Catching Hardtails

Reel Rowdy · 07-22-2008, 05:34 PM

What is the best way/technique to get a few hardtails on the way out to the rigs? Thanks in advance for the info!

bluffman2 · 07-22-2008, 05:36 PM

stop by the buoys and some wrecks in shallower water and drop sabikis down ...load up and head out

sirmashalot · 07-22-2008, 05:56 PM

troll in front of the coast guard station with squid spoons if they arent on the bouys

true-king · 07-22-2008, 06:11 PM

We've been finding them sometimes on the beach outside the pass. If you can find them concentrated, you can load up real quick. A sabiki or small jig will get em.

tidefanjam · 07-22-2008, 08:47 PM

we jigged a small diamond jig at one of the shallow water rigs on our way out last weekend and got em

Pelagic Tigress · 07-23-2008, 08:13 PM

What shallow rigs do you pass on the way to the floaters? Last time we left from Perdido Pass, we didn't see a rig for about 50 miles.

Captain Woody Woods · 07-25-2008, 01:36 PM

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Deep Blue (7/23/2008)What shallow rigs do you pass on the way to the floaters? Last time we left from Perdido Pass, we didn't see a rig for about 50 miles.

Head hard west towards Fort Morgan. Those rigs have plenty of them. THEN turn south towards Ram Powell and beyond....

ccustom43 · 08-02-2008, 02:36 PM

Go to petronius and catch them there

gmblnfool · 08-02-2008, 02:48 PM

Go to the rigs and drop a pompano jig and drop deep. Jig up fast and you will catch them. Sabikis work too but I get frustrated with the mess. We use to make the mistake of not dropping deep enough. The ones hoo was talking about always produce.

Corpsman · 08-03-2008, 09:00 AM

slow trolling Sabikis (the larger ones that look like tubes or grubs) on the first sand bar has worked very well for me in the past.

07-22-2008, 05:34 PM	#1
Reel Rowdy Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 116	Catching Hardtails What is the best way/technique to get a few hardtails on the way out to the rigs? Thanks in advance for the info! __________________ IC XC NIKA

07-22-2008, 05:36 PM	#2
bluffman2 Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,940	RE: Catching Hardtails stop by the buoys and some wrecks in shallower water and drop sabikis down ...load up and head out

07-22-2008, 05:56 PM	#3
sirmashalot Team Overkill Ruby Red Lip Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pcola Posts: 90	RE: Catching Hardtails troll in front of the coast guard station with squid spoons if they arent on the bouys __________________ Captain Ed

07-22-2008, 06:11 PM	#4
true-king Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensa-hassee Posts: 2,027	RE: Catching Hardtails We've been finding them sometimes on the beach outside the pass. If you can find them concentrated, you can load up real quick. A sabiki or small jig will get em.

07-22-2008, 08:47 PM	#5
tidefanjam Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 47	RE: Catching Hardtails we jigged a small diamond jig at one of the shallow water rigs on our way out last weekend and got em

07-23-2008, 08:13 PM	#6
Pelagic Tigress Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Madison, MS / Perdido Key, FL Posts: 91	RE: Catching Hardtails What shallow rigs do you pass on the way to the floaters? Last time we left from Perdido Pass, we didn't see a rig for about 50 miles.

08-02-2008, 02:36 PM	#8
ccustom43 Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Josephine, Al Posts: 8	RE: Catching Hardtails Go to petronius and catch them there

08-02-2008, 02:48 PM	#9
gmblnfool Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 70	RE: Catching Hardtails Go to the rigs and drop a pompano jig and drop deep. Jig up fast and you will catch them. Sabikis work too but I get frustrated with the mess. We use to make the mistake of not dropping deep enough. The ones hoo was talking about always produce.

08-03-2008, 09:00 AM	#10
Corpsman Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,272	RE: Catching Hardtails slow trolling Sabikis (the larger ones that look like tubes or grubs) on the first sand bar has worked very well for me in the past.

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