Thread: What's y'alls favorite setup for Shellcrackers?

Split shot about 6 inches above hook, laying on bottom with red wiggler,where i fish.

Ultra -lite with 6 lb. stren and a Carolina rig with worms/crickets . The one most used is a 1/32 spinner with a one inch "slider" paddle tail grub .Folks tell me they want hit artificial bait .

Dang eagle, put on the hush puppies and white beans and I'll bring the sweet tea! mmmm mmmm!!

Slow swimming a 1/64th or 1/32nd ounce beetle or 1" curly tail along the bottom. I don't target shellcrackers, but tend to catch quite a few when crawling jigs.

From the bank:
A ... slip float/sinker/#4 hook with chunk of nightcrawler fished close to bottom (calm winds)
B ... 1/8oz slip sinker/#4 hook with chunk of nightcrawler fish on bottom (windy conditions)

From the boat:
... black jighead with chunk of nightcrawler slow drifted over deep water, just off the bottom


... cp

1/48 oz pony head,orange/chart crappie tube,wax worm!!! Fly/rod bream killer,popping bug!!

One of these under slip cork set to depth that keeps the bait a couple inches off the bottom. I like to dip these in and around lily pads too. Tip with a cricket, wax worm, or piece of red wiggler too. Have put an old silver or gold spinner off a beetle spin on these too when the fish are scattered and willing to chase a bait.

#1: For monster bluegills, an aberdeen hook size 4 with a flat head minnow with a splitshot four inches above that and a float eight inches above the split shot.
#2: For consistent action, an aberdeen hook size 8 with a red worm with a splitshot four inches above that and a float eight inches above the split shot.