I keep em alive in a jar in the fridge for up to a week. 4-5 days at least. They store well next to my gallon jar of live eels. Helps keep houseguests outta the fridge too!

You say this was the worst time to fish where you are in January…. Well my husband and I spent the 2nd thru the 3rd week of March in the Gulf Breeze/Pensicola area for our 20th anniversary to go surf fishing. Had 2 surf fishing charters. Husband did catch a nice 3 1/2 ft bonnet head shark on our day out alone, but the most we caught was having 6 of our reels spooled at Beach Bum Outdoors! The staff was AMAZING! Very welcoming and down to earth. Can’t wait to come back when we relocate there in a couple years for hubby to retire early.

If you are looking for a cheap ghost shrimp gun try using a super soaker water gun. Just take off the nozzle. Cost you about $5. They aren't as long as the real thing but gets the job done. Spraying a little food release spray inside the plastic helps it slide.

They do look wicked like a mole cricket. lol Thanks Matt!

In Australia we call them Pink Nippers. Some people call them Salt water Yabbies. Our ones have a much bigger single claw

Aloha. Yabbis and ghost shrimp are a completely different beast.

In Oregon we call them sand shrimp . Every bait and tackle shop sells them if they can get them . They are in high demand and a little spendy but worth it because they will catch anything and everything . Popular too with inland fishermen for salmon and steelhead . Good vid Matthew .

Made my own shrimp pump yesterday, anxious to try it out.

Thats a great bait, really common use here in Brasil. Here is called "Corrupto". For sure you will get great results! Dont forget to use elastricot to fix them to your fish hook.

Thank you for sharing this!!!

Very informative & educational! Thanks!

Great information! Thanks.

Interesting change of subject, Matt. Thanks!

Thanks for not giving my exact spot away too much Matthew! Yeah, it looks like you had a perfect day for it, with a low tide/neap tide/north wind.

I'm just happy he didn't say he invented the fishing hook

Thanks! I always wondered how to get those things

Very cool! I'm headed down your way next week. I'll expect hard fishing, which will bum the kids out. I won't be trying to get those buggers, but I've been wondering what those little mounds were. Thanks for the info!

Thanks for teaching me something new.

Learned something new today!... Pumping "Ghost Shrimp". Never heard of the bait before. Next video is show how you fish with them. ??? Are they the "Gold Standard" of bait?

Good stuff. Thanks man!

Nice information, thanks

Very cool video. Thanks.

Great video thank you Matthew. My dad and I used to dig them with a shovel in Tampa Bay. Didn’t know at the time what they were. But we caught the heck out of Sheepshead with them.

You're exactly right. The females are the ones with the orange on their backs. That's where their eggs are reproduced. When you see them like that they're called a saddled shrimp.

That's a great way to use the time of year that doesn't produce many fish! I need to actually build my ghost shrimp pump! I've had the materials since spring of 2023, but haven't taken the time to actually build it yet! 🤣

Your informational fishing videos are some of the best out there. Always worth the watch. I’m heading down your way late March for vacation, can’t wait to check out the bait shop and pick me up a bummy stick!!!! Thanks man.

Ghost Shrimp, I should have guessed. I haven't fished the ocean since the 80's. Never could keep them on the hook. And I even tried stuck called "Sticky" string. I may still have some. Now I live where Trout fishing is HUGE, but it is winter and the lakes are all froze over. So I might be able to start fishing in April, maybe March. Any ways, nice to see you on the beach.

I wondered what the heck those holes were made from!! Thanks!

Enjoy your Video’s, thanks for sharing. Did you ever try these for Mangrove Snapper?

Good to know.

In Washington State we call them sand shrimp. I've caught both salmon and steelhead with them in freshwater.

Yabby is a freshwater, basically, crayfish

They sell ghost shrimp here on oregon coast. Guys pump them commercially and sell live to any store that sells fishing gear.

Great video Matt, but I've been using them for sturgeon in the California delta for 35 years. And they do sell them in the bait shops out there. I don't know about the rest of the country, but definitely in the CA delta area towns and the San Francisco Bay area. Now I know how to get them free. Lol 😂 Thanks.

Great video!!!

That pretty cool, Matthew! Does anybody make a soft plastic ghost shrimp lure?

Those pumps work great for getting gold out of cracks in the rocks

Nice video, thanks

How much is the aluminum pump at the store? Looks good. I’ve always made my own.

Also heard someone say you need more than one. People on vacation see you doing it and they want to try. Double the chances of getting them!

Good morning from Topeka, Ks.

