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Tail Chaser Finger Mullet
Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 23 Location: San Antonio, TX
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:30 pm Post subject: Sea Lice? |
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I was down in the corpus area fishing last weekend, and I noticed that one of the local bait stands was selling live sea lice for bait. I've heard that sea lice make excellent bait, but I've also heard the stories about these guys being a to break aquarium glass. My question is how do you handle the sea lice safeley without getting your hands torn up, and how do you hook them to keep them alive? |
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Eightball Express Horse Mullet
Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: 198 Location: In your mind
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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Don't use them live. Gotta be dead or your thumbs will be bleeding. Good luck with that. _________________ Looking for a River Pickle sunrise |
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Jestnomen Finger Mullet
Joined: 17 Oct 2008 Posts: 45
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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So what exactly is sea lice. I tried google but only came up with pictures of infected fish. Is this good bait, and if so which bait shop sells it? Thanks! |
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Rebecca of Sunnybrookfarm Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 3853
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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google-heads everywhere. google mantis shrimp instead of sea lice.
unless you really are talking about sea lice, which I suspect would be reference to a type of an isopod, i.e. cardinalfish isopod. _________________
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ziacatcher wrote: | However I bet if you were fishing naked Ranger Rick would have a problem with that |
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BALZTOWAL Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 1141 Location: CORPUS
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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EVEN IF YOU CAN HOOK A LIVE ONE YOU WON'T CATCH ANYTHING. BLACK DRUM LOVE THEM BUT YOU NEED SOME SCENT IN THE WATER SO BUY SOME LIVE AND THEN KILL THEM. |
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ROBDOG Member White Shrimper Boot Club
Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 790 Location: North Padre Island
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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OK I don't post much but I have caught 80% of my big uglies on live sea lice (mantis shrimp). If you lay them face down and push on their back (pin them down) you can put the hook under ther tail and pull the hook up through them. I have heard they will break an aquarium but have not seen it. I think you are talking about pistol shrimp which use the concussion of their claws snapping shut to produce a shock wave which stuns their prey long enough for the shrimp to grab them. I have seen pistol shrimp break small aquariums. I grew up here in the bluff and pistol shrimp are fairly common around bulk heads and rocks in the laguna.
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Jestnomen Finger Mullet
Joined: 17 Oct 2008 Posts: 45
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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So which bait shop sells these shrimp? |
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ROBDOG Member White Shrimper Boot Club
Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 790 Location: North Padre Island
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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I picked them up at Cosway bait stand last Sat. on the way to the island. I usually start there and work my way out. If they are out I hit Red Dot then Clems and then Mkr. 37. I hit them on my way out so I don't have to back track. They seem pretty plentiful right now. I paid $8 a dozen last Sat. but they were the same price frozen. I think last time I bought them they were cheaper and Clems but not sure. |
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Sherkus Horse Mullet
Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Posts: 215 Location: Corpus Christi, TX
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:33 pm Post subject: Sea Lice |
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I have been purchasing live sea lice from the shrimpers, down at the T Heads. They Sell live Sea Lice for 4 bucks a pound. Cheap.
As to them being dangerous to hook, the can be a little feisty, but I have never had a problem putting them on a hook. I usually use them when it is a little colder, as the colder temperatures keep the docile. They will stay alive virtually forever.
A couple of weeks ago, I was fishing them (Live Sea Lice) at the Packary CH Park, and caught A huge (3-4lb) ) Puffer Fish. I didn't know what kind of fish it was at first, until is swooped up. Released it. _________________ I wouldn't take Tuesday off if you will show me a fish that bites on weekends! |
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ROBDOG Member White Shrimper Boot Club
Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 790 Location: North Padre Island
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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Sherkus is right, the colder weather keep um docile. I usually put them in an HEB bag and as log as it stays wet they stay alive and docile. As soon as they hit water that's not too chilly they are a pain in the supple bum to deal with. |
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kadiyaker Horse Mullet
Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 196 Location: Aggieland
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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I've caught decent trout off the jetty (SPA) with live sea lice when there weren't any shrimp... _________________ Posted by
KadiyaKer
'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. |
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jsauce17 Finger Mullet
Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 13 Location: CCTX
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Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:03 am Post subject: |
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Jestnomen wrote: | So what exactly is sea lice. I tried google but only came up with pictures of infected fish. Is this good bait, and if so which bait shop sells it? Thanks! |
Sea lice is actually referred to as Mantis Shrimp. Sherkus is right the sea lice is cheap at the T-Heads. I actually picked some up at Cos Way last night for $8 per lb. No luck last night though. The bite was really slow. _________________ JSAUCE! |
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ccbobber Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 2359 Location: The Island
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Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:13 am Post subject: welcome |
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welcome to the board, use & enjoy. _________________ ccbobber |
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The Trash Heap Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 1932 Location: Corpus Christi
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Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:50 am Post subject: |
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ROBDOG wrote: | OK I don't post much but I have caught 80% of my big uglies on live sea lice (mantis shrimp). If you lay them face down and push on their back (pin them down) you can put the hook under ther tail and pull the hook up through them. I have heard they will break an aquarium but have not seen it. I think you are talking about pistol shrimp which use the concussion of their claws snapping shut to produce a shock wave which stuns their prey long enough for the shrimp to grab them. I have seen pistol shrimp break small aquariums. I grew up here in the bluff and pistol shrimp are fairly common around bulk heads and rocks in the laguna.
Rob |
I agree with the reputation pistol shrimp have earned for trashing aquaria. The local mantis shrimp has no such talent that I'm aware of, but I had a different species of mantis shrimp play hell with the plastic subsurface gravel aquarium filter when I kept it briefly in Okinawa. In place of the claws it had bony clubs that it would use to smash its way through fingers, coral, and presumably the shells of prey. _________________ The Trash Heap Has Spoken!
NNYYAAAHH!!! |
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jsauce17 Finger Mullet
Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 13 Location: CCTX
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Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:04 am Post subject: Re: welcome |
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ccbobber wrote: | welcome to the board, use & enjoy. |
Thanks ccbobber, I have been browsing the boards for some time. Just thought I finally post. What are some ideas on going out Fri night for some Drum? Something family friendly need to take the wife and kids... _________________ JSAUCE! |
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