Thread: Grass shrimp

I've been asked about grass shrimp and I thought I'd share my response with the Forum.


"I haven't used grass shrimp in over 20years. I used a tube jig that looks like a grass shrimp. Clear with pepper flakes also blue white with sparkles/glitter.
To catch grass shrimp, get a net with fine mesh and a long handle 6' or so. Drag the net along grass growing in the canals if your in a boat or ditch if your bank fishing. I dump em in a 5gallon bucket. Yes, they will be harder to fine in the winter but they are there. I usually use only a hook with no weight when fishing shallow, 6' or less water.
They (grass shrimp)will catch sacs because it's one of it's natural food in south LA. For y'all that have caught and seen how grass shrimp jump around, remember to try to give your tube jig the same action for more bites. If you don't get bit on the slow fall.
Your can freeze grass shrimp with some corn meal in a butter dish."

HTH
Jig Rig

Originally Posted by Saline Lake Jigs

if ya can post a good picture of some you catch so i can compare the sizes the ones i see are maybe and 1/8 inch in size or smaller.

The largest ones I've seen out of Caddo when the water is high were about 1 ". Don't think I've eve seen any at 1/8. I could imagine that being a little hard to hook! Only thing I don't like about using them is the bream snatch them off the hook too easily and I'm having to rebait constantly!