Not really a secret at all down here in Florida. We've been catching them since we were kids 35 years ago. It's great you share this knowledge with others though that may not be aware, or that are new to fishing. Many times here I won't even have to go into the water. I just look for the holes they make in the sand. 👍

Thanks for the info I’m new at this and can you say The I’m hooked on fishing better late then never and just moved here 2 years ago. Age 54 and hopefully going to 100.

So are these just a bay/gulf thing or can you find them kn the coast? Specifically meaning the atlantic? Thanks.

I live in Sacramento, CA. I use ghost shrimp for white sturgeon. They cost $20/dozen!! 😫

In Washington we call them sand shrimp. Can buy them in many stores.

Yabbies are large crawfish (crayfish if you're a yankee) that the Aussies typically eat.

Hi Bama in Australia we call them nippers there very good in salt water rivers but not much good on the beaches , the big beach worms are far better of beach fishing

Sand Fleas, ghost shrimp,Fresh shrimp and Clams are like the 4 primo baits for surf fishing!

They look a lot different than the ghost shrimp in my aquarium

Everything ugly usually taste great so that’s probably why the fish love them, somebody give them a try.

Those worms are called nerius worms. Bloodworms are much larger

And the fishermen in Australia are saying, “in the states they call these ghost shrimp, I’m not sure why…”.

What's your thoughts on the jetties there at west pass?

My pump is the Bearded Brad DIY model!

Will the ghost shrimp toughen up for better hook retention if you salt then down for a while before freezing?

I was on the east coast of FL. Never seen em

Plenty of KZfaq videos out there to make your own. In fact, I watched Bearded Brad's video to make mine a couple of years ago.

At 2:06 something in the water moves rapidly away from left to right. Don't think it's a shadow from a bird. Looks more like a ray or a flounder.

Have you tried salting them?

one style bait i havent tried yet honestly. everytime i go to the beach its rippin

Good morning from Houston texas

Great video! I’m enjoying your more diverse content. Question: If these guys are such good bait but hard to catch why don’t I see you guys using plastics that mimic the Ghost Shrimp?

Thanks

Can you do a video on how to put them on the hook or maybe lay a link to another video where you show how to do it

Yabbies are what Australians call crawfish.

How do you hook them.with miracle thread?

I live in the mountains. Thanks for bringing the ocean to me. Enjoyed!

How do they taste?

A great informative video Matthew. You only thing I have to Florida to try it out.

I never heard any ghost shrimp here in Texas

I’ve never used them before !!! 🧨🧨🧨

Let the haters hate. Keep the videos coming!

I think that bloodworms come from cooler climates.😊

Does anyone make artificial ghost shrimp.

These are the things you once described as having the consistency of snot.

missing cmr x

Keep in ref. For 4 days live

Didnt you try eating them at one point?

Do a video of live vs frozen just for fun

Ghost shrimp!! I’m not a local but I’ve fished down there a lot and I’ve got pumps for em. I’ve built pumps and bought pumps. You’ve got the best conditions to pump shrimp for sure.

Here in Brazil we call it "corrupto".

Yabbies are freshwater crayfish.

No. One bait for sturgon in calif. Live bait best

You have to have a tag and you can only have 20

I worked at a marina on Captiva Island Florida. I always picked those ghost shrimp out of our regular shrimp. Great bait

If you weren't married you could fill the crispers at the bottom of your fridge with water and keep live bait...

The snack bags work best Matt. There way smaller than the quart sized bags. We had to change water and sand often to keep them alive.

Is it illegal to sale the ghost shrimp? I figured by now folks would’ve made a commercial bait run at em by now if legal

Ghost shrimp one of the best baits ever. If it’s fish there it won’t stay in the water for long

Great video! I’d never heard of ghost shrimp. Great way to be out on the water when the fishing isn’t cooperating. Thanks Matt.

Hey hey, come on now that is top secret knowledge. 😂 thanks for the content

I wonder what Bama meant. In youtube there's Bamabass pond, Bama saltwater fishing and you. I dont understand.

Here in Florida, we've been using ghost shrimp for over 40 years and Sand fleas People have been using them Baits for a long time. Nothing new about them.

Hey Matt, thanks for showing us how to hunt for the Ghost shrimp; could you show on a video the best way to rig them to your hook?

This bait is all over KZfaq, sorry but this is no secret lol😅. Good try though.

What a waste of time

Im unsubscribing. He dont interact with his viewers and subscribers.

Unlike East coast the West coast fishermen been using ghost shrimps or sand shrimps since the 80's. Kind of late to the game..

I sent you a PM on your FB page with a pic