are you using a flouro or mono leader from the jig head to your main line (assuming you are using braid)?
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I use a 15lb fluorocarbon leader. I was fishing with my bro-in-law one day last summer and decided to NOT use a leader (laziness) and we were on fish. He caught them with the leader, I didn’t. That topic was brought up in an earlier thread and I feel a leader can’t hurt, but lack of one could.
Like I’ve heard said by good fisherman at seminars, some people catch a few fish when better technique would have allowed them to catch many. That kind of makes sense to me.
Vinman
19.5 Triumph, 115 HP Honda
“Every saint has a past, every sinner a future”
I also want to say I appreciate the advice and willingness of those who post to try and help us, the less experienced. My wife, Girldawg, has been posting for awhile and has been after me to become a member and not just a reader. I don’t know that I have much to offer even though I’ve been fishing for awhile. Anyway, you guys have been great…thanks again!
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge…Proverbs 1:7
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Wow this is a great thread, thanks for all the info guys. Punishment, I’m like you except I’m down in Beaufort. I spent a year getting skunked and catching bonnetheads, finally this year I have started to put a few reds in the boat. Time on the water and patience is gonna be your best tools. I can tell you that when you do get some good trips under your belt, they will be even more rewarding because all of the skunks before.
1999 Hydra-Sport 170 Seahorse
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Originally posted by turtle.sc1Vinman,
Do you tie the jig head directly to your main line or are you using a flouro or mono leader from the jig head to your main line (assuming you are using braid)?
Turtle
Not sure if this question was directed at me or not. I’m using braid to swivel to mono to jig head.
Inshore Fishing Season 3: Where the fishies be?
Hey guys, just wanted to post an update. Went fishing this weekend and applied some of the wisdom in this thread. Guess what, it worked! Especially the advice about marsh cuts (once I figured out what the heck a marsh cut was). Thanks again for the great advice. I’m going to head out again next weekend to put more advice to work.
Inshore Fishing Season 3: Where the fishies be?
Just a little advice on fishing docks. When fishing a dock, remember to fish all around the dock, front, sides and backside. Last summer a friend of mine and i were fishing the Wando and fishing docks. We had caught a few fish in the past fishing the backside of this one particular dock, but after not having any luck we decided to move on and on a whim i decided to fish the front of the dock and glad i did. We ended up catching 28 reds, all in the slot or above from that one spot. This scenario has played out many times since then. Before you give up on a dock try it from several differant angles you may be surprised by what you find.
Sound advice, SCW! I usually try the downcurrent side, first, also. The past 2 times I went I hugged my bait as close as I could to floating docks and when possible let the bait drift underneath. That has been money! Even those dumb marsh carp want to beat the heat I think!
Vinman
19.5 Triumph, 115 HP Honda
“Every saint has a past, every sinner a future”
Try getting married.
In most cases, the sucking drops to zero practically overnight.
Bwaa Haaa Haaaaa!!!
Most effective method I’ve seen (experienced) yet, for not sucking so much:smiley:
What a goldmine of info here…
It all makes sense to me. Time to go out and enjoy perfecting it!
Here fishee fishee
ACM
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Originally posted by MarshLifeWhat a goldmine of info here…
It all makes sense to me. Time to go out and enjoy perfecting it!Here fishee fishee
ACM
Once I got out there it started to make a lot more sense also. I actually took a pre-fishing journal with me. Basically consolidated the info into consumable portions and referenced it on the fly.
Inshore Fishing Season 3: Where the fishies be?
I did the same thing Punishment. Just some shorthand notes to remind me while I’m out there or at least thinking about being out there.
Sort of a checklist for when all the info slips your mind at the site of those tails!
Here fishee fishee
ACM