favorite mutton bait

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favorite mutton bait

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Whats up guys just curious as to what ur guys fav mutton baits are from the bridge/pier... Mine would have to be spot grunts with the tail clipped and dork jacks!!

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been having decent luck with live greenies. decent sized
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Last time I went out we used ballyhoo and chunks of conch, killed em on the couch that day

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Man ima have to go with good ol cut grunt.

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ilovefishing wrote:Last time I went out we used ballyhoo and chunks of conch, killed em on the couch that day
Hmm chunk of conch , very interesting... Are you using them frequently?

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Fresh dead horse pilchards with the tail trimmed, and live french grunts with the tail trimmed.
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From the bridges I would have say big live pilchards. I don't cut them up cause then they picked off by scavengers. They always pick out the eyes anyway which takes care of the scent part of it. Live ballyhoo when available is second choice. Small grunts as last resort, but they do work.

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Really pp? I fish the live French grunts alot and get way more hits from cut up key west grunts . I'll keep trying with the live French grunts though there easy to catch.

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zpunancy wrote:Really pp? I fish the live French grunts alot and get way more hits from cut up key west grunts . I'll keep trying with the live French grunts though there easy to catch.
Hmm... I may know what you meant by french grunts Vs key west grunts. My last trip, I had 40 live grunts caught in Dania and I think they were key west grunts.
But I caught one small white grunts (french grunts) on the bridge. I got a hit right away from this grunt while no hit on Dania grunts. All of my grunts were very lively...

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kblue wrote:
ilovefishing wrote:Last time I went out we used ballyhoo and chunks of conch, killed em on the couch that day
Hmm chunk of conch , very interesting... Are you using them frequently?
I have a buddy who processes conch and he gave me a bunch of scraps and said try it. I swear that day the conch outfished whatever other bait we were using that day. I probably got another 10lbs in the freezer, gonna try it out next time I go out

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kblue wrote:
zpunancy wrote:Really pp? I fish the live French grunts alot and get way more hits from cut up key west grunts . I'll keep trying with the live French grunts though there easy to catch.
Hmm... I may know what you meant by french grunts Vs key west grunts. My last trip, I had 40 live grunts caught in Dania and I think they were key west grunts.
But I caught one small white grunts (french grunts) on the bridge. I got a hit right away from this grunt while no hit on Dania grunts. All of my grunts were very lively...
White (Key West) grunts are different then French grunts.

French grunts have yellow stripes. I like the little 3-4" ones, I clip off their tail far enough back that they bleed a little. The bigger ones get nurses. They grunt like crazy on the bottom and call in fish.
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you know ive never had any luck with the french grunts more luck with the white grunt
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OK,
PhishingPhanatic wrote:
kblue wrote:
zpunancy wrote:Really pp? I fish the live French grunts alot and get way more hits from cut up key west grunts . I'll keep trying with the live French grunts though there easy to catch.
Hmm... I may know what you meant by french grunts Vs key west grunts. My last trip, I had 40 live grunts caught in Dania and I think they were key west grunts.
But I caught one small white grunts (french grunts) on the bridge. I got a hit right away from this grunt while no hit on Dania grunts. All of my grunts were very lively...
White (Key West) grunts are different then French grunts.

French grunts have yellow stripes. I like the little 3-4" ones, I clip off their tail far enough back that they bleed a little. The bigger ones get nurses. They grunt like crazy on the bottom and call in fish.

i got confused the other way around with white and french... thanks for correction :uplol:

white(key west) grunts worked for me better.

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I think Ill regret giving this one away but lizardfish really works for me on some days.

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I find it somewhat ironic that the white grunts are more hardier. Infact they grow up to 15#s. Where as the French grunts "give up" or die easier.
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BEOWULF wrote:Poop from a virgin mermaid, under 25.
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Might as well....cuttlefish. If you get them fresh they will not last 5mins and you will be hooked. Your line will be singing as soon as you drop. I can only get one and a small one sine they are spokem for as soon as they get them but can make 2 baits out of it.
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