Using THIS LURE to Catch BIG SHEEPSHEAD ** THE BEST SHEEPSHEAD LURE ON THE PLANET **

I used a Vudu Shrimp to catch big sheepshead! In this video I head out kayak fishing bridges on the upper Gulf Coast in search of big sheepshead. I started this inshore fishing trip using fiddler crabs to locate sheepshead. Once I located these tasty inshore fish I switched over to one of the best saltwater lures around... the Vudu Shrimp and I instantly started snatching big sheepshead out of this bridge!
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[@jimlivingston7077]

If you know where there is a bunch of little crab holes in the ground at low tide, bury a bucket so the top is flush with the ground and the space between bucket and ground is filled in. Put fish head in bucket. Leave the area, but come back before incoming tide to get your bucket full of crabs.

[@southernsalt]

Right on!

[@zachdillon275]

Sweet!!! Thank you

[@tracynorris355]

Seagull came and ate my fish head... 😩

[@brilliantfishingnc]

I gotta try that

[@MsSarahConner]

Sheephead Ceviche! For the win!

[@southernsalt]

Never tried it that way, I’ll do it!

[@jasonweeks3613]

Coat in olive oil, salt and pepper, cook on the grill- AMAZING!

[@southernsalt]

🙌 🙌

[@mr.mediabomber2358]

Gut em, descale em, de-head, de-tail, and pop em in the oven. Best fish on the bone I've ever eaten.

[@southernsalt]

Right on!

[@williamcampbell6589]

Fried sheep's head nuggets in old bay breading is my favorite way to eat first.

[@southernsalt]

🙌 🙌

[@SetDaHookFishOn]

Great content as always. Thank you for your videos and details you provide.

[@southernsalt]

Thanks brother I appreciate it!!

[@henrykosky3919]

I use the Vudu shrimp on a popping cork for redfish and trout up in the marsh off of the inlet Chesapeake Bay Virginia Beach

[@southernsalt]

Nice!!

[@Bayouboy25]

Great video! You need your own show I’m subscribed now, can’t wait to watch more!

[@kylemoffett7859]

I cook them on the half shell. I also love making ceviche with them.

[@southernsalt]

I’ve never done ceviche with sheepshead but I’m definitely going to try it, thanks!!

[@kg4oiq]

Great video brother, as always!

[@southernsalt]

Thanks brother!!

[@hamptonconsultants4815]

Nate the great. Love the video!

[@southernsalt]

Thanks brother!!

[@gdj8013]

Love those 2” vudu under a popping cork they just catch everything.

[@southernsalt]

🙌

[@charlieridgway1085]

Yo Zoro on the water from south new jersey great video my dream fish to catch

[@southernsalt]

🙌

[@seanvarone6380]

Great video brother as always! The Vudu shrimp has bailed me out of many tough days for sure! My favorite way to cook sheepshead is hit the fillets with a little of my favorite blackening seasoning(Paul Prudhomme’s Redfish Magic) and sear them on my Blackstone and serve over a bed of gouda cheese grits… Thank you for all that you do for the sport we love Nate! Let’s go Tuesday!!!

[@southernsalt]

Thanks brother, and thanks for sharing!!

[@lethemusicplay251]

Love those Vudu!

[@southernsalt]

🙌

[@alaskangirl7675]

Oh my I want to try this!

[@southernsalt]

🙌

[@samsettle7910]

I love the vudu shrimp it’s really good on speckled, trout, redfish, and black drum I even got a huge Spanish mac on one

[@southernsalt]

Very nice!

[@bassiclogic]

I love sheepshead. Poor mans lobster we say around here. I cook them like deep fried Grouper nuggets. I like them better than Grouper.

[@southernsalt]

Nice!!

[@donreed417]

Sheepshead and flounders are my favorite. Man don't you have neighbors that like fish?

[@southernsalt]

Yeah but I make them catch their own lol

[@Asimplelife1]

Blackened Sheepshead tacos are amazing!

[@southernsalt]

🙌

[@Violence0vAction]

Good shit dude🎣🤙🏼

[@southernsalt]

Thanks man!

[@beamer_extremer29]

And great video, and I was taught by old timers the 3 count before setting the hook on sheepshead,lol. I found when using artificials versus live crabs, I had to scrap some barnacles or throw out some crushed oyster shells, then they hit also any small artificial lure.

