Inshore bottom fishing advice...

[Cituan Rats]

Any suggestions or advice on bottom fishing for black drum and the sort in the inshore area around Brunswick or St Simons.

 

[Gator89]

1/4 or 3/8 jig head with a Gulp shrimp bounced off the bottom should catch drum, flounder, etc. Weight depends on strength of tide/water flow. To fish the bottom, you have to get down there.

Another tactic is a split shot crimped on your line 8 - 12 inches above your hook, then fish live or cut bait. You can also use an egg sinker and tie a leader on the end of your line.

 

[Foster]

I have had some luck on a Carolina rig with a kahle hook and mud minnow. We usually throw a jig head with a gulp shrimp or minnow as well. I would love to know everyone's normal setups.

 

[gobblestopper12]

Cut mullet and carolina rig. Find deep holes for bull reds.

If you are trying to have a more active setup while bottom fishing, use a 1/4 oz jig with a gulp grub or live mud minnow. Fish where oysters protrude off of the shoreline.

 

[lonewolf247]

I’ve done best with a drop shot rig, baited with cracked crab, dead shrimp, or cut mullet. Find the deep holes for the bull reds and black drum .

 

[Cituan Rats]

Thanks for the replies. Should I be in the small creeks, river or the channel.

 

[MajorMaes]

For black drum I've had the best luck using cut shrimp on a Carolina rig in small creeks with structure like submerged trees.

 

[LittleDrummerBoy]

I’ve done best with a drop shot rig, baited with cracked crab, dead shrimp, or cut mullet. Find the deep holes for the bull reds and black drum .

This is great advice for bull drum. Worth the extra effort to use cracked crab.