I keep em alive in a jar in the fridge for up to a week. 4-5 days at least. They store well next to my gallon jar of live eels. Helps keep houseguests outta the fridge too!
Thanks for the info I’m new at this and can you say The I’m hooked on fishing better late then never and just moved here 2 years ago. Age 54 and hopefully going to 100.
Your informational fishing videos are some of the best out there. Always worth the watch. I’m heading down your way late March for vacation, can’t wait to check out the bait shop and pick me up a bummy stick!!!! Thanks man.
Not really a secret at all down here in Florida. We've been catching them since we were kids 35 years ago. It's great you share this knowledge with others though that may not be aware, or that are new to fishing. Many times here I won't even have to go into the water. I just look for the holes they make in the sand. 👍
Hi Bama in Australia we call them nippers there very good in salt water rivers but not much good on the beaches , the big beach worms are far better of beach fishing
Learned something new today!... Pumping "Ghost Shrimp". Never heard of the bait before. Next video is show how you fish with them. ??? Are they the "Gold Standard" of bait?
If you are looking for a cheap ghost shrimp gun try using a super soaker water gun. Just take off the nozzle. Cost you about $5. They aren't as long as the real thing but gets the job done. Spraying a little food release spray inside the plastic helps it slide.
You say this was the worst time to fish where you are in January…. Well my husband and I spent the 2nd thru the 3rd week of March in the Gulf Breeze/Pensicola area for our 20th anniversary to go surf fishing. Had 2 surf fishing charters. Husband did catch a nice 3 1/2 ft bonnet head shark on our day out alone, but the most we caught was having 6 of our reels spooled at Beach Bum Outdoors! The staff was AMAZING! Very welcoming and down to earth. Can’t wait to come back when we relocate there in a couple years for hubby to retire early.
Thats a great bait, really common use here in Brasil. Here is called "Corrupto". For sure you will get great results! Dont forget to use elastricot to fix them to your fish hook.
In Oregon we call them sand shrimp . Every bait and tackle shop sells them if they can get them . They are in high demand and a little spendy but worth it because they will catch anything and everything . Popular too with inland fishermen for salmon and steelhead . Good vid Matthew .
Ghost Shrimp, I should have guessed. I haven't fished the ocean since the 80's. Never could keep them on the hook. And I even tried stuck called "Sticky" string. I may still have some. Now I live where Trout fishing is HUGE, but it is winter and the lakes are all froze over. So I might be able to start fishing in April, maybe March. Any ways, nice to see you on the beach.
That's a great way to use the time of year that doesn't produce many fish! I need to actually build my ghost shrimp pump! I've had the materials since spring of 2023, but haven't taken the time to actually build it yet! 🤣
You're exactly right. The females are the ones with the orange on their backs. That's where their eggs are reproduced. When you see them like that they're called a saddled shrimp.
Great video Matt, but I've been using them for sturgeon in the California delta for 35 years. And they do sell them in the bait shops out there. I don't know about the rest of the country, but definitely in the CA delta area towns and the San Francisco Bay area. Now I know how to get them free. Lol 😂 Thanks.
Very cool! I'm headed down your way next week. I'll expect hard fishing, which will bum the kids out. I won't be trying to get those buggers, but I've been wondering what those little mounds were. Thanks for the info!
Great video thank you Matthew. My dad and I used to dig them with a shovel in Tampa Bay. Didn’t know at the time what they were. But we caught the heck out of Sheepshead with them.
Great video! I’m enjoying your more diverse content. Question: If these guys are such good bait but hard to catch why don’t I see you guys using plastics that mimic the Ghost Shrimp?
Up near the head and then down by the tail. The middle is just kinda gushy and it'll pretty much tear apart if you try to thread it. Then wrap it with the Magic Thread (the brand that I use) and you're good to go.
Ghost shrimp!! I’m not a local but I’ve fished down there a lot and I’ve got pumps for em. I’ve built pumps and bought pumps. You’ve got the best conditions to pump shrimp for sure.
I’ve got the kiddy float with netting affixed so it floats beside me and I have a floating net as well for those that aren’t in the pump. They go deeper in summer from what I’ve seen.
I know we’ve had to get em for sheepshead because they wouldn’t hit anything else. Folks at the pier got mad at us cause we was catching and the wasn’t. We always put about a inch and a half of sand and about 2 inches of water over that in a bucket and as long as they stayed somewhat cool they’d stay alive
Here in Florida, we've been using ghost shrimp for over 40 years and Sand fleas People have been using them Baits for a long time. Nothing new about them.