I’ve been eyeballing a new area via google earth. It looks great for low to incomming and CLOSE to the ocean. Thing is, it appears to be sand bottom. Any advice as to a shrimps preference to bottom type? Also, do yall prefer to throw into or against the current and why?
Thanks, O.C.
What you think is sand could be merely a crust over soft mud. Shrimp will be there if so. The surf will churn it up, and the shrimp will be there if the water is dark enough for them to feel safe.
The throwing against or with the current doesn’t matter. The wind is more of a factor for an approach. Dragging the net shut and getting it into the boat is where angle to the current will matter more. Most of the time, current won’t matter, but if you are on the edge of a channel it can get tough. Throwing directly into hard current then pulling the net in with the current coming at the bow of the boat can make it hard to hit the bait. If you do it the opposite from that, then you are fighting the current getting the net in and keeping the prop wash off the bait. Try 90 degrees to the current to make life easier if the current is hard.
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IMO the location makes the spot not the type of bottom. I have caught shrimp over both and in between. A lot of what looks like sandy bottom actually has some shelly sandy/mud just under the surface. Makes no difference.
Near a deep water drop - by a flat -bordered by marsh - that is the ticket for me. Only extra plus would be a little creek bed or finger channel coming up from the deep into the flat. That’s the kind of spot you anchor up on! Ever had a couple poles that were hot and rest were cold? That was likely the cause. Shrimp use the little channels like a highway.
I think it’s easier to drive the boat into the current when running the poles. It’s easier to control your position. Gets going to fast to quick the other way and you pass your poles and have to circle back. A lot of my spots my poles actually are parallel to the current. Then you can stay on the same bait on both sides of the tide.
J Ford