Using ghost shrimp - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dniss · 11-12-2013, 07:18 PM

I fish ghost shrimp in South SD bay all the time. I typically use the cheap Walmart hooks (bronze bait holder in the 20 packs at 99 cents a box) and have a variety of sizes on hand to match the size of the shrimp. I usually pump them at Bahia Point ($30 Squidco pump) where they range from tiny to enormous. Hook them through their ass, thread their bodies up the shank, turn the hook so it sticks out through one of the more substantial side plates on their upper body, that way they stay on the hook better. I use a drop shot rig with the hook 12-18 inches above a dipsey swivel sinker, try to keep the bait just above the eel grass so the shrimp don't get torn off the hook by the grass (they're fragile). Cast gently or just drop and drift. I usually dead stick my live bait rig while tossing plastics or spoons. I've caught lots of bonefish on shrimp and only a couple on artificials. Bonefish are great fun, and after you've caught a few you'll be able to tell right away when you've got one. Gotta love South Bay, where in a city of 1.5 million people you can be alone on a Saturday morning for hours on end...have fun and good luck.

11-12-2013, 07:18 PM	#2
dniss Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 77	I fish ghost shrimp in South SD bay all the time. I typically use the cheap Walmart hooks (bronze bait holder in the 20 packs at 99 cents a box) and have a variety of sizes on hand to match the size of the shrimp. I usually pump them at Bahia Point ($30 Squidco pump) where they range from tiny to enormous. Hook them through their ass, thread their bodies up the shank, turn the hook so it sticks out through one of the more substantial side plates on their upper body, that way they stay on the hook better. I use a drop shot rig with the hook 12-18 inches above a dipsey swivel sinker, try to keep the bait just above the eel grass so the shrimp don't get torn off the hook by the grass (they're fragile). Cast gently or just drop and drift. I usually dead stick my live bait rig while tossing plastics or spoons. I've caught lots of bonefish on shrimp and only a couple on artificials. Bonefish are great fun, and after you've caught a few you'll be able to tell right away when you've got one. Gotta love South Bay, where in a city of 1.5 million people you can be alone on a Saturday morning for hours on end...have fun and good luck.