Q: Good evening gentleman, what is the best all around jighead, size,
color, and shape? I fish in the big bend region of Florida with tons of
oyster bars.
- Mike Hawkins, Fruitland Park, FL
Hi Mike,
You didn't say how deep the oysters were where you were fishing, so I will
presume they are tide related and shallow. Lighter jigheads are the norm
here for us. They tend not to get hung up as bad, although you will loose a
few, the price of doing business, you must go to where they live! The only
jighead for us is Bass Assassin Boodah Shaker series!!! Slender head, large
eye (which is very important to predators) and great hook! In this situation
I will be using 1/16 to 1/8th Boodah, if the water is clear ( 2ft. visibility) red,
if the water is stained or dingy chartreuse! Another tip if you have never tried
this around oysters popping cork rig. Bass Assassin makes the quick cork
popping cork, which you can remove the cork for deeper presentations
without cutting and re-tying your line, this is an awesome feature!! Rig this
popping cork with a leader about 12 or 18 inches long 1/8th Boodah, Gulp
shrimp, and pop it over and around these bars. We use this tactic religiously
on tour with great success! This rig caters to not only reds but flounder and
trout as well. Good Luck!
- Keep em bent, Greg
Hey Mike,
We use Bass Assassin jig heads 1/16 thru 1/2 oz. these heads have the
strongest hook (mustad) we found, Greg and I found the hook up ratio is far
better with this head meaning more fish in the boat, that's what we look at
in equipment, we have done most of the test, as far as color I like
chartreuse, red and gold anywhere we go.
Bass Assassin is in Mayo near you, check them out, they are a great group of
people.
- Good Fishing, Bryan |
Q: I am a beginner to the world of redfishing in the Carolinas. I
wanted to know if you could give a few extremely basic tips to
help someone like me catch a few fish on weekend trips.
Thanks for any advice.
- Julius Sitterlee, Charleston, SC
Hi Julius,
I love to fish the Carolinas, you guys have got em up there! This is what
you need to know, and after you see it you will be finding fish up and down the coast. Moving water, and the most important mullet! All fish have to do is make a living (eat)! They will not be far from a meal, and the tide flow stages the bait for easy pickin's! I know your saying that sounds to easy, well its not, you have to find the sweet spot but the longer you look in these areas you will find plenty of them. Remember the spot usually moves as the tide moves. Do this, start inside an inlet close to the intercoastal where the flow is very good, get inside the spartina grass and look for points and pockets and look for bait, try popping corks with gulp shrimp and hang on! Keep me informed ASAP!!
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Keep em bent, Greg
Hey Julius,
They are so many ways to catch redfish in your area it's hard to touch on
all of them but I will describe one technique that should work for you,
first you have to get a few items, Berkley Gulp 3'' shrimp (new penny)
1/4 oz Bass Assassin jig heads (chartuese), 30# Stren florocarbon leader and finally a couple 4'' popping corks the red and white ones.
Tie on about 3' of 30 # leader to your main line, then tie on a jig head
then add a Gulp shrimp,thread the shrimp unto the hook head first with the hook coming out the back of the shrimp then put on the popping cork about 2' from the shrimp, so your shrimp can only go 2' deep, fish this rig around oyster bars, grass lines and openings in the marsh where the water flows through on moving tides. Cast your rig out let it settle a second then give it a big pop, let it settle then pop it again, maintain this rhythm the hole cast if there is any redfish around he will bust your bait pulling your popping cork down and out of sight at this point you set the hook crossing his eyes, HA! HA!
Remember to fish in water 2' to 4' deep around these areas, don't throw your rig on top of the bars in less water than that cause you will be hung up on the oysters, when the tide is high you can fish more on top of them.
Let us know how it works.
Good fishing, Bryan
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