Thanks for another great video. I’m not a video type guy, but you are perfect for it. My fishing rig scissors is a cat nail clippers. It’s also the same kind of clippers but larger size that I use to cut the gardening drip lines. Perfect clean cuts. You should try it. Thanks again for sharing your experiences with us.
Yeah. Clean cuts. It has a groove to keep the cat nail in it. I actually bought the bird nail clippers, but my parrot died and that’s what I use. Everyone says that it’s a cat clipper. I don’t know the difference. It’s probably the same tool.
Saltwater beach casting. I've found the only thing needed to catch everything that swims is a spinning reel (20lb mono), any rod, a tin full of swivels and hooks (#6 to 5/0), 1-ounce egg sinkers, and fresh whole shrimp from the fish monger (never frozen). Not the small or large shrimp - all medium, about like your thumb. Always peel off the body armor and squeeze off the end tail of the shrimp. The swivel stops the sinker. The leader can just be another length of 20lb mono about 36". I never trim cut off line tag pieces; it's too toxic to end up in the environment and the fish don't care. You don't need a net or gaff - just gently carefully drag the fish up the sand. Do have in your pocket a long nose needlenose pliers. If you have to, you can double the sinkers to achieve 2 ounces of weight. And you can always put two or even three shrimp on larger hooks.
Great comment! I will try your setup for sure. This sort of sounds like a Carolina rig setup with the sinker above the swivel and a hook/bait at the end. Am I right? Solid setup. My only issue is I sometimes, in rougher conditions, have had issues with tangle. Is this a problem for you at all?
@@tightlineshightides Yes, you're right. It's worth a try, very handy. To avert the tangle, I keep the leader quite short - only 10". Literature says 36" but it will actually tangle if that long. (I think this length is meant for largemouth bass fishing). The short saltwater 10" leader is still enough to sense the fish pull away with the bait.
This is a perfect setup - simple and functional. Thanks for the pointers!
Thank you for the vote!
Thanks for another great video.
I’m not a video type guy, but you are perfect for it.
My fishing rig scissors is a cat nail clippers. It’s also the same kind of clippers but larger size that I use to cut the gardening drip lines.
Perfect clean cuts. You should try it.
Thanks again for sharing your experiences with us.
Does it cut through braid too? I may try this out, good scissors are hard to come by
Yeah. Clean cuts. It has a groove to keep the cat nail in it. I actually bought the bird nail clippers, but my parrot died and that’s what I use. Everyone says that it’s a cat clipper. I don’t know the difference. It’s probably the same tool.
Saltwater beach casting.
I've found the only thing needed to catch everything that swims is a spinning reel (20lb mono), any rod, a tin full of swivels and hooks (#6 to 5/0), 1-ounce egg sinkers, and fresh whole shrimp from the fish monger (never frozen). Not the small or large shrimp - all medium, about like your thumb.
Always peel off the body armor and squeeze off the end tail of the shrimp.
The swivel stops the sinker.
The leader can just be another length of 20lb mono about 36".
I never trim cut off line tag pieces; it's too toxic to end up in the environment and the fish don't care.
You don't need a net or gaff - just gently carefully drag the fish up the sand.
Do have in your pocket a long nose needlenose pliers.
If you have to, you can double the sinkers to achieve 2 ounces of weight.
And you can always put two or even three shrimp on larger hooks.
Great comment!
I will try your setup for sure. This sort of sounds like a Carolina rig setup with the sinker above the swivel and a hook/bait at the end. Am I right?
Solid setup. My only issue is I sometimes, in rougher conditions, have had issues with tangle. Is this a problem for you at all?
@@tightlineshightides
Yes, you're right. It's worth a try, very handy.
To avert the tangle, I keep the leader quite short - only 10".
Literature says 36" but it will actually tangle if that long. (I think this length is meant for largemouth bass fishing).
The short saltwater 10" leader is still enough to sense the fish pull away with the bait.
Great advise! Thanks for the contribution!
Great video love the simplicity.
Would that rig up north on the east coast i fish in maryland we don't have pompano
That’s actually the great thing about this simple rig, it catches everything. Not just pompano.
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Thank you brother for the reply
Been fishing that way for years...only difference is I use dead shrimp in addition to Bites. I also make my own rigs. Good video, my friend.
Thanks! Glad it hit home.
Have any tips on keeping that dead shrimp in the hook during cast?
@@tightlineshightides fishbites or fish gum after the shrimp piece