How To Catch Sheepshead With Live Shrimp (INSANE ACTION)

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5 жыл бұрын

There's a secret method for catching sheepshead that is amazing when fishing with live shrimp. I discovered this trick last year when these fish were in the their spawning season and congregated at the jetties. For some reason if you take a live shrimp and break it in half and only use the portion that has the head, Sheepshead are very attracted to the bait.
My Recommendations For Rigging
1. Monofilament or fluorocarbon main line your the reel, fifteen pound test works fine
2. #1 Owner brand SSW or octopus style J hook
3. Slip sinker
4. Use what is know as a knocker rig
5. Break the live shrimp in half and only use the portion that has the head
My theory of why Sheepshead are attracted to the live shrimp heads is I think they mistake them for either small crabs or sandfleas.
#bestsheepsheadrig #fishingliveshrimp

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@KyleForAwhile 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome sheep action man, love sheepshead fishing. Such a challenge

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Yeah, they are a blast to catch when the bite is on.

@bigcarlpadgett5633 5 жыл бұрын

U dont do bad either Kyle. Huge sheepheads

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I love watching him and the other Saltoogans catch the sheepshead and the giant drum.

@KyleForAwhile 5 жыл бұрын

Rad Reeling Fishing Thanks guys! I really wanna get together one day JC and fish sometime. I plan on making a trip to Tampa in the summer time again!

@iancampbell1494 4 жыл бұрын

So I came to rewatch this video for the rig you’re using, what’s a good time of year for sheepshead? Or is it more of a year round fish?

@Damian-ny9wl 5 жыл бұрын

I just love the passersby talking to me as I'm fishing the surf. Glad to see you engage and educate also. Keep it up JC.

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting. They are fun to interact with most of the time.

@claytonyoung9941 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip man! Always love seeing your videos. You had a solid day of sheepin that day! Cheers🎣

@noahleonard6075 4 жыл бұрын

You’ve got your fish in a bucket and your bait in the cooler 😂😂 love the videos my brother

@vinfish4697 5 жыл бұрын

I need to stop watching and go fishing but the gas money you’re saving me is priceless and I don’t smell like fish!!! I’m in Orlando so if you can catch me a Redfish on next video LOL

@donsmith9899 4 жыл бұрын

Anytime Capt, nice Sheepshead. Keep your videos coming, good fishing and stay safe out there Brother.

@tampabayflatsfanatic5118 5 жыл бұрын

i was using this same method productively under the howard franklin bridge in tampa bay just last week. love the channel, thanks for all the great tips 🎣

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks awesome! Thanks for sharing.

@terrellknight1756 4 жыл бұрын

so glad you do what you do, jc! thanks for sharing!

@RadReelingFishing 4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. I need to get over to that area and see if they are starting to catch a few Sheepshead now. It's about the right time.

@countrycookingwithtwerking969 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic steelhead fishing. Only did this once as a young man. Loved it. Moved inland and haven't had an opportunity since. Brought back memories. Thanks for sharing.

@countrycookingwithtwerking969 5 жыл бұрын

This should have said sheephead. Correct spell thinking for me again.

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting. I have memories as a teenager of catching these fish, so much fun.

@chuckerroo5977 5 жыл бұрын

JC. Thanks for the Great little tips to go by. I like the rig setup with the straight mono to the hook. Makes alot of sense

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting. A lot of people like using the fish finder rig. I think the knocker style set up makes rerigging so much faster.

@eric36207 5 жыл бұрын

Great video with the sheepies JC. Man they taste good!

@michaelholtzclaw8705 5 жыл бұрын

Gotta love them tourist. Bless their hearts. Cool video JC!

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Ha ha...they usually stop and start a conversation whenever I catch a fish.

@graceleah3216 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t you just love tourists ? They act like they’ve never seen a fish before.

@dugzoc1936 2 жыл бұрын

Always Enjoy. Thanks for sharing JC.

@rbuenafe100 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome catch and vid! Subbed!

@PeteaahOhasian 5 жыл бұрын

love fishing there. The tourist are always so interested and nice haha. So are the locals. Tight lines

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Yeah, it's a fun place to fish when the catching's good!

