Live Shrimp
Ballpark, not a live price
The best all-around inshore saltwater bait. Free-lined, under a cork, or on the bottom, almost nothing in the sound turns it down.
What it's for
Cut a small piece and fish it on the bottom near structure
Cut small pieces on hook under float, deadly on flats and piers
Fish under a popping cork over grass flats and creek mouths
Cut into pieces and fish on bottom near pilings
Fish under popping cork or on jig head near oyster bars and grass edges
Tip hook with shrimp when crab is hard to source
Fish on a light jig head near structure at dawn or dusk
Fish live shrimp on the bottom rig as a top choice for black drum
Free-line or under a float near buoys and rays for cruising cobia
Fresh peeled shrimp pieces are the top pompano bait
Hook lightly through tail, drop straight to reef bottom
Slow drag on bottom near drop-offs and sandy potholes
Hook through tail, drop right next to pilings and docks
Free-line or under a float near channels and inlets at dawn
Fish on a jig head near bottom or under a float over structure
free line or fish under popping cork near docks and inlets
Free-line or use under popping cork near schools of jacks
Fish under a light sinker near kelp beds for a natural bite
Lively shrimp on circle hook drifted down to structure
Drift or float near kelp edges, seabass rarely refuse it
Deadly natural bait fished on the bottom in the surf trough
Freeline or light jig head near docks, roots, and reef edges
Hook through tail, drop near rocky bottom and kelp edges

