Thread: redfish bait

Hey guys I'm coming down to the GSSP Monday and I wanna hook in to some reds. I was wandering what y'all use for bait for them . I use mullet at dauphin island and it works but what about there. I've heard sand fleas and shrimp but I never had luck with them as much. Thanks

Cut bait works everywhere. If fishing in the wash and the first trench, they are there looking for sand fleas and they may be slot fish.

Would gulp sand fleas work cause I have them

What about between the octi and bathrooms that's were I normally go

If I were targeting slot reds I'd be in the shallows.

You could try throwing out the gulp sand fleas but it wouldn't be my first choice. Cut bait, shrimp, finger mullet, even squid would be my preferred choice. Ive caught reds on gulp shrimp or swimming mullet, but thats jigging them on the bottom.

If you can find some live sand fleas, soak them in the shallows and you can come up with reds, puppy drum, whiting. Lots of good eating fish. Pompano love them too but I don't believe its the right time of the year for pomps.

Do any stores sell sand fleas?

Frozen yes I dont know about live.

Any good frozen and if anybody is going to be there Monday let me know

Also I would like to try the big bulls are they around the octi or closer to the bathroom s?

most times the big reds are at the end of the pier and when they come through it doesn't matter what you throw out there, sometimes I think they would hit an old shoe if you could hook it and throw it out there