Plastic worms for redfish?

[GaryDroze]

Just cleaned a coupla nice slot reds, caught in Stoney Bayou. Both had multiple long, skinny, eel-looking forage in their bellies, from 5-9 inches long. I'm tempted to go back out & pitch thin plastic worms next time, as if I'm bass fishing. Anybody try this before for reds?

[Allnighter]

Yes it will work.

[Salty Gator]

Hey Gary, here is one I pulled out of the stomach of an alligator harbor last year. That is a big fillet knife. Ps I saw some footprints in the mouth of stony b this sat. Figured it was you. Saw your car on the way out.

[FishWithChris]

there was a thread or two a year or so back about the same thing. a few people went out and pitched a few, landing a few reds.

just have to figure out how to work them that day

[dombern34]

the spanish fly has a episode where he left his tackle box and only had a plastic frog to throw. he still tore them up

[WolfeMan]

Gulp makes a "Sand Worm" for inshore -

http://www.berkley-fishing.com/products ... gulp-alive

[fishinfool]

I read something a couple of years ago from a Louisiana angler saying that he learned to catch reds by using bass tactics. He swears by it. He says whatever will catch bass will catch reds.

[GaryDroze]

Thanks, guys. SG, those were probably my mudtracks at Stoney. Reds in that area had eels/worms just like in your pic, but not as long! I'm on spring break now so will try to find some light-colored worms next few days and give it a try. BTW, lotta reds hitting in St. Marks Refuge creeks right now. I don't think they care what you throw!

[silverking]

I caught reds and trout this winter on the 4-inch Al Gag's Whip-it Eels. They loved 'em.

Shields Marina in St. Marks and Kevin's in Tally both carry the lures, but I'm not sure if they stock the 4-inchers.

You can order direct at algagscustomlures.com

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And I just got back from Louisiana, where we caught tons of reds and trout on spinnerbaits. Yes, bass tackle and lures will work.

[fishfalcon]

You can also catch flounder using that technique. I sat next to a guy on a Galveston jetty who caught his limit of flatties using a purple worm (Texas rigged of course).

[J Holden]

I read something a couple of years ago from a Louisiana angler saying that he learned to catch reds by using bass tactics. He swears by it. He says whatever will catch bass will catch reds.

Landlocked reds will hit a buzzbait like it owes them money. They get confused and swim pretty far up the Wakulla every now and again too, it's a wee bit of a surprise when one inhales a Zoom Lizard you're fishing for bass. Lots of people slay reds using a "Thunder Spin" which is just a spinnerbait with a jerkbait on it instead of a skirt. Flounder love em too.

I bet if you ran a sturdy buzzbait over the oyster bars in the creek mouths now, you'd get your arm broke.

[CoastalPirate]

Well I know what Im gonna try out this weekend besides the usual Gulp shrimp!