Red Fish bait
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Sand fleas (mole crab), blue crabs, finger mullet, menhaden are good choices around here.
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all the above, and cut em up too, reds love it.... course the sand fleas maybe better intact 
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redfish Magic, Gulp Shrimp. In New Penny Color, Peeler Crabs......................chris
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Larry,
There is a saying; "Match the hatch to the catch"
Fish feed on what the local baits are located in the same area. While sand fleas are located in the oceans surf, they are not up rivers or creeks. Fish will follow different baits, different times of the year. Wintertime, the baits go inland towards deeper holes where temps remain mostly constant. The O2 levels in the water will play a part also. Minnows, real or fake, will be best baits in the creeks this time of year.
Good luck and remember...you can't bring that yankee [email protected]#$ down here!!
Welcome home...you are going to love it here
Bruce
There is a saying; "Match the hatch to the catch"
Fish feed on what the local baits are located in the same area. While sand fleas are located in the oceans surf, they are not up rivers or creeks. Fish will follow different baits, different times of the year. Wintertime, the baits go inland towards deeper holes where temps remain mostly constant. The O2 levels in the water will play a part also. Minnows, real or fake, will be best baits in the creeks this time of year.
Good luck and remember...you can't bring that yankee [email protected]#$ down here!!
Welcome home...you are going to love it here
Bruce
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Right now is a transition time between being cool and wanting to turn warm. The fishing can be cold today and tomorrow catch a few. Winter is always slow inside and in the surf zones.Now in a couple more months the fishing will take off and all you can do is hold on. The finger mullet is propably one of the favorite live baits for reds. Fish them on a caroling rig, set the pole in a good sturdy holder, and wait.
Other types of bait work as well and most have been mentioned above. Don't forget topwater baits, Zara Spooks, Top Dog, She dog, Spittin' Imiage and many more.
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SunDrop is right about making sure the crab is legal size. Here's the current regs as it's a little complicated:
[FONT=arial, helvetica]5" Carapace Width (Minimum)
6 3/4" Carapace Width (Maximum)
[/FONT]Mature female crabs are exempt from minimum size. Maximum size is effective September through April and applies to mature females only.
Obviously it's important to be able to tell the difference between a male and a female blue crab. Here's an easy way to tell the difference between a male and female blue crab. Males have blue claws, and females have the tips of their claws "painted" red.
The better way to tell the gender and also whether a female is "mature" or not is by the shape of the abdomen. Here's a link that has some great illustrations: BLUECRAB.INFO - Blue Crab Identification
[FONT=arial, helvetica]5" Carapace Width (Minimum)
6 3/4" Carapace Width (Maximum)
[/FONT]Mature female crabs are exempt from minimum size. Maximum size is effective September through April and applies to mature females only.
Obviously it's important to be able to tell the difference between a male and a female blue crab. Here's an easy way to tell the difference between a male and female blue crab. Males have blue claws, and females have the tips of their claws "painted" red.
The better way to tell the gender and also whether a female is "mature" or not is by the shape of the abdomen. Here's a link that has some great illustrations: BLUECRAB.INFO - Blue Crab Identification
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Thanks for link to the crab info. I learned something today.
I've always had great luck for reds with live shrimp, cut mullet or small sardine minnows.. Small blue crabs and 3 inch pinfish work very well for reds in the surf for sure.
I've never gulp'd a red.. but they say it works.
Reds arent too picky, I've seen them caught on squid strips and even glass and green back minnows
I've never gulp'd a red.. but they say it works.
Reds arent too picky, I've seen them caught on squid strips and even glass and green back minnows
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dave B. That Gulp Bait Is Hard To Beat For Reds, You Should Give It A Try This Year,........................chris
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Nice looking reds.
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those are nice reds , great job....................chris
Just one bait I did not see mentioned is a DOA popping cork they work well for me along the deeper cut banks in the creeks. The nice thing about them is they are ready to fish out of the pack. You can also change thinds up by putting on Gulp or a live minnow or shrimp. I had good luck with that this fall in the river.
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Right now around jacksonville the reds are stacked up back in the creeks and so willing to feed that almost anything will work. As for the trout that remains another mystery!!
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Thanks for the update ther surf-fly..........
will be hitting the New River later in the year, hopefully by mid April i'll have me another boat and will be chomping at the bit.
tight lines <*)))))>{
will be hitting the New River later in the year, hopefully by mid April i'll have me another boat and will be chomping at the bit.
tight lines <*)))))>{
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