Will my fresh water artificial baits work? I really don't want to spend the money on salt water lures that I will not use much. Thanks for your opinions.
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Will my fresh water artificial baits work? I really don't want to spend the money on salt water lures that I will not use much. Thanks for your opinions.
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Depends on what you have and what fish you’ll be targeting but I’d go spend a few bucks and get the right baits.
I’ve heard of people catching trout and redfish on spinner baits and some top water bass baits. Not sure if you’d have any luck with tube jigs. Someone else might have a different opinion but I’ve never tried it.
I buy live bait when we go down to the coast. If they’re really biting good artificial will work. Shrimp (live when available or artificial) and cocahoe minnows (live or artificial) work best. Shrimp in the hot months. Minnows in the cooler months. Both under a popping cork such as the Cajun Thunder and a red, white, or yellow jig head work best for me most of the time but fishing on the bottom produces at times also.
Good luck. I have a 3 day trip planned in November to Leeville. Can’t wait.
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Slab Sauce works in salt water
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" Slab Sauce works in salt water "
Yes it does
-----> AND still experimenting with it (G sauce) for crabbing spraying it on turkey necks
-----> so far it seems to help but not enough test done
We always buy live bait when we fish saltwater. I have caught redfish on a top water lure that looked like a bass lure but a bit larger. Personally if I was going to do it a few dollars on a few lures that I wouldn't use but once a year is worth it.
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I fish conventional tackle and fly fish in salt water. I tie my own flies, and for saltwater, I try to use the color combinations that work in conventional tackle. Those are purple/chartreuse, watermelon(dark green)/chartreuse, black/chartreuse, glow or glow chartreuse. The glow is the same color as what I have seen for crappie jigs, and would probably work well, since it imitates a shrimp. I have a friend who guides out of Shell Beach area, and he is/was a member here. He uses a crappie rod 12-14' long with a spinning reel and slip cork and live shrimp. Really works good around rigs etc, because it allows you to gently cast the shrimp without slinging it off. Also with the slip cork, you can let the shrimp down slowly to explore different depths. Probably should up the line strength a bit, and use a bigger stronger hook. All that said, you could get a few H & H jigs and tails in colors 1, 2 and 4, and 2 popping corks at Academy etc for less than $20, and use a spinning rig. Just be sure and thoroughly wash your reel when you get home and lube it. Then wash it again in 3 days to a week later. Good luck!!
I have done well with bass lures fishing for red fish in the shallows (less than a ft of water)....with the weather cooling you can catch red fish on top water until it decides to get cold (generally December down on the coast)
spinner baits fairly well if the fish are active, a very shallow running crank bait, and ZOOM baits make a craw fish that people use Texas rigged to catch red fish and bass down below New Orleans where there is a bit more vegetation in the water.
I am not sure where you generally launch but I have a Dozen spots between Leeville, Port Fourchon and Grand Isle ill give you if you send me a PM.
Fourchon has a public launch, Leeville built a new one less than 3 years ago and Grand Isle has a handful scatter along the island.
They are not scared to choke down a 4" swimbait on a jig head or a 4" top water....they act very much like a post spawn bass in my opinion just cruising around constantly looking for shrimp, crabs, or minnows to eat.
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I always bring some gulp shrimp in new penney color (4"). The red fish love those! Now if you are more after specks, I use sand eel jrs in Black magic, glow/chrt or LSU colors. Live and FRESH bait also works very well.
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Be advised, the hardware on ur freshwater lures will rust if u don't rinse afterwards
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Ditto on the rust. Clean everything in fresh water and soap. Still will have corrosion after a while
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Salt water is nasty. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by yankar
The soft plastic baits we use in fresh water are a lot softer than salt water baits. Reds and specks will tare them up in short order.
update on the salt trip....fished west end of the jetty using cut bait and squid...caught a nice gafftop.....hooked what we presume to be sharks as they provide vicious hits and the line comes back empty.....more to follow....
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Continuing on with the story....we had to get back and we were about 12 miles away from the launch. Cranked up.....all running smooth.....it was rough so I was taking it easy..... bout 2 min later the engine quit.....my worst nightmare could be coming to life.....trim didn’t work......nothing worked.......couldn’t get the motor cover off......like that would have helped.....any way we found an extremely nice Alabama couple to tow us in and my nightmare coming true was gonna have to wait for another day......made it back safe and sound.....will check the fuses tonight.......need to flush the motor asap......God washed the trailer all the way home......fisherman are the nicest souls....and good people are all around us.....I am an Alabama fan now too....thanks to that very nice couple that towed us a very long way......
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So glad you made it home safe and sound.Quote:
Originally Posted by fishervet
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It sounds like you might have more than one thing going on.. Losing power at the Battery would not let the trim work but not stop the motor when it was running
Glad your new friends helped you out!
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Glad not a disaster. I know the rescuers name wasn’t Sabin!!!
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Definitely not a good situation to be in but glad you kept a level head and found someone nice enough to tow you back.
Many times I have come across people with boat troubles, have I wanted to tow them back? If I'm being honest, I would have to say not really BUT not one time have I NOT asked! I know I will need help one day and hope some soul would help be out too! I do firmly believe in karma! So glad you found some kind souls to help you out.
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My anxiety was rather high......not good but we got it taken care ofQuote:
Originally Posted by Sugarfoot_Salzer
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I feel the same way and I believe in karma as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by shadow
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Glad you made it back OK Vet....been there, done that......I believe I am correct in saying that it is a State Law that you must stop and give aid to a stranded boater....if it is not, then it would be a good one.....I know I have towed several of them in....not because of the law, just the right thing to do....
fuse changed....power is back......so if I would have been more level headed I could have changed the fuse and brought myself in........oh well....learn more every day...glad there was no expensive repair....I can practice taking the cover off from inside the boat.......all is well in crappie land.......
It was a learning experience you wont forget, just one more situation you are able to find a solution for if it occurs again.
What caused the high current to blow date fuse? What system does it protect? That's the $$$ questionQuote:
Originally Posted by fishervet
Correctamundo!!!!guess fuses don't just blow for no reason. We shall see.Quote:
Originally Posted by jig rig
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Prop tangled a net not long before i was stranded??? Fuse protected the main system something. Ask freebird. He knows what I'm talking bout
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