Shrimp, live or dead, fresh or frozen, is one of the best baits for nearshore fishing. Types of fish Black drum, bonefish, trout, grouper, jackfish, kuwe fish, red fish, snook, trout, lamb head fish, tarpon and whiting are some of the species that you can catch with this type of crustacean bait. There are many different ways to fish for shrimp, depending on whether the shrimp is alive or dead and how you present it as bait.
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Part 1 of 4: How to Install Live Shrimp
Step 1. Hook the shrimp through its head when casting a net or fishing with a line
Many fishermen like to fish the shrimp by the head. There are two ways to do this.
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Insert the hook through the bottom of the shrimp head and press the hook to the top, avoiding the vital organs. This method is often done when fishing in areas not at the bottom.
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Insert the hook through the top of the shrimp's head, inserting it through the bottom of the vital organs before removing it from the rest of the shrimp's body. This method is done for fishing at the bottom.
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There is a downside to fishing by the head: that is, the prawns tend to fall off the hook frequently.
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Step 2. Hook the shrimp crosswise through the carapace to fish in the current or float
Pierce the hook through the bottom end of the shell, avoiding the stomach and pancreas. (This part is visible as a black dot on the shrimp's body.) This is useful for the shrimp's swimming action.
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You can also hook the shrimp under its head and thread it so that the hook comes out in the center of the carapace between its vital organs. This will allow you to dig deeper into the hook and make it easier to pick up the shrimp, but the shrimp will die more quickly than by fishing crosswise through the carapace.
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Step 3. Hook the shrimp through its tail when throwing for cruising fish
This allows you to throw the bait further because the head of the shrimp, which has the greatest weight, will push the bait further without tearing the body of the shrimp on the hook. Cut the fan off the shrimp and thread the hook through the center of the tail and then out through the bottom of the tail, just far enough for the body of the shrimp to cover the hook.
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You can also use a baitholder hook, that is, with the hook on the handle, to hold the shrimp tail more firmly in place.
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By cutting the fan tail of the shrimp, a fish-attracting aroma will be released.
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You can also hook the shrimp by crossing it through the end of the tail. This method is done when facing obstacles on the bottom of the sea other than grass.
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Step 4. Insert the hook deep into the shrimp's body when fishing in grassy areas
The method of fishing for shrimp is similar to the self-weedless fishing method used by fishermen when fishing for snapper with plastic worms. Cut the fan and thread the hook all the way through the tail end of the shrimp. Move the hook and twist the hook so that the hook is facing the bottom of the shrimp, then bury the hook in the fleshy tail.
- This self-weedless arrangement can be arranged on a Carolina hook. Attach a weight of 7.09 g to the net. Then tie it on the dyke. At the other end, tie a 15 to 30 cm guide for the splint and hook. Then the shrimp hook as bait. The weight will bring the hook with the bait to sink to the bottom, while the bobbin will prevent the hook from sliding down and the guide of the splint will lift your hook from below.
- You can also use this arrangement with a three way cycle. Tie the first end of the net on the bobbin, the second end on the hook and guide splint, and a bell or weight of 7.09 to 56.7 g on the third end.
Part 2 of 4: How to Fish for Dead or Frozen Shrimp
Step 1. Cut the shrimp body
While live shrimp attract fish by swimming, dead shrimp attracts fish by their scent. Therefore, you can cut off the head, legs and tail of the fan before hooking the shrimp body on the hook – and anglers are not bothered to do this step.
Step 2. Insert the hook from the end of the head or tail
Both ways can be done; You just have to make sure that the entire hook of the hook is submerged in the body of the shrimp.
Step 3. Beautify your hook with dead shrimp
Dead shrimp are excellent for testing real crustaceans on a hook, be it one with a skirt or a smooth plastic body. When you want to bait your angler, cut the prawns with a knife into strips the length of the hook. This ensures that the hook is the right length for cutting rather than breaking it, making the bait meat sturdier and longer on the hook.
- For certain pieces of dead shrimp, you may want to add a trailer hook to ensure that the fish doesn't come loose while eating the bait.
- Some anglers choose to cut the fan tail of the shrimp and fold it, then thread the hook through the tail of the shrimp to the top to ensure that the shrimp body is flat when the hook is pressed into the shrimp body.
Part 3 of 4: Keeping Shrimp Alive
Step 1. Choose the bucket wisely
You can store live shrimp in a single-layer bucket or a small two-layer bucket. The double-layered bucket makes it easier for you to change the water if needed.
Some guides use 18.9 to 56.8 l buckets
Step 2. Know what the bucket can hold – and don't overfill it
Too many shrimp in the water can cause some to die – and when some die, others will follow.
Step 3. Keep the water cool
Check the water temperature regularly and add ice as needed to maintain the temperature. Change the water frequently to keep the shrimp in cool, clean water.
Step 4. Give oxygen
Like other creatures, shrimp need a supply of oxygen in order to live. There are two ways to do this:
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Using aerators.
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Using oxygen supply tablets. Both tools are available for small bucket use and are equally useful for shrimp.
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Part 4 of 4: Storing Dead and Frozen Shrimp
Step 1. Store dead shrimp just like storing sea urchins
Dead shrimp can be stored in salt water and carried in the containers that fishermen use to store sea urchins in storage boxes. Follow the instructions below:
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Bring 226.8 to 453.6 g of fresh prawns.
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Remove the shell, head and tail.
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Place a layer of salt on the bottom of the small container.
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Place the prawn pieces on top of the salt layer.
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- Place another piece of shrimp on top of the shrimp pieces that have been salted.
- Repeat until the container is full. The salt will keep the shrimp firm longer on the hook.
Step 2. Re-freeze any unused frozen prawns
Unused shrimp can be packaged and re-frozen for another fishing season, as long as they don't go stale. Check with your colleagues about it and to separate frozen prawns from frozen foodstuffs and then label them as frozen prawns.
Tips
- When fishing with live shrimp, use the smallest and lightest hook to catch the fish so that the shrimp can swim as freely and as long as possible. In general, the louder the mouth of the fish, the bigger and stronger the hook needed. In that case, then you can use a double hook instead of a single hook. You don't need to use a hook larger than the 3/0 or 4/0 hook.
- Check the fishing area for bait shops that sell shrimp bait. Also check the regulations governing the use of shrimp as bait.
