Nice job on the video brother and thanks for sharing! It sure brings back memories from when I was a kid wading the canal edges with a cast net throwing out grits for bait 😂 man nothing like a wild caught shiners! I can’t believe the prices of them now days, heck even the domestic shiners are expensive now lol..
You are right, domestics are pretty expensive now. They lack the fear factor and stamina of wild shiners, but I have caught a lot of fish there on domestics.
I love shiners, caught my personal best on a shiner. I have to admit that recently I've been building a collection of jointed swim baits though. No bait shops in my town.
I move around and bait 5 or 6 spots, then come back and throw on the first one. Might be 10 minutes. Then chum a little more as you try each spot and go around again.
Is there a particular make of chicken feed you use? I'm very interested in giving this a try. Threadfin shad can be challenging a great deal of the time and locations for those is over an hour away, plus they are not near as tough as those guys.
I have used different brands from different feed stores, never noticed a difference. Some people I know use hog feed. One of my buddies used to mix in a little oatmeal.
Well done how much $ does the chicken feed run ya ? I assume you get it at a farm supply outlet or somewhere. We pay anywhere from 8-10 $$$ a dozen here in the northeast so this is great content. Keep up the excellent work glad we connected 👍
Just regular chicken feed. Sometimes I get it from a local farm supply store, sometimes from Tractor supply. I have heard of people using hog feed too.
My friend throws a little more chum first. I just throw the net right away. Typically 10 to 15 minutes from the time I bait to throwing the net, then repeat the pattern on the same spots.
Theres alot of tiny ponds in Orlando where I live an I'll pullover an throw my net.Do you ever have people stopping an Screaming at you?Saying its illegal?
No, I have never had that problem. I used to throw the net along the seawall at Lake Monroe in Sanford. People were amazed at all the different fish, kids wanting to touch and throw back what I wasn't keeping. Never anything negative.
It is hit and miss, trial and error. Bait up near cover like lily pads, Kissimmee grass, etc. It is easier to throw back on the same spot if you mark it, so some guys put pvc pipes out. I tie ribbons to lily pads.
Sure. You can use bread or oatmeal too. I tend to use a gallon or more of chum on each trip, that makes 50 lbs of chicken feed for $14 very affordable.
@@ThatShinerGuy one more for ya, do you find the weather will mess with shiner fishing, like it can with bass fishing? like a cold front making them hard to find or something?? thanks again Rob
I am pretty consistent with my shiner hole. I have more problems with wind affecting my boat position and how well the cast net opens. It does seem like the spots in direct sunlight do better than shady areas on colder days, but I usually don't have too much trouble getting 4 to 6 dozen good ones in under 2 hours.
