CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What kind of shrimp is good for sea bass fishing? Are small river shrimp okay?

Hello, I’m Ajie and I’m happy to answer your question. I’m a professional angler. I think the best thing for fishing bass is the South American shrimp. The South American shrimp is very active and keeps swimming in the water, which makes it easier to attract the attention of bass. As for hooking shrimp, I recommend using a shrimp gun. As long as you don’t hook the black shrimp brain, the shrimp will basically not die. The shrimp gun is the best way for shrimp to swim in the water. This is my personal experience and I hope it will be helpful to you. Thank you!

Small river shrimp will die quickly in seawater and cannot be used to fish for sea bass. Sea bass fishing uses small sea shrimp, and a small sea shrimp called "mole cricket shrimp" is the best bait for sea bass fishing.

Sea bass are long and have big mouths. Their backs are grayish grey, their abdomens are grayish white, and there are black spots on both sides of their bodies. They do not live alone, but live in groups in the middle and upper layers of the ocean, preying on small live fish and shrimp. When sea bass are hunting in groups, they often jump out of the sea to chase small fish or shrimp, which is a spectacular scene. After mid-May every year, sea bass schools frantically chase schools of needlefish, schools of small tench, and hunt small shrimps in groups. This is the best time to fish for sea bass.

When fishing for sea bass with small sea shrimps, use the hook to gently pass through the shrimp's back and accurately cast it to the fishing spot. In many cases, the bait will be snatched by the sea bass as soon as it enters the water. The fishing spot for sea bass should be selected near the reef or the gap between the docks where the boat is docked, because there are often small fish and shrimps gathering there, and the sea bass also gather here to hunt small fish and shrimps. If there is no sea bass biting the hook for a long time after the hook is cast, the fishing line should be lifted up and down or left and right every one or two minutes, pretending that small fish and shrimps are swimming in the water to attract the attention of the sea bass. When the sea bass takes the bait, it will swallow the bait in one gulp. When the angler feels that the sea bass has taken the bait, he can hook the fish lips firmly by lifting the rod. The fish lips of the sea bass are very thin and crisp, and are called "tofu mouth". Therefore, when the sea bass bites the hook, you must not lift the rod vigorously to prevent the fish lips from being pulled and the fish from escaping. When walking the fish, you must pay attention to the strength and essentials. Whether it is releasing or reeling in the line, the fishing line should be tightened to prevent the fish from escaping due to the fish struggling.

The above is the experience of wild fishermen fishing for sea bass. I hope it can help anglers in need. If there are any inappropriate methods, I hope friends will give me advice. River shrimp is not good. It is best to use sea shrimp from local waters. The main reason is that sea bass prefers fresh and injured small fish and shrimp. A wounded river shrimp will basically die before the sea bass arrives. Here is an introduction to how to hang live shrimp. You can use the lead head hook used for lure fishing to hang live shrimp. There are several common hanging methods: Tail hanging method

When they move quickly, shrimps usually swim backwards. They crawl forward slowly and move forward slowly, but when they move quickly, they kick backwards. So, hooking the tail to a lead head hook will have a more natural performance. The shrimp is hooked from the bottom through the second tail joint. The whole fishing rig is streamlined, easy to work, and moves well through the structure. When sitting on the bottom or moving in the water, the weight of the lead head keeps the shrimp upright, which is natural and it looks better. This method is suitable for fishing on boats, bridges, etc. where you can lift and lower vertically. It can catch any fish in this area. Sewing shrimp tail method

This hooking method is very similar to the shrimp tail hanging method, but the shrimp here is actually pierced back and forth twice by the fish hook like sewing clothes. This is a safer hanging method, but it can make the shrimp stand upright in the water. This method is also very suitable for dead shrimp, because the muscles of dead shrimp are relaxed, and it is difficult to keep it upright by ordinary hanging methods. By sewing the shrimp tail, more support can be provided to the shrimp, and then the weight of the lead head supports the shrimp, making the shrimp look like it is alive. Hook head method

By hooking the shrimp on the head, you can allow the shrimp to kick its tail naturally. This works well with live large shrimp. Note where the hook goes through the head in the picture. Put it through the clear area in front of the black spot on the shrimp's head. That black spot is the brain. Small river shrimp can also be used to catch sea bass, but there is a prerequisite, that is, the sea bass migrates upstream to the river to spawn.

In some rivers connected to the sea, sea bass swim upstream to spawn every spring, and then return to the confluence of the sea and the river to live. The fish eggs produced in the freshwater area will survive in the river for about six months after they turn into seedlings. In those rivers with sufficient food, small sea bass grow faster, and in just a few months, they can grow from seedlings to a weight of about one pound. They mostly feed on small fish and shrimps in the river, so at this stage, sea bass in the river can be caught with small river shrimps. I have caught sea bass with river shrimps before, but the individuals were not very big. If you want to catch big sea bass, you have to go to the sea estuary.

Autumn is also a good time to fish for perch. Usually after the Double Ninth Festival, when the weather gets cooler, perch in the river start to move to the estuary to join the adult fish that have spawned and lived there before. They also actively look for food at the estuary and make long-distance migrations to store energy to avoid the cold winter.

