Thread: Grass Shrimp

Up here where Im at we cant get them(or I cant find em). Well last year I got a website from a guy here and bought some(live) ver the internet. I had ok results here and I took the left over's home to Mississippi and fished them durring my spring break. The slabs in Mississippi SLAMMED them! Anyone know of that website?

Do you keep the grass shrimp in an aerated bait bucket and how long will they keep alive?

Buddy of my here in the park, took a milk crate, covered it with screen, and hangs it so about half of it is in the water. He keeps some of the grass and stuff in there to give them something to hang on to. He has kept them this way for weeks.........in warmer weather than this. I would guess that as long as it is cold, they will live a lot longer??
Dusty

Grass shrimp populations fall in winter. Their lifecycles slow with the cooler temps... there is less for them to eat, but they are eaten on less too... fish need less nutrients in colder water.

From a 3rd generation 50 yr. old south Floridian: GRASS SHRIMP is what theys called. Outstanding for blue and channel cats as well.

CRACKER DAT!!!!!

Originally Posted by centerdriver

Buddy of my here in the park, took a milk crate, covered it with screen, and hangs it so about half of it is in the water. He keeps some of the grass and stuff in there to give them something to hang on to. He has kept them this way for weeks.........in warmer weather than this. I would guess that as long as it is cold, they will live a lot longer??
Dusty

I have heard all kinds of ways to keep them alive. They really don't need a lot of water to live. I have kept them alive in wet newspaper *with a few pieces of ice thrown on top*. They will die it hot stagnant water though, probably more from temp issues than lack of air. Grass shrimp can survive in pretty nasty places.

They can be harder to find in the cold weather. Shrimp larvae or nymphs (and even the eggs) slow their growth. These things don't live a long time as adults, but the mature fast from juevenilles. After a bit of warming in the water there will be a surge in their populations... sounds like spring shrimp whoopy time to me. You can raise your own, but it looked a little to much like a pain when I read up on it.

Dip netted a good mess of these out of milifoil (submerged lake weeds) in about 1 1/2 foot of water. They were the go to bait on Friday. Hooked 1 large one on a hook, or 3 to 4 of the small ones. Fish hit either, readily.

Been wanting to buy a cheap pool net with a telescoping handle and see if I can harvest some grass shrimp for bait. Never attempted this before, so I just look for grass beds and rake through the grass right? need to find a few spots to try this in central florida. I hear Lake Okeechobee has em but thats wayyy too far for a bait run lol