[@southernsalt]

Awesome!!

[@pastorquangful]

My family just saw you on 59 there going into Foley (Blue Tesla). Everyone loves your channel. We're still trying to figure out the fishing down here. All of our gear is for rivers, lakes, and sound waters for Washington State. Your content is helping us adjust to these waters!

[@southernsalt]

Man that is awesome! It can be a little tough at first but once you start to figure a little bit out it’ll come to you. Thanks for waving when y’all passed by, made my day!!

[@44_83]

@@southernsalt Hey Salt, how did you fake shots of sheeps with vudu shrimps in their mouths? It was very real - looking, but also faker than a made in china rolex. Sheepshead never bite lures; they won't even hit gulp shrimps.

[@pennysgarage]

Voodoo shrimp is killer!! 🤘

[@southernsalt]

Yessir!

[@fishin2fit753]

DOPE VIDEO 🎣💪🏾😎

[@southernsalt]

🙌 🙌

[@j.mimoso4767]

On the way to 40k! Exciting, my man! 👍

[@southernsalt]

Yessir, hopefully we can surpass it!!

[@j.mimoso4767]

@Southern Salt I have no doubt that you will Nate. Hopefully, more by mid summer. Your flounder expertise will help you "Reel them in"! Lol

[@charlieridgway1085]

This year flounders are hitting like linebackers

[@buffoonoutdoors]

Subscribed. Awesome content

[@southernsalt]

Thank you!!

[@cashnnoncrypto8215]

I've cooked sheepshead A lot of ways. But I like it best in ceviche. Make sure to remove any bloodlines. It holds together nicely and is every bit as good as snapper. Also for those who haven't tried it, It cooks pretty well on the half shell.

[@southernsalt]

I’ll have to try it!

[@marcusgonewild]

I like to leave the fillets on a half shell and bake them in butter with redfish magic seasoning. Simple, delicious and juicyyyy! I find frying sheeps head makes them too dry so i tend to cook sheeps head in the oven. Specially small fillets. Awesome video brother.

[@southernsalt]

Heck yeah! Thanks brother!

[@fisherman9077]

Great sheepshead video, but Flounder content Please.

[@southernsalt]

Very soon lol

[@claylyons8160]

Baked or grilled is my favorite way to cook sheepshead

[@southernsalt]

🙌

[@charlieridgway1085]

I bought some vudo last year never used them yet

[@southernsalt]

They work well

[@edt1cv2]

love them fried

[@southernsalt]

🙌

[@nathanleitz5060]

Awesome as always stay safe also do you do guides if someone was in the area just curious

[@southernsalt]

Absolutely!

[@charlieridgway1085]

That reminds me have u did any research on the pressure of there bite I'm courious

[@pennysgarage]

Would love to see some Gulp swimming mullet in chartreuse on a dropper rig for flounder. Used to nail halibut with that setup. Wonder if flounder like it too 🤔

[@southernsalt]

Nice, I might try that!

[@moblack5883]

Nate next time you go spec fishing I got a video request. Use a popping cork with a Vudu shrimp and also try the Hoodwink to see the results.

[@southernsalt]

I’ll definitely have to do that soon

[@pennysgarage]

Love some fish tacos with just about any fish. Blackened with some Asian style slaw with some spicy sauce 👌

[@southernsalt]

🙌 🙌

[@arnoldkellner2173]

60 years ago when I was 16 I lived in GulfBreeze and I would sight fish for big sheeps on the old bridge pier on the GulfBreeze side with a 20’ trident head wooden spear and handline . I miss those days with my friends fishing and hanging out at the beach girl watching.

[@southernsalt]

Man I fish Gulf Breeze all the time sounds like some amazing memories

[@arnoldkellner2173]

Yeah GulfBreeze was almost a desert with almost nothing except for one grocery store one elementary school and one police man Marshal Forsight, but the fishing and crabbing was really great in the bay. I lived on Fairpoint Dr and would ride my bike to the old bridge, not there anymore, or thumb to the beach, a quarter for the toll 😂. I played football, basketball and baseball at PHS, go Tigers, Coaches Haynes& Simmons, Marvin Beck and Fred Waters. Myrtle Beach SC does not have fish varieties that you enjoy nor the open beaches to chase the birds and fish in the surf. Keep the great videos coming👍😂

[@bradcarris9205]

I like them grilled, brushed Italian salad dressing before grilling.