At this time, it is very easy to catch bass. However, we can no longer use small river shrimps, because river shrimps cannot tolerate the salt in seawater and will die soon after entering the water, while bass are only interested in living things. Therefore, river shrimps cannot catch bass in the sea. If you want to catch sea bass, I still recommend the seawater-farmed white shrimps. It has several advantages that are worth using. First, the price is not high. Compared with those sky-high natural sea shrimps, the price of white shrimps can be said to be popular. Here, you can buy a pound of suitable live shrimps for 25 yuan. Second, it is diligent in swimming, which is one aspect of white shrimps that is different from other sea shrimps. Other sea shrimps will be too lazy to swim when the seawater is cold, and they often swim a few times, while white shrimps will swim tirelessly after entering the water, and the effect of attracting fish is excellent. Third, the shrimp gun of white shrimp is wider than that of sea shrimps, so it can be easily hooked even with a larger hook. It is not easy to get off the hook when encountering a bass attack, and it is conducive to casting. Because of the above advantages, white shrimp has become the first choice for sea anglers in our area to fish for sea bass. However, it has a short survival time after leaving the water, so we need to prepare our own shrimp box and small oxygen pump when purchasing.

The question has been answered. I hope it can help the questioner. Thank you for reading! 1. Bait live shrimp and loach. Live shrimp is easier to catch fish than loach, but the disadvantage is that it is easy to die. It needs shrimp boxes and oxygen pumps. Long journeys are particularly troublesome. In addition, live shrimps should be hard-shelled, not too big, and highly active. There are two ways to hang live shrimps. One is to hang the shrimp head, that is, behind the shrimp gun and in front of the shrimp brain. Don't pierce the shrimp brain, don't pierce the shrimp brain, don't pierce the shrimp brain. I say it three times. I believe that anglers will not do this. The second is to hang the tail. I use both of these methods. I don't think there is much difference. This is up to you. It depends on your personal preference. 2. Fishing spot Bass is carnivorous and likes to eat live fish and live shrimp. The fishing spot is the island edge where bass are found, deep-water dock breakwaters, bridge piers, etc. In short, there must be obstacles on the seabed. Basically, the local anglers in a region are familiar with the fishing spots for bass. Choosing when to go fishing is the top priority! 3 Tidal time: There are two high tides and two low tides in a month. I call the transition from low tide to high tide "rising tide", and the transition from high tide to low tide "falling tide". The perch will come with the rising tide and leave with the falling tide, so you should choose the high tide to fish for perch, a few days before and after the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. This is the key point, fishing friends. In addition, the tide of a day has a tidal crest (the highest tidal water) and a tidal bottom. The time when perch open their mouths is generally in two time periods, commonly known as "flowing water". One is when there is no current at the top of the tide, when the water starts to flow at the beginning of the ebb tide, and the other is when the water starts to flow at the bottom of the tide. Except for these two times, the bite is not very good. These two time periods are very short, which requires anglers to be quick when catching fish and fish more! It is not recommended to use river shrimp. Freshwater river shrimp will die quickly in salt water, and fishing is not just for a while. It is often difficult to keep river shrimp alive for such a long time even if they are oxygenated after fishing for a whole day.

I personally like to use live sand shrimps, which are small, active and resistant to death. They are also very simple to preserve, and do not even need oxygen. Smaller ones are more palatable and easier for bass to swallow, especially when the weather is bad and the tide is not particularly suitable. Fish are very good at eating shrimp heads and tails, and small ones can be swallowed whole at once.

Storage method: put ice on the bottom of the insulated box or foam box, or use the ice plates and ice bags in the fishing box. The main purpose is to lower the temperature. If the shrimp are not active, their life will be consumed slowly. Put a wet towel on the ice (to keep the shrimp moist) and then put the shrimp on the towel. If I use this method, the mortality rate of shrimp bought early in the morning is usually no more than 20% by dark.

This has another advantage. When you catch the shrimp and hang them up, they don't struggle much. Once they return to the water and their body temperature recovers, they will immediately be revived.

Also included is the method of hanging live shrimp

Sea fishing for sea bass requires hanging shrimp heads

1. When perch attack and swallow fish and shrimp, they usually bite from the head to prevent small fish from escaping. Other predatory fish without sharp teeth, like perch, mostly rely on the power of their jaws to "clamp" food and then swallow it.

2. Hanging the shrimp tail not only exposes the hook, but also makes the shrimp's swimming posture abnormal.

3. Other fish, such as black sea bream, eat the bait. Because black sea bream has the habit of escaping with the bait in its mouth and then swallowing it, it is difficult to grasp the right time to catch it by hanging the shrimp tail.

In addition, there are two types of hanging shrimp heads: hanging shrimp guns and hanging shrimp mouths:

Although the hook of the shrimp hook is exposed and the shrimp's swimming posture is normal, it is better than hanging the shrimp's tail.

Hanging the shrimp's mouth is the highest level, where the hook is not exposed and the shrimp is also normally active.

There is also the method of hanging the shrimp waist, which I personally feel is better than hanging it by the shrimp tail.

But no matter what method you use, remember that the hook head should not hurt the brain, and the waist and tail should not hurt the muscles. In spring and summer, it lives in shallow waters and estuaries with a depth of less than 10 meters. In winter, it swims back to deeper sea areas to spawn and hibernate. Sea bass is a carnivorous and ferocious fish that mainly feeds on small fish and crustaceans such as river and sea shrimps. Fishing for sea bass is loved by many sea fishing enthusiasts.

Theoretically, small river shrimps are also OK, but sea shrimps are better, and nine-segment shrimps are the best, and fresh shrimps are better, because fresh shrimps are more attractive to sea bass. They should also be kept fresh after being hooked, and hanging shrimp heads can keep sea shrimps fresher for longer.

For sea bass fishing, sea shrimps are much better than river shrimps. If you only have river shrimps, you can use them, but they are easy to die in the sea. In fact, it is relatively simple to catch shrimps and fish in the sea. If you don’t want to buy them, you can bring a net to catch them in advance. The shrimps are on the edge of the small reef area, but the sizes caught are different. I used to use the triangular nets for catching small fish. I caught six or seven river shrimps, and two or three nets were enough. In short, river shrimps are also OK, but it is better to use sea shrimps.