Sand Fleas for sheepshead

[Seanote]

Has anyone used sand fleas for sheepshead? I have never used them, but it would seem they would be good, How about frozen? It looks like that may be all I can get next week.

 

[1eyefishing]

Have not used them.

Take some fish bites for backup?

Watching...

 

[Railroader]

I guess fleas could work, but I would try to get fiddlers, or razorclams first...

Never heard of fleas for sheeps, but I have tried brined and frozen fiddlers, and they worked ok, but were hard to use due to being "mushy".

Curious how this turns out!!!

 

[marlin]

Does anyone know where you can buy fiddlers around the Brunswick or Darien area?

 

[jNick]

I doubt it’ll work. Maybe if you mash up a bunch and get them in a frenzy.

I’d buy some canned raw oysters.....and bring some hot sauce and crackers for sum myself.

 

[Railroader]

I doubt it’ll work. Maybe if you mash up a bunch and get them in a frenzy.

I’d buy some canned raw oysters.....and bring some hot sauce and crackers for sum myself.

That works too, but you only get one shot at him... ?

 

[Railroader]

Does anyone know where you can buy fiddlers around the Brunswick or Darien area?

Don't know about Darien, but there are so many places around Brunswick/Jekyll/SSI that you can just catch em' yourself that bait shops don't bother trying to keep them...

 

[Seanote]

It is almost impossible to dig them this time of year as they go very deep. They won't come to the surface until it is 80 degrees. No one in Savannah has them as it has been too cold in Florida.

 

[mizzippi jb]

Does anyone know where you can buy fiddlers around the Brunswick or Darien area?

Blue and Halls has em most days. Darien

 

[oops1]

I’ve caught a couple off of frozen fleas from Walmart. Fresh shrimp is a better option IMO

 

[Semi-Pro]

I use shrimp

 

[Redbow]

Sand Fleas will catch a variety of fish including Sheepshead. I prefer Fiddler Crabs myself but live shrimp is good also. A good fresh piece of very fresh shrimp will work but other fish will get that first at every opportunity. I have caught many species of fish with Fiddler Crabs just about anything will bite them including Flounder at times.

Barnacles off the pier pilings will work for Sheepshead. Scrap off a good supply of them wrap a few barnacles in a wad with a good strong thin thread hang a hook in there and let them down beside the piling, they will bite it if they are hungry.

 

[Seanote]

In Fl, live sand fleas are a frequently used bait for bandits. I am sure frozen would prove useless. I have used barnacles inshore in the past and was surprised at how effective they were.

 

[seachaser]

I have caught several sheephead on fleas around bridges and a few in the surf.

 

[perryrip]

Has anyone used sand fleas for sheepshead? I have never used them, but it would seem they would be good, How about frozen? It looks like that may be all I can get next week.

Sand fleas are great sheepshead bait. I've caught many a sheepshead using them as bait.

 

[Seasetter]

The only sheepshead I ever caught were on sand fleas while fishing for taug.caught 2 big ones.