I live in the upstate area of South Carolina on Lake Secession in Abbeville County. I am very new to saltwater fishing and planning to come to Charleston this month to try my luck on Sheepshead. Lake Secession has freshwater mussels and freshwater clams,I’m wondering if they’d make good bait for Sheepshead. Anybody ever tried them or think they’d work for Sheepshead bait?
Charles Campbell
Never tried fresh in the salt for sheeps but i use oysters and other salts in the fresh with good results on cats ; they outta work 
George McDonald
US Navy Seabees,Retired,
MAD, Charleston Chapter
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Hey Cambo I live in Anderson and fish for sheepheads in Charleston every chance I get. Never thought about the freshwater mussels but if you try it let me know how it works.
You need to check out the “bait wrap system” sold by Mossy Head Bait Company. www.wrapfishingsystem.com/home.html
I bought it last year and it works really well
BadBob
Polar 1910 BB 150 Johnson
“Convict Hunter”
If you ain’t the lead dog then the scenery never changes
BadBob I’ll let you know if the freshwater mussels and clams work. I was planning on going next weekend but the weather forecast looks like rain, perhaps the next weekend.
Charles Campbell
I’m going to pull the trigger on the wrap fishing system this year. I have heard nothing but great things about it.
FLY ; I WAS SOMEWHAT SKEPTICAL MYSELF AT FIRST ( 2 YRS AGO ). I TRIED THEM AT OI AND KILLED THE SHEEP AND B-DRUM ALONG THE DOCKS AND BRIDGE… BUT BETTER YET HERE IN THE SWEET WATER THEY WORK ON THE CATS USING OYSTERS SHRIMP BLOODY LIVER AND COARSE GROUND CHUM;;; IFFIN YOU PULL THE TRIGGER POST UP HOW YOU DO !!!
BE SURE TO WATCH THE VIDEOS MOSSY PUTS OUT ON HOW TO LOAD THEM AND THE DIFFERENT SIZES AVAIL… GOOD LUCK
George McDonald
US Navy Seabees,Retired,
MAD, Charleston Chapter
[http://www.militaryappreciationday.org
When you see “Old Glory” waving in the breeze, know that it is the dying breaths of our fallen hero’s that makes it wave.
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Picked up some surgilast tubular elastic dressing retainer at drug store. 25 yds. was probably less than $10. Just knot one end and use the hook to close the other. Alas, I have yet to use it, but seems like the same deal they are selling as kit. Need a big basting injector to make loading it easy. Let ya’ll know if I ever get a good weather/work window.
“Keep your nose in the wind and your eyes along the skyline”
If you know someone in the medical field the syringes that the use for feeding tubes work great. I bought the kit from Mossy Head and then had a friend in the medical field get me a couple of the syringes and they are very similar. Now I can load multiple syringes and have them in different areas of the boat.
BadBob
Polar 1910 BB 150 Johnson
“Convict Hunter”
If you ain’t the lead dog then the scenery never changes
DANG GOOD IDEA BOB , I’VE GOT A NEIGHBOR AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW THAT ARE BOTH NURSES…
George McDonald
US Navy Seabees,Retired,
MAD, Charleston Chapter
[http://www.militaryappreciationday.org
When you see “Old Glory” waving in the breeze, know that it is the dying breaths of our fallen hero’s that makes it wave.
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You can get the syringe on amazon for 3 bucks
Be careful because not all syringes have a big enough opening to inject the bait into the tube. You need at least a 50 ML syringe.
BadBob
Polar 1910 BB 150 Johnson
“Convict Hunter”
If you ain’t the lead dog then the scenery never changes
So if one was to buy this Mossy Head deal can you just buy a pint of oysters from the grocery mart and use them for bait?
YEP , THATS WHAT I DO … I ALSO FINE GRIND LEFT OVER SHRIMP , SQUID , MULLET , CIGARS ECT , ECT MIX IN A LITTLE MINNIE OIL AND FREEZE IN PINT SIZE ZIPS… WORKS FOR ME IN BOTH SALT AND SWEET , ITS A KILLER ON CATS IN THE SWEET…BE SURE TO GRIND IT REAL FINE SOS IT WILL PASS THRU THE SYRINGE
George McDonald
US Navy Seabees,Retired,
MAD, Charleston Chapter
[http://www.militaryappreciationday.org
When you see “Old Glory” waving in the breeze, know that it is the dying breaths of our fallen hero’s that makes it wave.
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Thanks George. That might make my life alot easier. I hate chasing down whomever has fiddlers.The fiddler cost is getting outrageous by the year.
Where are we getting the pints of oysters?
the grocery store is a good place to start if you don’t have a seafood supplier nearby ; i usually try to stock up when the season is closed and freeze in pt size zips…
George McDonald
US Navy Seabees,Retired,
MAD, Charleston Chapter
[http://www.militaryappreciationday.org
When you see “Old Glory” waving in the breeze, know that it is the dying breaths of our fallen hero’s that makes it wave.
author unknown
The problem I have is no boat to get to the shell beds. I’ve heard that there are places that can be reached on foot
You usually can find some around any of the salt water boat landings. You only need a few. I usually shuck about 3 oysters and load them into the syringe and that last about all day. You only inject about 1/3 to 1/4 of an average size oyster into the bag at a time and can catch multiple fish from one full bag. So far the most that I have caught from one loaded bag is three fish (and missed a few also)
BadBob
Polar 1910 BB 150 Johnson
“Convict Hunter”
If you ain’t the lead dog then the scenery never changes
I just bought a pint for 10$ at Walmart. It’s expensive but should last more than one trip. Thanks for the info. I got 50 type 1 wraps
Used the Wrap System Thursday at an artificial reef. Blackfish tore them up each time. No sheephead on the wraps…killed them on fiddlers.
John