I’m not able to post a video but I’m staying right on the ocean this weekend and trying to catch some fish in the ocean for the first time. I’m near Galveston and currently using live mud minnows but I’ve had no luck so far. I tried getting live shrimp but the bait shops I went to were out.
Tried fishing with a bobber, current was too strong.
Tried fishing the bottom and my weights weren’t strong enough so I kept getting swept inland.
I’m going to the store tomorrow to get some heavier weights so I can hopefully cast out deeper where the water isn’t so rough, will score some shrimp if I can.
What are some good techniques to hook up on any fish with these conditions? Currently using a mud minnows with a circle hook through the mouth, haven’t had any bites. I would absolutely love to catch something that I could cook up for my family. Thanks ahead of time!
Posted by Palemom
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Is that water glowing green because of the oil and gas run off? Just kidding…but seriously.
What are some good weights/rigging techniques for a better hook up ratio?
fishfinder rig is a classic, bait with a chunk of fresh shrimp on a smaller hook, if you do this around structure you will catch pigfish… enjoy the fish fry, pigfish are delicious fried whole/butterflied
3 way swivel with the weight on the bottom
Isn’t there an ice storm at the moment?
What type of weight some are better for rough currents than others
Pick up a gulf rig and 2-3 ounce pyramid sinkers. Use little bream hooks and GULP! Fish bites. It’ll stay on the hook better and works just as well as frozen shrimp. You’ll definitely catch something like that and $20-30 of bait and tackle will be enough to keep you busy catching fish all week.
thats jyst the pier lights, green LEDs pull bait in and everything else follows. totally normal down there, fish dont care at all. looks weird but it works pretty well at night.
Hey, if you wanna save a bunch of money, rocks are free.
I often make my own sinkers out of rocks, a loop of line or 1-2 cent a swivel, a couple drops of superglue, and a pinch of baking soda.
Find your rocks that are about the weight you want, put a pinch of baking soda on each one, lay a loop of line or a swivel on each bit of baking soda, then put 1 or 2 drops of superglue on top.
The baking soda makes the superglue dry faster and harder.
Attach your rock sinker to your line, and save a stupid amount of money, while also avoiding the chance of leaving a bunch of lead behind when you get snagged. If you lose 20 sinkers you’re out less than 50 cents, and you’ve lost maybe a foot of line or a quarter oz of steel, and a negligible amount of superglue and baking soda.
Charles Barkley was right LMAO
How do you turn on V.A.T.S. while fishing?
Bring extra rod with smaller hook. Peel shrimp to catch bait.
Where ya fishing at that has those cool lights?
Get some of those sinkers that look like spiders they’ll dig in the same. Get you some of those double hook leaders as well with small #2) circle hooks. Put some frozen squid on them and you’ll be hooking into something