@capt.toddwalkersonofafish7206 5 жыл бұрын

JC on display, what an audience. Lol Looks like a great day and awesome video.

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Ha ha...the bite was slow today, but I caught about the same about, one really big one.

@webincomeincome8767 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve used knocker rigs, carolina slip sinker and drop shot rigs for sheepshead. I personally find best hook up rate to be with a drop shot rig. I have used shrimp, fiddler, mud crabs and mesh bag oysters. They all work well at times. Great catch and enjoyed your videos as usual. You can cut the larger mud crabs in half as well.

@RadReelingFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great info. Yeah, I actually did pretty well with a drop shot last year. Thanks for the reminder.

@RalphBarton-fishing 5 жыл бұрын

That was some real fast action. Nice job

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting. When the bite is on it's usually two or three back to back. It will only get better over the next few weeks. The females are ready to pop from the roe and the males are loaded and ready too.

@khmernattie 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips! Subbed!

@MarkFL98 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks JC! So glad the red tide didn't kill them all. Looks like you had the invasion of the tourist. Lol

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

They just started moving in to the jetty two days ago. The females and males are loaded and ready to spawn. I am glad they've survived. The FWC changed the limit though, only 8 keepers allowed instead of 15. Thanks for watching.

@james3102 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that is good one BG!!!!!!

@markhanson6880 5 жыл бұрын

Nice day! Love them sheep head!

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. That location where I was catching them was deep. They put up a really good fight for their size!

@bigcarlpadgett5633 5 жыл бұрын

I love when the bite is like this. Nice. Looks fun.

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

I do too. These fish are really fun to catch.

@hookedonprjonrojas2314 5 жыл бұрын

Look at you. That's quite the audience you have there🤣. Mr POPULAR. Well deserved

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ...yeah they line up there sometimes to get a good look!

@rileyplank7273 5 жыл бұрын

back at the jetties again dude!! awesome!!

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Yep, it's good to see we are getting a sheepshead migration!

@rileyplank7273 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah man!! The shepherd boys are coming around!! Get them!

@rileyplank7273 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah man!! The shepherd boys are coming around!! Get them!

@gilbertrobles1374 4 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to try it😁👍👍👍👍👍

@raylewis3073 Жыл бұрын

Good information thanks

@kvartekmedia 5 жыл бұрын

Good trip man!

@JETTIEROCKSFISHINGwithMIKED 5 жыл бұрын

I see sombody is going to be eating really good...great video brother

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah...you know it! It's all catch and release from now on, well, maybe...

@donsmith9899 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like you'r Pompano fishing spot, Sheepshead are fun to catch, darn good to eat. Thanks for your videos, good fishing info. Take care Brother, stay safe out there Captain.

@RadReelingFishing 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that jettie inlet gets migrations of various species throughout the year. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@fishhubbd 3 жыл бұрын

Great catch..

@bobk.1428 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video, thank you

@josephlamrani6196 4 жыл бұрын

Greeeat time snagging then sheepies , so that s the trick quarter ounce with a number 1 hook , m gonna give it a try next round fishing will definitely update you brother thank you for the heads up

@jakewkayakfishing8457 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like you'll be eatin' good, love me some sheepshead.

@YakinwithJack 5 жыл бұрын

Solid sheep’s buddy

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Finally we have some red tide survivors. Thanks for watching.

@richardlombardi7199 5 жыл бұрын

Great job I am headed there Friday

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Good idea! Thanks for watching.

@slaynfillet5149 5 жыл бұрын

Where is this?

@thuduong589 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you nice video

@alabamasmokeywilson6818 5 жыл бұрын

Got u an adiance this time way to go !

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Ha ha..yeah, that's what I love about when the sheepshead move in. I wish I had five dollars for every time a tourist asked me what type of fish that is.

@BigShaw954 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏽

@bradplaney4936 5 жыл бұрын

Save some for me jc. Good to see they are back in there....

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. ha ha...it's all catch and release now for me.

