whats good bait for a red drum?

Question

and where they usualy live or are

Answer 1

Hey Mac,

The red drum will hit on most anything, see the web site. I prefer the Live Shrimp like your other answers.

"The best natural baits are live shrimp, small finger mullet, Atlantic croaker, and small live blue crabs. ...
Stalking the shallow grass flats for red drum is the ultimate challenge for the wade anglers. Artificial baits such as 1/2 and 1/4 ounce shallow-running gold, copper, or silver spoons are favorites. A weedless spoon is used in areas of heavy submerged or floating vegetation.

Fish-shaped plugs, both floating and shallow-running, are effective over the grass flats. Shrimplike plastic worms and jigs are good and both are fished under corks or bounced along the bottom.

The surf provides excellent red drum fishing. The best artificial baits are the heavier spoons and slow sinking fish shaped plugs. Plastic worms are also effective bounced along the bottom.

Saltwater flyfishing for red drum is increasing in popularity. Flyfishers sight-cast small surface popping plugs, baitfish type streamers or shrimp and crab imitation flies to "cruising" or "tailing" red drum."

Answer 2

Usually I use shrimp but they'll also hit cut bait. The biggest red I've caught was on half of a small blue crab. Fish went 44 inches long. Alas I didn't have any scales.

Answer 3

Shrimp is pretty much the catch all bait for the salt. For just about any species you target in sale water shrimp will be your best bet. Dead works just fine but the live ones will fill the cooler! Tight lines!

Answer 4

live shrimp works really well.
work a minnow if that dos not work.
if you are good with lures you can work artificail shrimp.
hard plastic and the soft rubber works well.
there inshore.
good luck!

Answer 5

live shrimp