3-1-08 Destin Bridge!

DukeDevil91 · 03-01-2008, 04:08 PM

Last weekend was ok... Today was outstanding. Me and my brother started out around 6:30 with live shrimp and fiddler crabs on a slip rig. The tide was going out and the water was stained but we still managed to get this nice 20" sheepshead

We fished doing the same thing for an hour or so and managed a couple moresheepshead.

Then the tide began to turn and the bite REALLY began to pick up. I had some large shrimp from Sextons seafood market. I peeled em and stuck the hook throught the tail and bounced em on the bottom on a slip rig...

Almost instantly I was hooked up. To this nice slot Redfish:

We caught around 8 Redfish in all with a couple over the slot. I guess they loved the smell of the dead shrimp. There was a few Black Drum being caught also.

Best trip of the year so far. The bridge was getting packed so I headed out to start on dinner :usaflag

wmflyfisher · 03-01-2008, 05:21 PM

Great report!! I plan on fishing the bridge a good bit from my kayak in a couple weeks!!! Sorry for the noob question but whats a slip rig?

DukeDevil91 · 03-01-2008, 06:45 PM

A slip rig is just en egg sinker fed onto your line tied to a swivel and then you tie your leader and hook to the swivel.

so its :Sinker -> swivel -> leader -> hook

Last Chance · 03-01-2008, 07:14 PM

Great report and pics,maybe the sheepy bite will pick up around this area soon.Thanks for the report!:toast

03-01-2008, 04:08 PM	#1
DukeDevil91 Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 156	3-1-08 Destin Bridge! Last weekend was ok... Today was outstanding. Me and my brother started out around 6:30 with live shrimp and fiddler crabs on a slip rig. The tide was going out and the water was stained but we still managed to get this nice 20" sheepshead We fished doing the same thing for an hour or so and managed a couple moresheepshead. Then the tide began to turn and the bite REALLY began to pick up. I had some large shrimp from Sextons seafood market. I peeled em and stuck the hook throught the tail and bounced em on the bottom on a slip rig... Almost instantly I was hooked up. To this nice slot Redfish: We caught around 8 Redfish in all with a couple over the slot. I guess they loved the smell of the dead shrimp. There was a few Black Drum being caught also. Best trip of the year so far. The bridge was getting packed so I headed out to start on dinner :usaflag

03-01-2008, 05:21 PM	#2
wmflyfisher Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 45	RE: 3-1-08 Destin Bridge! Great report!! I plan on fishing the bridge a good bit from my kayak in a couple weeks!!! Sorry for the noob question but whats a slip rig?

03-01-2008, 06:45 PM	#3
DukeDevil91 Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 156	RE: 3-1-08 Destin Bridge! A slip rig is just en egg sinker fed onto your line tied to a swivel and then you tie your leader and hook to the swivel. so its :Sinker -> swivel -> leader -> hook

03-01-2008, 07:14 PM	#4
Last Chance Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Jay Posts: 514	RE: 3-1-08 Destin Bridge! Great report and pics,maybe the sheepy bite will pick up around this area soon.Thanks for the report!:toast

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