[@southernsalt]

Sounds delicious!

[@MichaelSmith-xy3se]

Love the channel!! Great content. What app do you use for winds and tides?

[@southernsalt]

Thank you!! I use Tides 4 Fishing

[@chuckb4896]

Where did you find your jaw grip to land those fish with?

[@Awesomeification1]

You should see if you can catch the sheepshead on the bugs fishing lures like the Ned shrimp or some of the other ones

[@southernsalt]

🙌 🙌

[@moblack5883]

Egret Bait owes you money for this video Nate

[@southernsalt]

🙌 🙌

[@davidvance4139]

Favorite way to cook/eat sheepshead.... That's a hard question to answer... Sheepshead is one of my favorite to eat and pretty much the only fish I stockthe freezer with lol. Any way it's made in my opinion is good. Grilled, blackened, fried etc. Some days I'll cook it all three ways in one meal 😂

[@southernsalt]

Man I think I’d have to agree lol

[@markhicks8377]

deep fried chunks !!!!

[@jnewman3078]

Great video, you said the water was about 5 feet is that at low Tide do you feel like the fishing is better when the tide is coming in or going out when fishing these bridges

[@southernsalt]

Thanks man. High tide is best IMO

[@beamer_extremer29]

Oh BTW good luck on tourney noticed you weren’t measuring, is it over?

[@southernsalt]

It’s still going I just need 20” fish lol

[@wrom5183]

Where did you get that crab bucket? 😁

[@southernsalt]

CCA

[@austinrupard9073]

Favorite way to cook just about any fish is fried and in a taco.

[@southernsalt]

I agree lol

[@hardyboysfishing]

I like to pan fry them and then make a bu blanc sauce that I pour over. Top with fresh dill

[@southernsalt]

Oh heck yeah! Sounds dang amazing!!

[@rick850angler6]

Let’s get this video to 5000 likes 👍🦅🇺🇸

[@southernsalt]

🙌 🙌 🙌

[@charlesgutzwiller5988]

I got some but I haven't tried one on yet

[@southernsalt]

They’re great lures!

[@redwood1957]

I would like to see you use canned oysters and a mesh bag before they head off shore. Were you on anchor or staked out in this video. Thank you

[@southernsalt]

I’ll try it soon. I wasn’t anchored

[@sbarrett8900]

I would put the Nikko shrimp on before a Vudu shrimp. They are rigged differently, though.

[@southernsalt]

Never heard of it

[@kennynewell85]

I like sheepshead poor mans lobster style. Chopped in chunks and poached in boiling water then dipped in lemon butter. Add some old Bay to the lemon butter is even better. Give it a shot and let me know what you think. Don’t think I have ever seen a catch and cook like that so video idea maybe?

[@southernsalt]

Heck yeah!!

[@brandondukes3379]

I messaged you on Facebook man. Looking forward to it! Love the video man.

[@jpvernoutside3378]

Ive seen you catch sheepshead on about everything that people say will not work...LOL Can't wait to make it down there at some point

[@southernsalt]

I think people try to compare things to crabs and there’s really no comparison but definitely severs alternatives that still work very well!

[@daltonjohnson3289]

@@southernsalt barnacles free lined will put crabs to shame

[@hardyboysfishing]

Awesome video! How long do you think that bridge will hold sheepshead?

[@southernsalt]

They’re thinning out now, I think anther 10 days or so. When they get fat like that they’re on the move south!

[@hardyboysfishing]

@Southern Salt interesting. Thanks. I've been getting skunked across the bay. Watching your videos in dog river wearing out the specs makes me wanna make the drive over there!

[@big-n-bama48]

Goats ARE the Best tasting fish God made, lightly fry w/ shrimp fry mix.... if you want to actually taste the fish.. The more seasoning crap you have to put on some other fish for you to like it, means the fish taste like crap... I don't waste my time on those.. Gonna try the cricket thang here shortly.. Great day under the Bridge,,They hittn hard right now, gettn fed-up for their Trip outbound.... Thanx Bruddr..

[@southernsalt]

Right on!!

[@big-n-bama48]

What's the name of that Tourney your in , and who's having it?? Thanx Bruddr..