@zjay86r 5 жыл бұрын

Yet another great video JC. I can’t wait to get back home soon and try this knocker rig technique around Tampa Bay with shrimp and fiddlers. I’m currently deployed overseas and when I’m on my downtime I watch your vids along with jettie rocks fishing, kvartekmedia, kyleforawhile, yakinwithjack and zoffinger’s videos for sheepshead fishing tips. It’s a nice temporary escape from this place and makes me look forward to fishing when I get back. Do you think the sheeps will still be around in April timeframe?

@Poppabill48 5 жыл бұрын

Head 1/2 of live shrimp looks like sand flea. Good tip

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, maybe a small crab too. For some reason they like them that way. Thanks for commenting.

@benibenben8653 5 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite places to fish!

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Mine too bud. I'm glad to see the sheeps are there. There are pods of greenbacks and glass minnows, but no bigger fish feeding on them that I've seen.

@benibenben8653 5 жыл бұрын

@@RadReelingFishing no snook cruising around? Caught 3 small ones last time i was there couple months ago

@victorian1180 5 жыл бұрын

Love the jetties, I’ve been catching the sheepies off the beaches as well right now.

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

@@victorian1180 That's awesome. I've seen them on the sandbars in years past, but never targeted them there. Thanks for watching.

@eric36207 5 жыл бұрын

Mine too...for 35 years now.

@1997wolverine 5 жыл бұрын

Careful JC, you might catch a rich snowbird while trying to catch fish. LOL I've been catching pig sheepshead myself.

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, now there's an idea. Sometimes when the ladies ask what I'm fishing for I reply: "a wife"!

@meloniesmith6955 3 жыл бұрын

What months are good months to catch these sheepshead?

@RadReelingFishing 3 жыл бұрын

It seems like Dec.- March are the best in SW Fl.

@skullyfi6740 5 жыл бұрын

Where is this at ?

@iancampbell1494 4 жыл бұрын

So you use an ice chest as a live well? Do you carry a second one for your catches?

@RadReelingFishing 4 жыл бұрын

If I'm keeping fish I will sometimes just bring a five gallon bucket with a frozen jug of ice like in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mLmWd6Z2krDPiZs.html If I'm catching larger fish I'll keep an extra cooler in my car sometimes.

@iancampbell1494 4 жыл бұрын

Rad Reeling Fishing thanks for the response. Appreciate the info

@nicklausb 3 жыл бұрын

Those aren't fiddlers, they're mangrove crabs, I think. Fiddler crabs are barrel shaped with one big claw and they burrow into the sand Great video!

@RadReelingFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I just looked at the video, you are spot on!

@nicklausb 3 жыл бұрын

@@RadReelingFishing you're welcome

@gonimysh Жыл бұрын

Very nice. What kind of rod are you using?

@RadReelingFishing Жыл бұрын

Usually a 6'6" or 7' medium action. I like Ugly Stik rods.

@gonimysh Жыл бұрын

@@RadReelingFishing thank you for the answer but i would like to know brand and model possibly. Thank you

@RadReelingFishing Жыл бұрын

@@gonimysh 6' 6" medium amzn.to/3Sv74U6

@pacific4864 5 жыл бұрын

Did you customize that cooler for live bait?

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Yes. It works great in Florida because of the heat around here. If I drop a frozen plastic bottle of water or two in there the cooler will keep the water chilled and the bait stays alive longer.

@pacific4864 5 жыл бұрын

@@RadReelingFishing looks awesome. think I might make one myself. Learning so much from your videos keep up the great work.

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

@@pacific4864 Excellent!

@Bullybredkennels2022 Жыл бұрын

What size reel was u using for this?

@RadReelingFishing Жыл бұрын

Are use anywhere from a 2500 to 4000

@elzuca1148 2 жыл бұрын

Hey what’s up Jc see another nice videoWould you share the name of that place

@RadReelingFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Venice Jetties

@floydaltonmiller 3 жыл бұрын

After watching this video I realized why you like fishing out of a kayak.

@autoozero2131 5 жыл бұрын

Did you get her number??

@Avilacarlos2012 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video 👍 where is that place i want to go 😀

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

I am fishing in S. W. Florida. Thanks for asking.

