Do mesh bait bags ACTUALLY work? Sheepshead and Black Drum bait

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3 жыл бұрын

I have seen several people that swear by these mesh bait bags for catching Sheepshead and Black Drum. I don't believe anything I hear and only half of what I read. I had to try this for myself to see if it was the best thing going. I have another pack in the freezer and will re-test this theory sometime soon.
16' Sundance Skiff, 30HP Mercury
Shimano Torium 20HG - Shimano Trevala Jigging Rod 6'6" Heavy, Medium Fast
Shimano Stradic 4000 - Fenwick HMG 7', Medium Fast
100 Pound Power Pro, 80 Pound Fluorocarbon Leader
Catch Mud Crabs under "stuff", below the high tide line (WEAR GLOVES, oyster cuts are nasty). The purple crabs with spots and striped legs are stone crabs and are illegal to possess.
Catch Sea Urchins on pilings and other structure below the high tide line (WEAR GLOVES, the spines are non-venomous but can leave splinters and oyster cuts are nasty), I recommend using a crab net.
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@donahunt832 2 жыл бұрын

nice haul, i enjoyed watching you fish and hearing the waves lapping and the cars going overhead 😊

@ianperna2173 3 жыл бұрын

Fished morehead last Wed and the bait bags do work. Caught 2 black drum in the rain. Try the shrimp on the mesh it kept the bait theives in check.

@offkilterfishing 3 жыл бұрын

I will put shrimp in the next batch. Thanks!

@larrybrown2906 Жыл бұрын

Shrimp in the bags worked well for me today in Louisiana. Crab is too messy. Tide to high to get oysters.

@Ambrosius13 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking of doing the same. I appreciate the insight.

@cecilhardyii4687 3 жыл бұрын

Hey man great video but question how long do you think the black drum and Sheepshead are going to be there in Moorhead and is this the bridge at Beaufort Inlet?

@offkilterfishing 3 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure really, I had a hard time tracking them down this fall. Fish do what they want and every year is different. Bridge from Morehead to Beaufort.

@crappiekrazy1 3 жыл бұрын

I tried those mesh bags a few years back.. The bait stealers (black bass and pinfish) wore them out. It was summer time however. I guess they aren't around in the winter?

@offkilterfishing 3 жыл бұрын

They are gone for the most part, I did catch one black bass on a mesh bait bag.

@cpwlaw 3 жыл бұрын

Same here. Mesh bags were a disaster when the bait stealers were around. I never fish when there aren't bait stealers so they don't work for me.

@ThorDiazson 7 ай бұрын

Hi funny thing is that we fished today (December 3) on port charlotte punta gorda can we saw a whole school of black drum near the pier and bridges and we couldn’t catch because apparently I was just told that is mating season

@sammineo8541 Жыл бұрын

Nylon stockings used back hometown make egg sacks for steelhead works

@tomjohnson7629 2 жыл бұрын

used the mesh bags on dock, not far from where you are now, and they produced when i could see sheephead around piling. other wise pinfish and puffers took over.

@donahunt832 2 жыл бұрын

that's what i love, a man that knows how to use a sewing machine and fish too 😊

@dragonv7863 Жыл бұрын

it works but it can easily get your hook bent too. it missed a giant sheepshead but my hook bent

@glennsimmons7753 Жыл бұрын

Where do you buy the mesh bags??

@777sgiles 3 жыл бұрын

You must be on the Carolina coast. I bought some finger gauze tubes to inject my oysters into. I can buy a pint of raw oysters already shucked at Publix seafood. I saw where you can load the chopped oysters into a pastry press or bag and use it to fill the bags. You don’t even have to sew the tubes just close both ends with the hook. Bottom sweeper or swinging football jigs work well with these baits. Good show!

@offkilterfishing 3 жыл бұрын

NC coast, yes finger gauze was on my radar as well. I’m not giving up on this, just didn’t work that day.

@BasicFishingNZ 2 жыл бұрын

far out haha they do work really well. might give this trick a go i mean i saw it a lot being used for trout fishing and sturgeon as well so why can't it work on more aggressive saltwater species.

@joshuastevenson1028 3 жыл бұрын

Did the fishing pick up after we talked to you yesterday out there?

@offkilterfishing 3 жыл бұрын

Short Black Sea Bass was all I caught all day. That’s fishing.

@joshuastevenson1028 3 жыл бұрын

Dang! Ya it was slow for sure, but it was awesome to see you out there hope we do better next time

@ShawnBeFishin 2 жыл бұрын

where do you shop for your fishing tackle

@offkilterfishing 2 жыл бұрын

I don't shop exclusively at one particular shop. I hit up all of the local tackle shops. They all provide something different and I like to spread my money around. I try not to buy online if I can help it.

@ShawnBeFishin 2 жыл бұрын

@@offkilterfishing thanks

@AKC357 Жыл бұрын

When You Had Frozen🥶 Your Crab🦀/Oyster Packs, The Frost Killed The Freshness😢😬❗️ ThereFore, I Strongly Suggest Using SeaSalt BeFore Freezing 🥶Your Bait Or AnyThing Else💯💪🏾🎣🙏🏾❗️❗️❗️

@donahunt832 2 жыл бұрын

they ALWAYS want shrimp! salt or freshwater, they issue is how to keep it on your hook, keep them from stealing all day 😂

@natalia-grace Жыл бұрын

That’s too much work !!

@lynchden 3 жыл бұрын

What is that rod reel setup?

@offkilterfishing 3 жыл бұрын

Diawa Saltist LD30, Shimano Trevala Jigging 6'6"

@lynchden 3 жыл бұрын

@@offkilterfishing thanks

@donahunt832 2 жыл бұрын

awe give it to the pelican 😢

@lawrenceluckey5984 Жыл бұрын

We always just took a hoe and scraped the pylons till we got a good cloud then would use shrimp always worked for us

@wharris4874 Жыл бұрын

I have some sewing that needs done,all kidding aside,you can probably freeze those and have them all year

@offkilterfishing Жыл бұрын

I’m not going to use these again. The fish mash the bait out of them too easily. Just as effective to use other types of bait.

@wharris4874 Жыл бұрын

They would be good for catfish where the fish pick up the bait and run with it

@TheHurdlemaster Жыл бұрын

What kind of camera work is this. Why am I looking at huys belly the entire time fishing

@jamesreavis8247 2 жыл бұрын

Buffalo bill vibes

@offkilterfishing 2 жыл бұрын

Without a shadow of a doubt, good call sir...

@BLACKRAIN390 2 ай бұрын

They don't work where um from. They just peck though.... waste of money......

@EverestNguyen 2 жыл бұрын

this mesh crap dont work. dont bother.

@offkilterfishing 2 жыл бұрын

I agree, it's a gimmick.