fishaholic211 Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 I am heading down to St George island with the family for a few days and I was thinking about taking my swimbait set up. I have always done well down there with spoons catching reds, sea trout, blues, and I even hooked a tarpon once. But, I was wondering what swimbaits would be effective. I thought about throwing my FS herring and wake jr. The only thing that hangs me up is my jr is in trout and there aren't any rainbow trout in the gulf . So help, suggestions, anything would be gratly appreciated. Thank you SU fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke V. Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 First, let me say, I have absolutely NO experience with any saltwater fishing. Have you ever seen a pink fish swimming around in a lake? But fish eat sissy. I have NO perch in my lake, but fish bite it. What I'm trying to get at is, if it has the profile and action of a fish... it will get bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasturgeon Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 I have seen and known one person catching Stripers from the beach casting pass the breakers using FreeStyle Herring Slow Sink with great success. But I have never done it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encinoman Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 The issue is do you wanna risk losing the bait. It will get bit, but in general saltwater fish tend to be toothier than freshwater fish. If I would you I would bring some cheaper swimbaits and not your 3:16s. I would never want to raise the chances of losing a bait as awesome as the wake jr, but it's not my decision to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBirdtn Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 The issue is do you wanna risk losing the bait. It will get bit, but in general saltwater fish tend to be toothier than freshwater fish. If I would you I would bring some cheaper swimbaits and not your 3:16s. I would never want to raise the chances of losing a bait as awesome as the wake jr, but it's not my decision to make. Man after yo fish these baits for awhile price and novelty ware off at least for me it has i just wanna catch fish either step up and throw it or keep in package and look at it and ain't gonna catch anything but maybe a clance with eyeball every now and again.I am a fisherman not collector i want baits that i can throw and catch fish.If iam worried about loosing it then not gonna buy it.Get some cheap ones and save it for the freshwater bass.If your worried about loosing it.But remember shyte happens and any abit antime can snap off line or be damaged heck just look around site.Couple picks of 10in wake baits smashed by sidewalks so if your in this game for looking at baits or fishing the baits is totally up to you.But as far as wake jr goes not much compare to them in my opinion and i am sure some will dissagree but hey that is there opinion.Hope this helps and good luck either way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke V. Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 ... And videos of 10 inchers being cast off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h20fowler Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 I was planning on taking my fs shad down for vacation a few weeks ago and fish it in the gulf. Ended up losing it before the trip. Just go to a tackle store and tie a swivel to your main line then rig up a wire leader straight to the bait and you should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal101 Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 I was planning on taking my fs shad down for vacation a few weeks ago and fish it in the gulf. Ended up losing it before the trip. Just go to a tackle store and tie a swivel to your main line then rig up a wire leader straight to the bait and you should be fine. Most wire leaders have a ball bearing swivel built in. Theres a guy on that auction site that makes his own fluoro leaders. I use them for musky fishing. He makes them in all sorts of lengths and lb test. I generally use 12-14" 80lb leaders. He uses cross lok snaps and sampo BB swivels if I remember correctly. Best leaders out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcw Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 If you want to target reds and trout they will hit swimbaits. I have caught numerous bull and slot reds on an Ayu Wake Jr. I have also had a lot of luck on 3:16 softbaits~ Shads and Bluegills. Punkers will work well for trout and reds. This time of year the trout and reds in Appalachicola Bay should be in less than 3' of water so I would not worry about a leader (yes~ I know sharks cruise that shallow but I typically don't see them that shallow). If you are catching bluefish you are fishing water that is too deep. I just got back from a week of fishing out of Indian Pass and the trout and reds were thick. We were using traditional gear since we do not get to the coast that often we try to increase our odds. I only take my swimbait gear when I fish out of Venice, LA. If y'all are taking a boat shoot me a pm and I can share some spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcw Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Apalachicola Bay... BTW~ the reds we were catching were in less than 18" of water over grass flats so take that into consideration when selecting any sinking baits you are going to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishaholic211 Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 JCW, thanks bro! I am going to be fishing right on the beach of SGI. I am missing the coast so bad! I want to get a few soft 3:16s to use them there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flaswimbaiter Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 I use my 6" FS trout, Jr., HH, etc in saltwater, but as was mentioned even with a steel leader, you are taking a risk. I lost a Jr. to a 5' shark. I figure the risk is just part if the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishaholic211 Posted July 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 I will be fishing from the beach/shore so I thought this should be taken into consideration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishaholic211 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I will also be taking a BBZ1 8 inch floater that I have customized. I am hoping that the wake jr along with a BBZ1 will get the job done. Fish on brother!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishaholic211 Posted July 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 I was wondering what colors seem to work in the salt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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