[@williamphillips9661]

Try worms , fiddlers and crickets witch one works best

[@southernsalt]

🙌

[@mattjudy7263]

As far as cooking fish….I can’t say anything is better than fried. But maybe that’s a southern opinion lol

[@southernsalt]

Lol 🙌

[@themechanic7314]

Definitely grilled is my favorite. I'm not much on fried fish.

[@southernsalt]

Right on!!

[@ga190525]

Hey Salt what is the cost for fiddler crabs at the bait shop? How do they sell them by the dozen? This will be my first year fishing for sheepshead and I was just wondering. Thanks. I love your videos.

[@southernsalt]

Between $4-$6 per dozen.

[@thomasarmstrong8726]

can you describe the boat you are in ....thanks

[@amateurgamer7530]

What lure is he using

[@deathmine474]

Based on all the issues you experienced with the 360 kayak are you going to stick with it or move into something else? Curious on your opinion, you have alot of hours and repairs done to kayak

[@southernsalt]

Man I’m really not sure yet. I tested a few but don’t like them for various reasons

[@deathmine474]

@@southernsalt I hear you, there is just something about the PA feels like a cockpit everything just seems setup right. Have you tested a pa12 before? I currently have a older pa14 and in wondering if the 2inches in width makes a big difference I like to stand a lot.

[@Saltyoar]

What state are you in?

[@jonathanpena22]

What is your tackle set up boss ? And how much LB weight you use sir ?

[@southernsalt]

20 pound braid and 20 pound leader with 2 #2 split shot weights to a #gamakatsu Octopus Hook.

[@CheekyChops710]

Yeyeyeyeyeyeyyeyey

[@southernsalt]

Right on lol

[@pbm9cje2n]

Do you give any action to the vudu when fishing for sheeps or just let it sit on bottom?

[@southernsalt]

Just light pops

[@pbm9cje2n]

@@southernsalt gonna have to try this... if it works I'm going to laugh my butt off

[@ZRex92]

I have to ask. But i see you’re using braid in this video along with fluorocarbon leader. Do you get less line breaks when you use the braid and flouro combo compared to mono? I would think you do get less line breaks. Especially compared to 15 lb mono. And if so, why don’t you just use braid from now on along with flouro?

[@southernsalt]

All I use for all my inshore setups are braid to flouro

[@chuckb4896]

Have traded that hobie for the Hammerhead whale shark yet?

[@Felix-qz9cy]

Fried Whole...

[@southernsalt]

Never done them that way, good deal!

[@user-hm5sr7oc9q]

Did anyone else see the light that appeared at 3:09 and moved across the sky at UFO like speed ? Any ideas what that might have been ?

[@ALABOTTLES]

Over heat

[@southernsalt]

😂

[@007Cajun]

Our favorite is on tacos

[@southernsalt]

🙌

[@charlieridgway1085]

Did u coat the shrimp each time

[@southernsalt]

No, only the first cost.

[@southernsalt]

Coat

[@yakbrozfishing507]

Is there a reason why you don't use your trolling motor as much

[@southernsalt]

I need the workout lol

[@yakbrozfishing507]

@@southernsalt nothing wrong with that 🤙🏾💯🎣

[@eeassa]

The line rating on that Chubby rod is 8-12lbs. But you're running 20lb. Are you worried about breaking it?

[@SwampBilly]

Fish chowder or fried.

[@southernsalt]

Never had fish chowder, interesting!

[@SwampBilly]

It's great you should try it out. You make it just like white clam chowder but use sheephead instead of clams.

[@SwampBilly]

It was something I learned growing up in Punta Gorda Fl.

[@michaeltaylor4984]

Vitamin D sent me.

[@southernsalt]

🙌 🙌

[@RagingNana-KindredSpirit50]

Their teeth kill me though😂😂😂 It's like theygot someone's dentures in their mouths.

[@southernsalt]

😂 😂 I’d have to agree lol

[@vincentrussell7246]

3 videos in a row and u didn't do a catch clean and cook that's unlike you but we the viewers like to see y'all bring them home because i know you're keeping a lot of them, so why not show you cleaning and cooking them up in some good recipes thank you

[@southernsalt]

🤦🏻‍♂️ come on man! If you’re going to make a comment like this at least check the dates of the videos you’re watching.

[@Texasmade1976]

Glad you ain't keeping them so I can