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Thinking ahead for next week's BBSWC, I would like to make a simple redfish setup for my daughter to use, as she gets a little tired of throwing tourist rigs, plugs, and jigs after a couple of hours and I figure a bottom set up will allow her to rest up some, while she still actively fishes. I am considering using a 1/2 ounce egg weight, with a leader and a live bait hook (with live shrimp) and let her fish that on the bottom. I figure that will give her a shot at reds, trout, and flounder.

Do any of you all have any other suggestions, different weight, hook size, etc.

In advance, thanks.

That will work fine. Another option is a swivel, 20 or so inches of leader, and a 1/4 ounce jig head (pink seems to work best) with a live shrimp or cut bait. My wife consistently outfishes me with that rig, as I throw everything in the tackle box . . . . .

Hey Gumbo: So, no egg weight with your rig as the weight is your jig head? Is that the correct understanding? Thanks.

drop shot

That is correct.

Carolina rig but use circle hook and cut bait. Weight bumps along bottom creating a little noise and puffs of sand.

A Carolina rig or anything similar will be great, the jighead on the end of the leader just seems to make for easier casting. We also get very, very few gut hooks with that rig. And you can add a popping cork just above the swivel if you head out to the flats without having to completely re-rig.

In shallow water around the oyster bars I've had good success with weighted worm hooks (for bass fishing) with a live finger mullet or pinfish hooked through the lips. The other rig is line through 1/4 to 1/2 ounce egg sinker to swivel to 18 inch 30 lb leader to small #2 circle hook. Either one will catch reds, trout, flounder, sheepys.

Freeline. Whether anchored or drifting is how I tend to do it. No weight, no swivel, no cork. Au natural'. Right Chalk!

I am with Keyser on this one.
Hook and bait,that is all.

Jumptrout51 wrote:I am with Keyser on this one.
Hook and bait,that is all.

Just use a Zulu and your good to go

captkeyser wrote:Freeline. Whether anchored or drifting is how I tend to do it. No weight, no swivel, no cork. Au natural'. Right Chalk!

I prefer a cast net or shocking them ...I would use a small pinfish under a short leader cork....let "rodney" the rod holder do all the work

One other thing. I carry a bait rod which is an ultralight with 4-6 lb mono and a four foot rod rigged with a size 14 bream hook and a split shot. I take a frozen squid to use for pinfish bait. One squid lasts all day since one tentacle is often good for 3-4 pinfish. With that hook on the grass flats you will catch tiny, tiny pinfish. I use these on the egg sinker to swivel to 18 inch leader to number 2 circle hook (and also free lined and under a cork). With kids this also gives them something to do if they get bored waiting on the "good" fish. hook the pinfish in front of the dorsal. This is good for pitching up to an oyster bar when the tide is moving.