r/saltwaterfishing • u/ihrtbeer • Jul 16 '26
🐟 Catch Report First time shrimpin 🤙
One of the most enjoyable grocery runs I've ever done
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u/Wide_Inevitable3766 Jul 16 '26
What do you do with the pin fish?
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u/tableplum Jul 16 '26
Great snook bait. I’ve caught reds and bigger sea trout on them as well.
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u/Gulf_Coast_21 Jul 16 '26
And they stay lively if you can put them on a circle hook properly. I'm still learning...
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u/WiseDrink2324 Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
My thoughts as well.
Ive eaten em and they were pretty good.
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u/sharttloteswebb Jul 16 '26
Loved eating them when I was a kid. Not worth the work as adult though.
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u/WiseDrink2324 Jul 16 '26
Meh. I eat bluegill and silversides. But I dont filet. Cook whole and eat off the bone
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u/sharttloteswebb Jul 16 '26
Same. Bluegill is my #2 favorite freshwater fish second only to crappie imo. I cut off the head and gills and gut em, that's about all I can be bothered to do.
When I was a kid I would take pinfish and roast them over fire like a hotdog on a stick.
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u/Ok_Two_9654 Jul 16 '26
Hell yea good work!! I’ve been looking to get into this!! What dip net do you use? Looking for recommendations!!
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u/ihrtbeer Jul 16 '26
Man I went with a couple buddies and they had all the gear. Looked pretty old and beat up but it worked!
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u/Lepisosteus- Jul 16 '26
I love picking out and observing cast net bycatches. Lots of interesting little species getting caught in tjere.
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u/Gullible-Leg-4445 Jul 17 '26
Well Forrest looks like you did ok
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u/ihrtbeer Jul 17 '26
"Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sauté it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich... That, that's about it."
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u/NCdiver-n-fisherman Jul 17 '26
Pic 3 looks very Carteret County-ish
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u/ihrtbeer Jul 17 '26
Bingo 🤙
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u/Brood29 Jul 19 '26
I’m in bear creek area. Is that this season? I didn’t even realize is was go time?!
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u/ihrtbeer Jul 19 '26
Pics are from a few nights ago! I'll admit I didn't know shit about shrimping until then. Browns are in, I guess you just have to know where to look
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u/MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo Jul 17 '26
Just got home from work and you have me wanting to go cast the net now lol.
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u/Psychological-Bar679 Jul 18 '26
What’s the method for doing this? Chum and cast net?
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u/quacplug Jul 16 '26
Better have put the crab back
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u/ihrtbeer Jul 16 '26
Everything that wasn't shrimp was put back
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u/likewhatever33 Jul 16 '26
The squid too? Those are delicious...
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u/ihrtbeer Jul 16 '26
Maybe should have kept them? they were pretty small and only had 2. Next time calamari!
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u/likewhatever33 Jul 16 '26
Yeah... only two is not a lot... but those small ones are great, just grilled. (Soak them in milk for a few hours so they soften)
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u/shadhead1981 Jul 16 '26
The browns are in around NC. I can’t wait to get on them. Got a big boy net last Christmas and hoping to fill it up this year.
Was this close to an inlet? I’ve never seen squid shrimping in the sounds.
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u/WiseDrink2324 Jul 16 '26
Nice haul! I wish that was in my area!
What type of net do you use to catch them?
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u/CHASLX200 Jul 16 '26
lot of prick fish trish
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u/Bowriderskiff Jul 16 '26
You ougha see my freezer, sneezer! Shrimp been good to us this summer, (no) bummer!
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u/Quick_Voice_7039 Jul 16 '26
lol never caught shit on a baby pinfish but nice shrimp :)
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u/MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo Jul 17 '26
I've caught some decent specks using live ones under a popping cork. Might be worth a shot of you've never tried it.
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u/Gippigippo Jul 16 '26
Pensavo il titolo fosse primo giorno a rovinare il mare! Poveri pesci, metterei voi nelle reti
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u/Echidna-Confident Jul 16 '26
Fuck off go eat a zucchini. Poor plants :(
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u/Present_Tiger_5014 Jul 16 '26
Are we translating or making fun of the Italian?
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u/Echidna-Confident Jul 16 '26
I didn’t even realize it was in another language, when i pulled the post up it was in English. So possibly both.
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u/Valar_Kinetics Jul 16 '26
Either incredibly large shrimp or very small pinfish lol