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Post by Dorange on Jul 30, 2013 18:20:06 GMT -5
Just sitting here in nags head watching the waves crash reading about eating sand fleas. We were down on the beach today & I was catching some for my girls to play with & a little boy came running down & said can you catch some for my dad he wants to eat them. I said he wants to what? Are you sure, he said yea so I said aight I'll get ya some. Got back to the condo & decided to google it & sure enough it was there. Just wandering if any of you guys has ever tried em? I love sea food but dont know about this one.
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Post by CorneliaGale on Jul 31, 2013 17:52:36 GMT -5
We used to catch them for bait, some fish love them. Haven't found them down at Holdren or Ocean Isle.
Really don't think I would want to eat one.
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Post by Dorange on Jul 31, 2013 21:23:12 GMT -5
Caught a bunch today to use for sheepshead tommorow. Think I'll stick with using them as bait. Fished for a few hours Monday & went through at least 30 with no hook up. Left frustrated & havnt felt like trying again til today. Fishing down at bonner bridge at Oregon inlet. Hope to get a few sheepshead for supper.
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Post by CorneliaGale on Jul 31, 2013 21:27:02 GMT -5
Planning on fishing for them when we go down, heard fiddler crabs are good, house we stayed at last year had a bunch of them in the grass at low tide, hope its the same this year so I can catch some of them for bait and fish the bridge pilings.
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Post by Dorange on Jul 31, 2013 21:42:30 GMT -5
Fiddler crabs are really good but haven't found a good place to get some( I didn't bring my boat). I tried using the ghost crabs that run the beach at night & they got as much action as the fleas. Someone told me that tautog were probably hitting them. I hope to find out tommorow.
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Post by 2 oars & a trash can on Jul 31, 2013 21:47:59 GMT -5
I was down at Carolina Beach a few weeks ago and bait was getting robbed faster than I could rebait (fresh, dead shrimp). I switched to a lighter rod and a non-circle hook, kept the line tight and yanked hard at the slightest pull. Still missed over half but I got some of the small pin fish that were ripping it off.
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Post by CorneliaGale on Aug 1, 2013 9:47:03 GMT -5
Lot of bait stealers down there, I use squid a lot and in the canal I use #10 or #12 hooks to catch the little ones for bait.
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Post by Dorange on Aug 1, 2013 13:35:04 GMT -5
Fished for about 4hrs this morning with my brother in law & after about 100 or more sand fleas managed to bring home one 2 lb sheepshead. Did snag a pinfish so they must be the man thieves. Hard to believe those little guys can rob a sand flea in 1 or 2 bumps. Oh well happy to get one head. Not very computer savvy so still haven't figured out how to post pics.
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Post by CorneliaGale on Aug 1, 2013 16:04:47 GMT -5
Take a look at the post by MWard smlfishingforums.proboards.com/thread/37/posting-picsThis should help you to post the pictures, glad you caught some of them. I know there are a lot of fish down there that steal bait, along with the crabs. But it's fun to fish down there, I'm looking forward to it. |
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