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Anyone ever use bream for shallow water ocean bait?
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:19 am
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:19 am
I know they won’t last long but I’ve got a local pond that is overcrowded due to people throwing bread to the fish daily. So I was thinking of netting a few dozen putting them in a live well. Figure if I can get 20 min out of them it would be worth it .
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Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:26 am to C
I’m sure they would do fine as long as they stay alive. They aren’t as hardy as the same size saltwater fish so one strike on them and they would probably be toast.
Guy told me one time the best bait he ever used for cobia was Sac-a-lait. No idea if he was full of shite or not.
Guy told me one time the best bait he ever used for cobia was Sac-a-lait. No idea if he was full of shite or not.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:31 am to C
Try it. I wanna know how it works.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:47 am to C
I’d be surprised if they last more than 5 mins alive, what are you fishing for? You could also freeze them and use them like that?
Posted on 9/19/20 at 5:56 am to C
I caught a 35 pound lemon fish on one. They aren't going to live, but you can hook them through the head and drop upcurrent and they basically work like a crankbait.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 7:08 am to baldona
Yeah I was thinking something just along coast for reds or big specs.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 7:52 am to C
Even when they die (quickly), I would bet a redfish would still eat it no problem.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 8:06 am to Purple Spoon
Had a well known fishing guide tell me years ago that the best bait for cobia was a slow trolled 10-12” live redfish.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 3:26 pm to C
They work great for Catfish and Bass, why not change things up. We have a local pond I could catch 100's of bluegills with one cast of a cast net if it was allowed.
Posted on 9/21/20 at 8:04 pm to armsdealer
I had a bunch to try for big snapper a few years ago, as I heard a buddy killed with them but weather kicked up on me. They will work
Posted on 9/22/20 at 8:38 am to C
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I know they won’t last long but I’ve got a local pond that is overcrowded due to people throwing bread to the fish daily. So I was thinking of netting a few dozen putting them in a live well. Figure if I can get 20 min out of them it would be worth it .
Its common in south Florida, or used to be. I have caught bunches of big snook, redfish, trout, tarpon and jacks on bream just below spillways in canals in south Florida. There are a BUNCH of locations where a fresh water pond drains directly into the marsh...and there will be a dam with a gate that allows water to flow one way but not the other. Some of these are mechanized and have a bell on them that goes off a few minutes before the gate opens...I have seen hoards of big fish coming to those bells like dogs rushing to the food bowl at the sound of the bag opening. There is no rhyme or reason when this happens but after big rains it is common...catch it just right, with a bucket of bream caught on one side of the dam, and it is the best inshore bite most people have ever seen for about an hour and then its over.
Bream, bass, catfish and crappie share common water with redfish, trout, jacks and Tarpon in many areas. Nothing like a live shrimp to attract the attention of a bass....
I have never used them for bait offshore because bait is to easy to make but I am certain they'd work dead....they wouldnt live long
Posted on 9/22/20 at 8:46 am to Icansee4miles
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Had a well known fishing guide tell me years ago that the best bait for cobia was a slow trolled 10-12” live redfish.
When cobia are eating, which is almost anytime they ain't being eaten or fricking, they will eat ANYTHING in my experience.
I have caught a bunch of fish on rigged bonefish. Good fish - Sails, Kings, dolphin, tuna, cobia. Pretty common in parts of the world where catching meat is more important to the locals than catching very fun fish on light tackle that is nearly unedible (bonefish look similar to whiting but they ain't nearly as stasty). Break their back or butterfly them and rig them almost like a ballyhoo with a skirt and they work well and swim behind the boat better than ballyhoo. They also work on flat lines and are hearty in a bank tank. They also work well for snook and cubrera snapper....flat line a belly hooked bone fish about 12 inches long near mangroves with water moving and it is gonna get bit. I do not know if it is legal or not but they make good bait.
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