pinfish question

[sand flea]

Off all week! Wanting to go after some grouper this week. Can a fellow still catch any pinfish on the flats with the temps warming up as it has over the last few days which would bring the water temps up ??? Curious, do they move in and out of the rivers and deep as the temps change ??? I know all the reports I have seen lately have been trollin, which I will try, but I sure do like putting a livey in rocks bout 40'-50' then hanging on.
Any help is appreciated !!!

Daryl

[PinFishKing]

We consistently catch pinfish year round on the flats. Tie on a bell weight and 2 hooks spaced about 6 inches apart up the line. The weight will be on the bottom, 6 inches up 1 hook, 6 inches up from there another hook. I use squid as bait. drift the flats in anywhere from 3 to 6 foot of water. They will be there. Be patient. It will be slower than summer time, but they are there. The more grass the better. No bites, crank up nand move a few hundred yards and keep trying. And you are right, nothing beats a live pinfish dropped to the bottom for grouper.

[sand flea]

Thanks PinFishKing ! We will try this.

[Flint River Pirate]

We don't call him the pinfish "KING" for nothing!

[lordsfisher]

PinFishKing: What's the biggest pinfish you've ever heard of? One of my friends caught one that was 2 lbs. I thought it must be a record.

[Flint River Pirate]

2 LBS?? Did he eat it?

[lordsfisher]

Mounted it.... between two slices of bread! ha I have a pic of it somewhere, but of course i can't figure out how attach images even if i find it.

[Flint River Pirate]

Mounted it.... between two slices of bread! ha I have a pic of it somewhere, but of course i can't figure out how attach images even if i find it.

Email it to me, I'll post it. We've got to see that fish!

[lordsfisher]

I've switched laptops like three times this past year so let me see if i can locate it on one of my external hard drives. I found something that says that the one I saw wasn't even close to the world record of 3 lbs. 5 oz.!!! http://www.championbass.com/encyclopedia/pinfish.html Now that's a big pinfish.

[Redfin]

Picked up a new pin trap at AMS today in Medart, what can i bait it with other than by-catch? chicken? gizzards?? any ole meat?

[lordsfisher]

i stuck cheap cat food with fish from dollar general in mine a few times. I don't use it much though. I prefer cast netting or catching them.

[Flint River Pirate]

Tuna fish canned with vegetable oil, not spring water. It also works as an excellent chum.

[CROCKER]

3 years back my friend caught one of those 2lb pinfish, therefore I know that the 2 lb pinfish exists.

[What a mess]

when you clean your fish throw in a fresh head and backbone

[PinFishKing]

I don't think I ever caught one over a pound but I have caught some that have a mouthful of buck teeth. There have been some days when we had more pinfish in the livewell than we had grouper in the box. I never ate one but I am sure you can.