Bait or Lures?

Post by **Flats Rascal** » July 16th, 2004, 2:25 pm

From the Tallahassee Democrat....

http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahas ... 166040.htm

Post by **tin can** » July 16th, 2004, 4:28 pm

I'm one who has to side with the author. I like fishing artificials. Never had a problem catching fish with artificials. In fact, last weekend, for the first time in forever, I floated pins while fishing artificials. The only fish caught on the pins were shark. All of my trout came on artificials. As the author stated, I'd much rather fool um with plastic.

Post by **dbplug** » July 16th, 2004, 4:37 pm

I side mostly with the author and TC, but I am about 70-30. 70 artificial, 30 natural. Always hang a pin off the back for excitement.. When the they are hitting live shrimp off a CT and not plastics bounced off the bottom I am never sure what to do. Any suggestions?

Post by **tin can** » July 16th, 2004, 4:38 pm

Regardless of what you throw at um, keep your string wet.

Post by **Chalk** » July 17th, 2004, 6:27 am

tin can wrote:Regardless of what you throw at um, keep your string wet.

That's what she said.....

...Ohh live bait vs artificials sorry

What the "Can" said, keep on fishing.....Somedays it takes bait, some artificials and some days both......Heard the trout were hitting jigs tipped with fishbites in 10-12 foot water around Econfina....There you go Artificial Bait

Post by **mjsigns** » July 17th, 2004, 8:19 am

I try to be prepared to try both depending on the weather, tides, time of day, water clarity and season of the year.

Post by **Aucilla** » July 17th, 2004, 8:24 am

Always hang a pin off the back for excitement..

I not sure I can STAND the kind of excitement dbplug gets with pinfish!