I’m relatively new to the lowcountry inshore scene and have had a little luck with the mullet or crab on a carolina rig setup.
Is it even worth my while to try slow retrieve crank lures or spoons up in the flats/creeks for reds/trout/flounder?
Thanks
you cover more water with artificials. Just be sure that you’re fishing productive water or all you get is a sore shoulder. You should be catching reds on mullet or crab if they’re in the area where you’re fishing.
Gold spoons catch all 3, so do spinnerbaits, paddle tail grubs, crankbaits, and almost anything else you can throw. I’ve caught reds on bass frogs.
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Try silver rattle traps, or jigs with Gulp swimming mullet or shrimp. The 3" size works well on a 1/4 oz. jig head and will catch reds, trout, and flounder. We tend to do better using Gulp than live bait most of the time…probably because we tend to cover more water when we use artificials. Flounder seem to prefer white anything, trout like silver things, and the reds seem to go for the gold most of the time. Spinner baits, red rippers, clark spoons, all work well. Good luck.
PioneerLouie
Pioneer Venture 175, Johnson 90
Summerville, SC
quote:Too Busy's comment about productive water is spot on. And both of the responses have given you a WEALTH of knowledge. :wink:
Originally posted by smabellI’m relatively new to the lowcountry inshore scene and have had a little luck with the mullet or crab on a carolina rig setup.
Is it even worth my while to try slow retrieve crank lures or spoons up in the flats/creeks for reds/trout/flounder?
Thanks