I found this on the Internet (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080506172229AAeS6kD) sounds like it may work. Also liked the point about know where you are baiting as you may tear up a net if you cast on too some thing like rocks or oysters beds.
I knew cats where good for something other then getting me sick.
Ken
I knew cats where good for something other then getting me sick.
Ken
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Chimp Dancer is on the right track.
In Jax Fla, (where I grew up), me and my father went Shrimping every season behind our family home on the ICW.
We used fish meal and mixed it with soft mud. Making baseball-sized balls we distributed them every 3-4 feet all along our property during low tide, (making sure to place our balled-up baits on rock-free/oyster-free bottom). A 6-8FT cast-net makes short work of getting your limit!
Within 4-5 hours we could cast-net over five 10 gallon buckets of shrimp, ('course this was over 25 years ago)!
Finding fish meal can be a hassle, (unless you live near a Feed Store or Farming outlet).
We also used fish-flavored DRY catfood and bread-crumbs with fantastic results.
Make sure to "crush" the catfood and mix well with semi-soft mud.
A TIP: If you "bait up" 2-3 consecutive nights and go "casting" on the 4th night, you will catch MORE than just baiting one night. Use a flash-light to look for "heavy concentrations" of Shrimp before casting on top of your baits. Their eyes glow "red" at night. If you see 14 "eyes" glowing in the light, take a cast!
Wait 30 minutes before disturbing each bait with a cast.
Hope this helps? Good luck!
In Jax Fla, (where I grew up), me and my father went Shrimping every season behind our family home on the ICW.
We used fish meal and mixed it with soft mud. Making baseball-sized balls we distributed them every 3-4 feet all along our property during low tide, (making sure to place our balled-up baits on rock-free/oyster-free bottom). A 6-8FT cast-net makes short work of getting your limit!
Within 4-5 hours we could cast-net over five 10 gallon buckets of shrimp, ('course this was over 25 years ago)!
Finding fish meal can be a hassle, (unless you live near a Feed Store or Farming outlet).
We also used fish-flavored DRY catfood and bread-crumbs with fantastic results.
Make sure to "crush" the catfood and mix well with semi-soft mud.
A TIP: If you "bait up" 2-3 consecutive nights and go "casting" on the 4th night, you will catch MORE than just baiting one night. Use a flash-light to look for "heavy concentrations" of Shrimp before casting on top of your baits. Their eyes glow "red" at night. If you see 14 "eyes" glowing in the light, take a cast!
Wait 30 minutes before disturbing each bait with a cast.
Hope this helps? Good luck!
