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#1 ·
Ik right now isn't the best time of year for pompano but what is the best bait to use for pompano ? I didn't fish for pompano I lot last summer but when I used sandfleas I seemed to be getting a lot of them . I just want some advice for this summer .
 
#7 ·
seems to me that if there are no fleas along the waters edge there won't be any fish there feeding on them in the 1st trough. Next question is are there fleas out on the 1st sand bar,right where waves are breaking in shallow water. we have know way of knowing.
In the last few months the pompano that I have caught were with a combination of a perch grub and fish bites or a small piece of shrimp. None were caught close to the beach. My short cast rods have been left on the shelf. Get the bait /lure out there as far as possible and hope that something passing by will grab it.
I would like to hear from anyone who has consistently caught pomps this fall and how you've done it.
 
#9 · (Edited)
It's really not a matter of month as much as watching water temps. Whereas some Pompano continue to move south along the coast, many Pomps stay in the area and retreat to inshore waterways or deeper offshore. Water temps are key to experiencing good pompano action from the surf. Catching one here and there is one thing, but I'd rather know when the fish will be reliable in numbers.

I've caught them in water as cold as 60 degrees, but I look for water between 65-80 with 68-76 being the "boom" range.

As for bait, my favorite is ghost shrimp along with sand fleas and small pieces of shrimp.
 
#10 ·
I like that answer Chris. Fish where the fish are .

after moving here 10 years ago from SoCal I caught my 1st Pomp in January.
I cast a piece of shrimp as far as i could then went up and down the beach trowing lures. never saw the rod move. when I was ready to leave I was really surprised to find a good sized pomp on the end of my line. So I have known they are around all year,I just haven't figured out how to find them yet
 
#16 · (Edited)
my favorite way is sight fishing. its something to try if you have a ladder. I use a set rig maybe 2 times a year but ill throw jigs and flies at fish year round! little pomp jigs tipped with small sand fleas are a killer. nothing like watching 50+ fish swim toward your ladder mid spring!this past year on the pier we had school over a 100 fish swimming in for three days straight!
 
#26 ·
There is a new guy in town.

Just one if they are big enough, like your little finger or bigger.

Hook them through the back and into the digger. The hook to the inside of the shell and through the digger to keep them from digging hiding.

I was always hooking them the other way but it was explained to me that the fish tries to scoop the insides of the shell out. The roe is on the end with the digger and they go for that first and the hook point should be there.
 
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