[leady]

What size shrimp make good croaker bait?

 

[Sandcrab]

Squid treated with shedder oil.

 

[SeaSalt]

jumbo shrimps from costco! of course with couple drops of shedder oil...

 

[HuskyMD]

Does this upgrade stuff work??

well, can you read this?

 

[gwaud]

Any size shrimp will work when they are biting shrimp. just cut the in chunks with or without the shedder oil.

 

[SurfMan]

What is it about Shedder oil that makes it so enticing? I would think that the smell of cut bait, squid, or shrimp would be enough. What other fish will hit on Shedder oil soaked bait?

 

[wyekid]

when im bottom fishing for croaker i have great success with shrimp for the bait store, ones that i like the most are "heads shrimp" but the ones that come in the box work well too, i cut them in half n use one side on each hook, n usally when using these shrimp i catch one sometime b4 my bait hits the bottom or within 5 mins. Ive used shrimp for sams club n other shrimp like that but they dont work as well as these shrimp, n they stay on the hook better cause they have the shell n head still on them.
its only about 2 or 3 bucks for like a box or bag of 30 or 40

 

[Wrong Way]

Is shedder oil an all natural substance or artificial? Is it the smell that attracts the fish? I was thinking about using a fish sauce. I wonder if that would work??

 

[fish01265]

I found that shrimp are more productive in the bay this year,but at plo the hard heads want squid a little more than shrimp

 

[Grill'em]

I have been productive with shrimp at the tank. When i went out the boat we do well with Razor clams. Does anyone have a razor clam source, I would like to try at the Tank.

 

[LongRanger]

Hi Grill'em,

I get my razor clams at Chesapeake Outdoors or from Steve and Neal at Island Fishing and Hunting both on Kent Island. I prefer 50-60 count table shrimp cut into thirds for Croaker fishing. I put the hook through both sides of the shell. With smooth cast it will go a long way in one piece.

 

[Grill'em]

Long, You mean you don't take the shell off. Razor Clams don't stay on the hook for the flight out of site when you cast???