Thread: Live bait choices

As far as reds, when school is in session. One that is in the water with a hook in it is the best bait. It really doesn't matter. Red drum are the perfect the perfect fish for googans, newbies and tourists on this pier. The have decent size, they put up a good fight even though they aren't hard to land, they hit practically everything thrown at them, there are few fish that are more photogenic and everyone from one these groups will tell you, "those bull reds, they taste great".

... and they are EXCELLENT candidates for CPR (Catch, Photo & RELEASE ;-) :headbang:

I sure wish more people would see it that way Dave. It wouldn't hurt my feelings any if Alabama adopted Florida's policy on oversize reds (limit of zero).

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I sure wish more people would see it that way Dave. It wouldn't hurt my feelings any if Alabama adopted Florida's policy on oversize reds (limit of zero).
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I though Florida changed their laws this past spring to allow anglers to keep one over slot.

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I sure wish more people would see it that way Dave. It wouldn't hurt my feelings any if Alabama adopted Florida's policy on oversize reds (limit of zero).
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I love bull red photos about as much as I love seeing them do a perfect 10 nosedive back in and doing a 1/2 twist swim away.

Anytime Im down there I never see anyone release a fish. I see people give them away. Does anyone ever release?

I see them released all the time, but the people who are giving them away don't realize how much of a pain they can be to clean if you don't know what your doing.

I throw back 99 percent of my reds .. I love the lOok on peoples faces as they say" are you letting that go?!"

Let em live

Meaning no disrespect but I don't "throw" them back.
Rather I put them back in the net and lower it down to revive the fish and let it swim away.
It might rub a little slime off but it seems to be less stressful on the fish than the impact of the 'two story belly flop' I've seen employed at times :

just sayin...

And yeah, I luv that look of "You lettin that go?!"