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Sail Cats
Posted: September 13th, 2006, 4:38 pm
by Just Fish
Hi all been reading the forums, thought I would start to contribute also....
I am hearing reports of increased numbers of sail cats being caught anyone have any good reports? dead/live bait? depth? etc.
Thanks
I hate cleaning them but they are darn good eatin
Posted: September 13th, 2006, 4:45 pm
by birddog
Your the man Jumptrout. Any advice for Just Fish?
Posted: September 13th, 2006, 4:56 pm
by sundown
I wore em out or they wore me out this past Fri and Sat... Get over around Patty's Island assuming you're fishing outta St Marks area ,and put out a piece of cut bait under a CT and sit back ! Gulp shrimp work wonderful too !
From about six till seven I caught several on a topwater..plus missed quite a few fish that boiled under the plug..assumed they were cats..
This was in water 3-4 ft deep...
Hope this helps and welcome to this wonderful source of information !!!!!
Posted: September 13th, 2006, 5:00 pm
by tin can
Welcome, Just Fish. If you find where the sail cats are, they'll hit anything. As Sundown stated, 3 to 4 ft. of water is a good place to start looking.
Posted: September 13th, 2006, 6:54 pm
by Jumptrout51
birddog wrote:Your the man Jumptrout. Any advice for Just Fish?
Just go trout fishing on the west flats from the St. Marks channel to Shell point.
Trust me,you'll get'em.
Posted: September 13th, 2006, 7:01 pm
by Redfish Jim
Welcome. It's a pleasure to have you join us
Can't add to the advice you already got on the sailcats.
Can add that there's a whole bunch more crazy ones on this forum than what Tin Can identifies.
Probably why most of us feel right at home.
Posted: September 13th, 2006, 7:17 pm
by wevans
Redfish Jim wrote:Can add that there's a whole bunch more crazy ones on this forum than what Tin Can identifies.
Probably why most of us feel right at home.
And the scary part is that THEY seem crazy ta HIM
WELCOME JF
lots off sails around Bottoms, ya just have ta work through the sharks and hardheads ta get to em
Posted: September 13th, 2006, 9:15 pm
by tin can
Redfish Jim wrote:
Can add that there's a whole bunch more crazy ones on this forum than what Tin Can identifies.
Probably why most of us feel right at home.
I may be the only person on this forum that isn't crazy.
Posted: September 13th, 2006, 9:16 pm
by birddog
Posted: September 14th, 2006, 2:09 pm
by jsuber
I've caught some sailcats from 5 to 15lbs on Topwater plugs over the last three weeks. The big ones fight really well.
Posted: September 14th, 2006, 2:14 pm
by wevans
jsuber wrote:I've caught some sailcats from 5 to 15lbs on Topwater plugs over the last three weeks. The big ones fight really well.
And they absolutely ATTACK the topwater "none of that sissyfied sucking it down"
Posted: September 14th, 2006, 2:36 pm
by 2true
Sometimes I have caught them when the birds are crashing the bait.
Posted: September 14th, 2006, 2:52 pm
by pops
they are good eating if eaten freshly caught
i just fillet the tail section with an electric knife, remove the skin
no bones, no skin, fry in hot oil
enjoy
Posted: September 15th, 2006, 8:09 pm
by Will_Fish_4_Food
Serve with fresh roasted coot and orange soda.
Posted: September 18th, 2006, 8:29 am
by qoutrage
Welcome and thanks for the report. You can have me share of them sail buggers. Too messy for me.
