BIG Uglies and How To Salt Shrimp

The Black Drum AKA BIG UGLIES have started showing up in the surf in good numbers lately. Black Drum are an excellent winter surf fishing target. Also Ive been getting asked a lot lately about the salted shrimp I use when surf fishing so I added a little DIY salted shrimp segment at the end of the video.

[@drumguy1960]

Nice to see someone besides me using Penn Pursuit IVs....I LOVE mine and they don't break the bank....

[@G2COASTAL]

Great reels for the price!

[@davidkearley4717]

That was a great video and thanks for sharing the salted shrimp I’m definitely going to try it

[@G2COASTAL]

Thanks David!

[@daniellagassee152]

Thank you. Very interesting video.

[@G2COASTAL]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rickbakker6603]

Another great video

[@G2COASTAL]

Thanks Rick!

[@monicalazar6567]

Awesome! I gave some folks your info that had some family come to join them here and none of them brought any fishing gear down because people told them you can’t catch anything in January. Hopefully they will get in touch and you will be able to show them how untrue that is😂😂.

[@G2COASTAL]

Thank you Monica!

[@panhandlesalt]

Great information!

[@G2COASTAL]

Thanks man!

[@TonyTackle]

Dang bro we all catching the big ugly lol! Good stuff bro!!

[@G2COASTAL]

Thanks man!

[@Jamchol]

Nice catches 👍

[@G2COASTAL]

Thank you!

[@JustinReedFishing]

Great video man!

[@G2COASTAL]

Thanks babe!

[@JustinReedFishing]

@@G2COASTAL 🤣

[@davesessums9596]

Sitting here watching the snow pile up while you’re talking about winter fishing being slow 😂 making me think I gotta hurry up back to LA! Also makes me wonder how I got way from there to begin with! Great job! Good idea about the salted shrimp.

[@G2COASTAL]

Hahaha Thanks Dave! Yeah kinda hard to complain when Im not dealing with snow hahaha.

[@davesessums9596]

Btw, how long will that salted shrimp keep in the salt?

[@davesessums9596]

Never mind I see your reply on another comment.

[@G2COASTAL]

@@davesessums9596 I’ll answer anyway haha. It lasts forever.

[@scottweidner1613]

Man you're a drum catching machine lately👍👍!!! How long will those shrimp keep after they're salted?

[@G2COASTAL]

Thanks Scott. The shrimp last forever man, Ive caught Pomps on salted shrimp that was at least a month old.

[@brianingham9569]

Never mind that question on the other video about how to make this now I know. Lol

[@brianingham9569]

Just used some i made 5 months ago. Worked great !!

[@junballs6576]

I always carry magic thread just incase I don't have any slated baits. Lol. Wanted to know what rod your matching your pursuit with.

[@G2COASTAL]

Haha I usually have thread with me too. My Pomp rods are 12ft Rod Hutchison Sceptre rods. They are actually carp rods but I love them for Pomps.

[@karimgaber7179]

Nice vedio man Which reel & rod u use ? What size of braid on reel ?

[@G2COASTAL]

Thank you! I use 12 foot Rod Hutchison Sceptre carp rods. They are a lot lighter and more sensitive than surf rods. I also run Penn Battles and Penn Pursuits. They are excellent affordable reels that are a steal for the price. I also run 20 pound braid as my main line on all my reels.

[@adamroughton9140]

Where do you store the salted shrimp, just the fridge?

[@G2COASTAL]

Yup I just keep it in a container in the fridge.

[@P8intballEvans]

I did salted shrimp for a while but never had much luck on it in the SC surf.

[@G2COASTAL]

I’ve had people along the Gulf Coast say they didn’t have much luck with it and others swear they catch more with it. Im gonna do a fresh dead shrimp vs salted shrimp challenge one of these days and see which one wins.

[@P8intballEvans]

@@G2COASTAL yea there is no doubt it stays on the hook longer...I found that small cuts of the big mullet belly work best for me.

[@G2COASTAL]

@@P8intballEvans thats another thing to consider, Im usually targeting Pompano and Whiting and get the Drum as a by catch, while you’re targeting Drum and toothy critters. Mullet is definitely a better bait for you in your area.

[@saltandsurffishing]

What salt specifically do you use? Also, after in the container initially, do you put a lid on the container, If not does it stink the fridge up? Great idea, gonna try this next time I’m down.

[@G2COASTAL]

I use Morton coarse kosher salt but any coarse kosher salt will work. I do store it in a container with extra salt and a lid on but it doesn’t have much of a smell to it. If anything it just smells like the beach.

[@saltandsurffishing]

@@G2COASTAL thanks a ton! My shrimp always finds a way to fly off as soon as I cast 🤦🏼‍♂️ I’ve been trying to find ways to prevent that and I found this video and I’m going to try it. You are the most helpful fisherman I have found so far! Thanks again!

[@G2COASTAL]

@@saltandsurffishing thanks for the kind words! Another option with fresh dead shrimp is to wrap some magic thread around it to help jee it from flying off the hook during the cast.

[@saltandsurffishing]

@@G2COASTAL I have some but haven’t tried it, how effective is it? Do the fish seem to notice it or no?

[@G2COASTAL]

@@saltandsurffishing the fish don’t care at all about the magic thread. Its such a small amount of color I don’t think it has any impact.