| Saltwater fishing is an entirely different sport than | | | | favorite saltwater bait to use in pursuit of sheepshead |
| freshwater fishing and has a lot of specialized | | | | in Alabama. |
| techniques, materials, and needs. This includes the | | | | In Georgia, speckled trout is the one of the preferred |
| saltwater bait that you use for any particular kind of | | | | catches. The beauty of this species is that there are |
| fish you intend to catch. There are, of course, several | | | | several different saltwater baits that work well to |
| choices for kind of saltwater bait to use, but typically, | | | | target them. If you choose to use live saltwater bait, |
| this is based on what you are fishing for. | | | | opt for shrimp or mud minnows. You can also use 3 or |
| For example, if you are fishing for redfish, you'll use a | | | | 4 inch menhaden. When live saltwater bait isn't |
| different type of saltwater bait than you would to fish | | | | available, or if you simply don't wish to mess with it on |
| for flounder. Redfish respond well to grubs, especially | | | | a particular excursion, artificial baits that are 3 or 4 |
| those between 2 and 4 inches long. On a good day, | | | | inches in length and white, green, chartreuse, or smoke |
| the use of smaller grubs is highly productive; however, | | | | colored will produce the best results. |
| on days when you can't seem to get a bite, try using | | | | Flounder fishing is a little more specialized, and you |
| bigger grubs, closer to 4 inches in length. This will | | | | really need to take into consideration the size of your |
| attract redfish often even when they aren't particularly | | | | saltwater bait. Finger mullet is probably the best choice |
| hungry. | | | | for flounder bait, and you should be sure that your |
| In some areas of the Gulf of Mexico, especially in | | | | picks are about 3 to 4 inches in length. This is a |
| Alabama, fishing for sheepshead is a popular pastime. | | | | general rule because anything smaller will be difficult to |
| The saltwater bait used for this breed of fish is very | | | | keep on the hook, and anything larger will be too large |
| different, since they don't base their instinct for food on | | | | for a flounder to grab and hold easily for a good hook. |
| smell. Stinkbait won't work for sheepshead; they eat | | | | If finger mullet aren't available, other saltwater bait can |
| crustaceans, so take a good supply of shrimp or squid | | | | be used, including mud minnows and live shrimp. When |
| to attract these babies. Tiny crabs like fiddler crabs | | | | all else fails, pink or red grub tail will also do the trick. |
| can also produce excellent results and tend to be a | | | | |