on Cumberland Island, GA at the end of the month. I did very well on the same trip a year ago with Trout Tricks. This year I was thinking about adding some top water stuff. Also, I have never tried sabiki rigs for bait. Are they useful inshore on creeks ranging in depth from 0-12 feet?
What would be on your minimalist packing list? Not just bait choice, but all fishing tackle/equipment.
Edit: did I post this on the wrong forum? I chose Inshore Fishing Discussion since on this trip we fish on the back side of the island. Shoreline only – no boats – but inshore never the less.
A cast net will be much more useful for bait than a sabiki.
Minimal, a couple of 12-20 lb class spinning rods, some popping corks, some jig heads, some various hooks, some split shot, a few various egg sinkers, 20 lb leader material, that will do it.
Cumberland is a beautiful place. Bugs and rattlesnakes are bad though.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
Thanks, Capt. Larry. We took a cast net last year (Thanks to me, as everyone else refused outright to put a lead weighted net in their already heavy packs). Because the fishable shoreline was so scarce where we were, we didn’t want to spook the game fish throwing the net, so we went exclusively artificial. That is why I aksed about the sabiki rig. I did, however, catch a 4 ft. black tip in the cast net on the beach side, which was exciting.
Thanks again for the advice.
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Originally posted by Cracker Larry
A cast net will be much more useful for bait than a sabiki.
Minimal, a couple of 12-20 lb class spinning rods, some popping corks, some jig heads, some various hooks, some split shot, a few various egg sinkers, 20 lb leader material, that will do it.
Cumberland is a beautiful place. Bugs and rattlesnakes are bad though.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
Keep it Awesome!!!
http://www.nps.gov/shutdown/index.html
“Because of the federal government shutdown, all national parks are closed and National Park Service webpages are not operating. For more information, go to www.doi.gov.”
Hopefully this craziness will end before your trip, thanks Obuma!
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Originally posted by penfishn
around every bend theres the promise of a treasure that can only be caught and seen in a blink.. and in your minds eye..and sometimes if youre lucky..in a picture..its there for just a minute...then gone..but hopefully once youve seen it it will remain in your heart forever. Theres nothing like the "Smell" and sounds of the creek. Its not just one thing that makes it familiar..its all of it.
yes. We are keeping our eyes on that.
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Originally posted by joseph69
http://www.nps.gov/shutdown/index.html
“Because of the federal government shutdown, all national parks are closed and National Park Service webpages are not operating. For more information, go to www.doi.gov.”
Hopefully this craziness will end before your trip, thanks Obuma!
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Originally posted by penfishn
around every bend theres the promise of a treasure that can only be caught and seen in a blink.. and in your minds eye..and sometimes if youre lucky..in a picture..its there for just a minute...then gone..but hopefully once youve seen it it will remain in your heart forever. Theres nothing like the "Smell" and sounds of the creek. Its not just one thing that makes it familiar..its all of it.
Keep it Awesome!!!
I have not done much backpack camping on saltwater but used to do a lot of it in river/lake area’s up north… I used a basic light tackle kit with several pre-made bottom rigs with the barest minimum of weight, maybe 5 or 6 different color artificial like DOA’s, and a couple of lures that I found to be productive. On top of that: Filet Knife, Multi-Tool with Pliers, A couple pairs of durable disposable gloves (I used the ones that we had in the auto shop.). I always got “Local” bait… most of the time I would use my camp shovel and dig up a worm for river trout fishing, since that worked best… Bringing a cast net can’t hurt, but it is heavy. Maybe bring a bit of frozen bait?
Here is an article on catching Mullet on hook - Don’t think it would work for bait sized finger mullet - but if you want to catch some fresh mullet without a cast net it’s worth a try maybe http://www.fishing-tips-bait-tackle.com/mullet_fishing.html
And this I have used - bring a 2 liter bottle on day 1 use that for your cooking water or a drink or whatever, just plan on using it on your way out… Turn the 2 liter bottle into a home-made minnow trap and soak it overnight while you camp. You might catch some bait for the next day. here is an article on how to make the trap.
http://boyslife.org/hobbies-projects/projects/69/make-your-own-minnow-trap/
Oh yeah - That’s just one way to build the minnow trap… You don’t need to go through melting holes if you don’t want to… You can duck tape it together, punch holes with a knife, whatever suits your fancy.
Good luck!