Miss Judy Charters
Captain Judy Helmey
"Kicking Fish Tail Since 1956!"
124 Palmetto Drive
Savannah, Georgia 31410
912 897 4921 or 912 897 3460 fax
www.missjudycharters.com
June 18, 2007
Captain Judy's Saltwater Fishing Report
Inshore, Offshore, Freshies Suggestions, and "Little Miss Judy's Believe It or Not!"
Captain Matt William of Miss Judy Charters offers up some really good Inshore suggestions!
It's a known fact that when you have extremely high tides there is more water moved and at a quicker pace. Along with this push there is going to be floating grass along with much debris. Captain Matt says, "Regular fishing isn't as good as it could be, but there are ways to catch fish!" Most of the fish he caught during "Monster Tide week" was spotted sea trout and flounder. His preferred bait was live shrimp under a popping cork. There are several ways to hook a live shrimp up: through the horn, the lip, where the head meets the body, or the meaty part of the shrimp. (Just to name a few) Captain Matt also reported that he brought live shrimp from Adams bait house and that he cast a few times catching few. It's only a matter of time before you will be able to count on catching your own bait. It could be taking place as you are reading this article.
Captain Matt has another suggestion and that is to go straight to using artificial bait especially at this time. He is using artificial bait by GULP! I don't have to say too much about this already proven bait. GULP basically speaks not only for itself but also to the fish through the power of scent! I think you get my point!
50/50 artificial bait hookup!
The GULP bait I am talking about is the shrimp pattern called "Pearl white." It's shaped and supposedly smells like a real shrimp, but it really doesn't look like a natural one. According to the action received when used it really doesn't have too! Captain Matt is using this arifiticial shrimp under a popping cork. Normally when hooking up your live real thing shrimp you stick the hook throw the horn area. The GULP doesn't have a horn and it's not alive. Your best bet for hooking this bait up is to go mid ship of the full length of the shrimp and place your hook right forward of this area. The reason being is that when you bait settles under the float it's suspended flat. This means your bait is up in a natural hovering pattern. The good news is that when you pop or pull on your float your bait will look more natural when it moves!
The best rig to use is going to be an old stand by, which is popping cork with an 18 to 30 inch leader. Another good rig to give a try would be the Traditional float style. Both will work while using this fish catching artificial bait. Just a mention: "the clearer the water the lighter the leader!"