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Did you know?
Let's talk about the common species we hunt in the winter time in Central Florida. I have tried to get clarification numerous times and when I think I got it, the info gets turned around again.
One of the things we note out on the river is a "ShrimpZilla" who missiles towards us in all its jumbo glory. We zone in and freeze our stance on our boats, and when we are about 12 inches from hitting pay dirt and being rewarded with the ear piercing, "I GOT YOU YA LITTLE B--tard".....the monster sub dives just short of our hoop and barrels to the bottom.
It takes a second for us to process this "miss" and we wonder what did we do that tipped off that hot dog right at the "moment" of impact.
The larger shrimp tend to be the ones some of us call, "PINK" and some call, "OAK HILL REDS". They have red legs, sometimes their bodies are a pinkish hue but ..........
The REAL difference between the common "brownies" and the "pinks/Oak Hill reds" is the antennae size. Here are the 2 species side by side.
What happens is the LONG antennae allow the shrimp to feel the hoop or any hoop jiggle before you snare them up. Some say they find the pink ones real spooky when they get close to the dip net. I wanted to address this last season, and forgot.
So, a picture tells a 1000 words, but you now can see why the big ones can out fox us. Look at the length of their "feeler antennae".
If you go stealth make sure your dip net is below the water line so the big ones cannot feel the hoop, also don't make noise, hold that net steady, they can feel
vibration and movement.
Any thoughts on what you call the pink shrimp on the right? The shrimp on the left is a brown shrimp [higher iodine content, you can smell this when you get a bucket full]
Did you know?
Let's talk about the common species we hunt in the winter time in Central Florida. I have tried to get clarification numerous times and when I think I got it, the info gets turned around again.
One of the things we note out on the river is a "ShrimpZilla" who missiles towards us in all its jumbo glory. We zone in and freeze our stance on our boats, and when we are about 12 inches from hitting pay dirt and being rewarded with the ear piercing, "I GOT YOU YA LITTLE B--tard".....the monster sub dives just short of our hoop and barrels to the bottom.
It takes a second for us to process this "miss" and we wonder what did we do that tipped off that hot dog right at the "moment" of impact.
The larger shrimp tend to be the ones some of us call, "PINK" and some call, "OAK HILL REDS". They have red legs, sometimes their bodies are a pinkish hue but ..........
The REAL difference between the common "brownies" and the "pinks/Oak Hill reds" is the antennae size. Here are the 2 species side by side.
What happens is the LONG antennae allow the shrimp to feel the hoop or any hoop jiggle before you snare them up. Some say they find the pink ones real spooky when they get close to the dip net. I wanted to address this last season, and forgot.
So, a picture tells a 1000 words, but you now can see why the big ones can out fox us. Look at the length of their "feeler antennae".
If you go stealth make sure your dip net is below the water line so the big ones cannot feel the hoop, also don't make noise, hold that net steady, they can feel
vibration and movement.
Any thoughts on what you call the pink shrimp on the right? The shrimp on the left is a brown shrimp [higher iodine content, you can smell this when you get a bucket full]
