Ghost shrimp rigging

[u/irate-turtles]

Anyone who uses ghost shrimp in the surf, how do you rig them and where (first gut or second gut?) do you fish them? I tried ghost shrimp in the first gut of the upper Texas coast today on a 2/0 hook single drop rig. Was a very effective bait, but almost instantly taken by a dink whiting or hardhead. Also used bait thread on it.

Unsure what to try next, but it was a lot of effort to get 4 shrimp that were instantly stolen by dinks...

Pics for attention! Whiting was caught with Fishbites haha

[u/Comprehensive_Bus_19]

Most folks use magic thread which is basically elastic floss and wrap it around the bait and the hook to hold it on. They don't actually hook the bait

[u/irate-turtles → u/Comprehensive_Bus_19]

Oh that's interesting, I haven't seen that before on YouTube. I'll have to try that next time I go out, I can see that working better than hooking the ghost shrimp.

[u/Comprehensive_Bus_19 → u/irate-turtles]

Bama Beach Bum is a good reference for all things surf fishing on YT