@vidalaguilar1350 3 жыл бұрын

Where is this place

@RadReelingFishing 3 жыл бұрын

We don't reveal locations.

@davidvaught586 3 жыл бұрын

It would be nice if we seen you confirm the slot limit before throwing them in the bucket.

@RadReelingFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Did you see this part of the video, it's time stamped: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mLmWd6Z2krDPiZs.html Thanks for watching

@johnfarmer4099 5 жыл бұрын

When I first saw the title I thought "why would you want to catch Sheepshead? Nobody I know eats Sheepshead, well, except for a certain segment of the population." Ok I did not know there are saltwater Sheepshead because freshwater sheepshead are bottom feeders like carp.

@DavidSewellStopSmokingHypnosis 5 жыл бұрын

Hey J.C. hows the red tide these days?

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

FWC map is showing we are red tide free in Florida.

@savengsiriphanthong3958 4 жыл бұрын

what is the name of this jetty?

@RadReelingFishing 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for asking. We don't reveal fishing locations on this channel out of respect for the local anglers. Did you subscribe yet?

@jakekinney4687 4 жыл бұрын

What is your rod?

@RadReelingFishing 4 жыл бұрын

-Rod 6' 6" amzn.to/2iSmMty -Reel 2500 amzn.to/2wgFR06

@ken48827 Жыл бұрын

If you could just tell me the month of the year you are fishing it would help me tremendously.

@RadReelingFishing Жыл бұрын

Sheepshead always spawn during March in SW Florida. You'll find them in every major inlet that connects the Gulf Of Mexico to the inner coastal waterway.

@Zoro16288 5 жыл бұрын

lol, these ppl are scared of fish

@edwardkrasno321 4 жыл бұрын

I sub to your channel know you don't give loc but are you in the panhandle of fl?????

@RadReelingFishing 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for asking Edward, no, are you?

@edwardkrasno321 4 жыл бұрын

@@RadReelingFishing yes moved to Pensacola from key west

@cindylougranada404 2 жыл бұрын

What secret ?

@SWFL_FISHING_239 5 жыл бұрын

The way we catched them last week was with a jighead rig and the shrimp heads we took off and threw them in the water and attracted them to us and Bam we we're getting hits instantly

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Great tips, thanks for sharing.

@SWFL_FISHING_239 5 жыл бұрын

No problem it was just something we decided to try out since the tide was coming in we usually get nothing in the low tide

@kayakandlandfishing2651 5 жыл бұрын

What is the name of that jetty

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for asking my friend. I don't reveal exact locations on this channel.

@kayakandlandfishing2651 5 жыл бұрын

Is it on the west coast though

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

@@kayakandlandfishing2651 Yes, any INLET right now should he holding plenty of sheepshead. They are spawning and they head to the passes. Find the nearest inlet to where you are and give it a try.

@adambacon7435 4 жыл бұрын

Just come accross you video. I recognize the jetti. I'm new to the south and would fish with you some time. and possibly pick your brain on how to catch some of the southern fish

@Zoro16288 5 жыл бұрын

i used a sharpie to make a ruler on my cooler , its not perfect but it will work

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

yeah, I did that on mine and it wore off after a few months. I fish with that cooler at least once a week though. I love the tips, thanks.

@Zoro16288 5 жыл бұрын

Sure buddy, I learn a lot from your videos , keep up the good work man

@Zoro16288 5 жыл бұрын

@@RadReelingFishing i see lol , you got search more diy stuff more then me lol , I still couldnt catch those sheepshead rawar

@jakeschwartz5926 3 жыл бұрын

Lesson of the video-Come on outta their

@chetchelios3574 2 жыл бұрын

Best sheepshead bait in the world is threading barnacles on your hook . Work better than any other bait .

@GrimReaper68440 5 жыл бұрын

Have you replaced your broken ugly stix yet?

@RadReelingFishing 5 жыл бұрын

I ordered it. It was covered under warranty. It cost about ten dollars shipping and handling. Funny you ask, I was just watching the video again and noticed I high sticked some of those fish. I was using my Rhino Tough rod, apparently it's tough.