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Recommend some good artificials to catch tail red's in shallow water..
Posted on 6/6/12 at 9:16 am
Posted on 6/6/12 at 9:16 am
Twice in my last 3 kayak expeditions I have located tailing reds blowing up bait at high tide along the marsh grass in 8-12" of water. Assume that water clarity is about 1 foot. I've tried New Penny Gulp, Mud minnow gulp, gold spoon, bone color she dog, saltwater assassins(mostly dark colored plastics).
I saw minnows and shrimp jumping out of their way, but didnt get so much as a bump.
So my question is, who has caught tailing reds recently, what did you use, can you offer any tips about my scenarios above? Also, how far in front of these fish should I be casting?
Thanks in advance.
I saw minnows and shrimp jumping out of their way, but didnt get so much as a bump.
So my question is, who has caught tailing reds recently, what did you use, can you offer any tips about my scenarios above? Also, how far in front of these fish should I be casting?
Thanks in advance.
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Posted on 6/6/12 at 9:18 am to AngryBeavers
Throw a fly. You'll get them on that
Posted on 6/6/12 at 9:19 am to AngryBeavers
Posted on 6/6/12 at 9:19 am to AngryBeavers
I've always had the best luck with new penny gulp.
Posted on 6/6/12 at 9:19 am to SaDaTayMoses
How far in front of them should I be trying to land it?
Posted on 6/6/12 at 9:20 am to AngryBeavers
Posted on 6/6/12 at 9:20 am to mylsuhat
AngryBeavers? Really that's the best handle you could come up with?
Posted on 6/6/12 at 9:21 am to AngryBeavers
less than a foot or 2. I've hit them in the head sometimes and gotten a bite....all depends on how aggressive they are feeling that day
Posted on 6/6/12 at 9:29 am to AngryBeavers
Try Spinner Bait by Strike King. I've had reds bite them defensively. Also try putting a small piece of dead shrimp along with your Gulp. I have found out that they bite more on this when they are finicky.
Nothing more frustrating than seeing reds all over the place while sitting in your yak and not getting many bites. Good luck and welcome to the board.
Nothing more frustrating than seeing reds all over the place while sitting in your yak and not getting many bites. Good luck and welcome to the board.
Posted on 6/6/12 at 9:30 am to AngryBeavers
Rattletrap or gold spoon
Posted on 6/6/12 at 9:37 am to deaconjones35
Thanks for the help
Posted on 6/6/12 at 9:39 am to AngryBeavers
Posted on 6/6/12 at 9:40 am to AngryBeavers
i go as light as possible, so as not to spook them when the bait hits the water. think DOA shrimp, gulp bait on bare hook, no weight. Also, throw past them by 5'-10', then bump the bait along in front of them. hard to resist.
Posted on 6/6/12 at 9:41 am to AngryBeavers
I like Storm Minnows. They are a swim bait (Bunker color is my favorite) that I have been successful with.
That and redfish spinners with a cocahoe on them.
That and redfish spinners with a cocahoe on them.
Posted on 6/6/12 at 9:42 am to AngryBeavers
Top Dog Jr.
Posted on 6/6/12 at 9:49 am to Topwater Trout
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Topwater Trout
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Top Dog Jr.
I see a correlation here. Posted on 6/6/12 at 10:06 am to AngryBeavers
Spinner bait or black spoon...but NOT the POS Nemire spoon that the hooks fall out of. Get a Johnson Silver Minnow single hook spoon in black. If you run one slowly in front of them, and they don't eat it, you're hallucinating. They aren't really there.
Posted on 6/6/12 at 10:10 am to AngryBeavers
Someone at work swears by these when they aren't cooperating. Had this same conversation after my last trip. He said throw it weightless so it still has that wounded action.
Posted on 6/6/12 at 10:11 am to AngryBeavers
damn son. A lot of people have told me recently they're having trouble catching reds. Popping cork with dead shrimp or spinnerbait always works for me. For reds I have never fished anything but that or a carolina rigged shrimp.
The biggest tip I can give you for redfish:
If you're not catching, change spots not lures. (ie. COVER GROUND)
Good luck.
The biggest tip I can give you for redfish:
If you're not catching, change spots not lures. (ie. COVER GROUND)
Good luck.
Posted on 6/6/12 at 10:12 am to Slickback
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I see a correlation here.
Its the only way to fish
Those redfish look like torpedos chasing a topwater bait. Only problem is they have actually bent and ruined some hitting them so hard.
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