What is the best bait and technique in catching Red Fish in the intercoastal waters off of clearwater florida.
2006-09-30 13:53:36 · 5 answers · asked by lamp7290 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Fishing
During cooler months, redfish feed primarily on crustaceans (ie. crab, shrimp) and baitfish such as pinfish and sardine. Fish the baits on or near bottom under a popping cork. Use a sweeping hookset.
Use a 7' rod (baitcasting or spinning) w/25-30 mono or flourocarbon line.
2006-10-01 10:08:06 · answer #1 · answered by exert-7 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should be killin em at high tide up along the grass. Shrimp almost aways works on everything. I like live finger mullet hooked throuhg the lip. Use the lightest tackle possible. I use 12# line with about 18inches of Cajan Red for leader, They say they can`t see the red line. I haven`t proved or disproved this yet. Mud minnows are very productive also. If your into lures? They always say a gold spoon is always a good way to go. Suggest checking local fishing reports and bait shops, they always seem to have the best handle on what bitin and what they`re bitin on. GOOD LUCK
2006-10-01 05:08:10 · answer #2 · answered by william v 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Red Fish (Red Drum) are bottom feeders. They will eat just about anything that flows on the tides. In Texas we use a lot of crab type bait. But we have caught them in the bay systems on live shrimp fished under a popping cork. Just fish it a little closer to the bottom than you would for a speckled sea trout (Specs).
Almost any 'by-catch' from a shrimp boat haul will do. You Floridians eat mullet. We don't eat to much mullet here on the Texas Gulf Coast, so we use it as 'cut bait'. I guess the reason we don't eat mullet in Texas is because our water has much more sediment in the tidal flow than you do in Florida. Translation: Our water is at best green after a dry spell and wind conditions are favorable, or a brownish color after a rain or if the wind is kickin'. I guess that it makes the local mullet taste 'muddy'.
FISH ON!
2006-09-30 21:16:13 · answer #3 · answered by Joe Schmo from Kokomo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
live bait is great but if your looking to throw artificials. try a DOA glow shimp. or a zoom super fluke
2006-10-01 09:24:59 · answer #4 · answered by mrbass 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
tubworm well there are so many ways try them all . dam have fun
2006-09-30 20:55:34 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