Oh you know it!

Lately it's been the end of the incoming tide in the afternoon specifically, but in general I think the incoming tide is always better. Nice clean Salty water coming in from the gulf and a lot of current past the structure seems to get them fired up

I do say Got em a lot lol. I noticed that while editing this

Thanks!

I was wondering the same, more plastic in the water is not good.

@@njsurfrider NJ here too but mostly off a boat or jetski. This technique I've seen since i was a kid. People back then even use table scraps wrapped in cotton gauze. No worries leaving plastics in the guts of fish.

Thanks! I'm all for using eco-friendly solutions. Maybe I'll do a video showing some of those options soon 🤙

I agree. Luckily I didn't break any fish off this day that would result in them ingesting the mesh, but still living. This is a convenient little trick but I'll show some other choices soon 😊

@ Yeah. Aside from meat netting and gauze.. There's also cotton spawn net and the like.... But based off personal experience, cotton gauze is the best cause it's brightly colored/ kinda resembles the whitish inside of their natural bait. Also absorbs the juices of the bait during prep which is released during actual use.. All positives. I'm just not sure why some would drive hours on end just to buy fiddler crabs and such. Just like most fish, Sheeps will eat almost anything; it's just the presentation.

Thanks man! It's a convenient little trick

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Thank you, I am something of a handsome sheepshead wizard 😏

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@@blakeleigan7383 gotta get that engagement 🤣

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@BLACKRAIN390 Thats another awesome idea. Haven't tried that one yet. Thanks!

amzn.to/40NfOeZ Its the Rapala Fish Grip

@aquaculture8028 I don't know to be honest, I havent seen him in a long time

Definitely. I only use them in areas where the pinfish aren't bad. This bridge was pinfish free this day

I keep about 100 in a tank at my house all winter for when the bait shops are out haha

@ckwoutdoors yea I had some but used the last of them the other week catchin some reds in freeport.

@oyabun8538 Youd think so, but the water was extremely clear this day. Going any higher than about 20lb leader will cause the sheep not to bite. Have to just accept you're gonna lose some fish when sheepshead fishing! As cool as the drum are they're just bycatch really. Now if I'm actively targeting drum then I'll run 30 or 40lb leader. But if I'm just wanting sheep 20lb max if I want lots of bites

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@nothinginhere916 yup, that's just part of the game 🤣 unfortunately not much you can do about it. Size up your line too much and they'll quit biting, size up the rod too much and you won't feel them bite, no way to avoid it! I prefer to be in my yak so I can back them out of the structure but if using oysters thats way to messy to be in my lap in the yak hahaha. Oh well, got 3 fish landed at least! Thank you!

@normanburns-ko4ro to let them run into the bridge piling? Okay lol.

@twistedmoto7759 yeah, the oysters definitely tear up your boat. My yak is all scratched up from years of doing it lol. Ive tried the raw oysters you can get in a container at Wal Mart in the refrigerated seafood section. They do okay, but not nearly as good in my opinion. I've made them work though. It's just very expensive to do that, they're like 5 to 10 bucks for a pretty small container and youre gonna burn through them really fast since they're so fragile, especially if there are a lot of pinfish around. The easiest way to get them in your boat is to pull up to the piling, get all your gear you need on it, then tie off, jump up on the piling and let the boat drift out away from the structure on the downcurrent side secured to the piling by a line. Then you can use a long handle scraper and long handle net, lean over the side of the piling and scrape the oysters into the net to get them. That's what most people do so their boat isn't near the structure

@ Thanks for the response I’m in Milton and fish a lot of the same areas you post. I may see you out there!

@jonlayton5834 Thats true, but sometimes they prefer one over the other and can be very picky. Most of the time if they won't eat anything crab, they'll eat an oyster. Oysters are their main food source this time of year and they eat way more of those than crabs

@cspeegie4390 for sure man, we will get out there! I may actually be going Wednesday lol. That's purely work though because I want to film a sheepshead video in the snow.. it isn't gonna be fun at all 🤣