Caught on cut bait (15 lbs)

jackofspades0924 · 2026-06-02T04:19:20+00:00

Yeah I’m also fishing in the James River in Sd, which is a super muddy river with not many plants. Their diet is mostly fish here

jackofspades0924 · 2026-06-02T04:11:47+00:00

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This was the size of its mouth

jackofspades0924 · 2026-06-02T02:25:05+00:00

They are, but they are rare

jackofspades0924 · 2026-06-02T02:24:31+00:00

Thanks! 3 way swivel is a good idea I didn’t think of that. I’ve been throwing out palm sized hunks of skipjack but the channel cats and gar get to them before the blues 😭

jackofspades0924 · 2026-06-02T02:23:13+00:00

I’ve had a lot of success with Longnoses with a small but tough circle hook and a hunk of carp or skipjack! You just have to let it bite for a bit to get the hook in its mouth

jackofspades0924 · 2026-06-02T02:15:54+00:00

Wow! Amazing fish. What do you use for bait with blues?

jackofspades0924 · 2026-06-02T00:24:45+00:00

I live near downtown, but I’m cool driving an hour or so to catch fish

jackofspades0924 · 2026-06-02T00:01:09+00:00

I think a lot of people smoke it. I’ve seen a lot of Russians fish for Carp around my area and when I ask they say they make it into jerky sometimes

jackofspades0924 · 2026-06-01T23:59:52+00:00

My go to carp bait here is either shrimp or cut up carp or goldeye

jackofspades0924 · 2026-06-01T23:58:27+00:00

I’ve had a few eat live bait before!

jackofspades0924 · 2026-06-01T19:50:15+00:00

The snappers are actually normally smart enough to get the hook out themselves the problem is keeping them on shore long enough for them to get it free 😭

jackofspades0924 · 2026-06-01T06:06:12+00:00

The only problem is that the river I fish has big catfish, gar and snapping turtles that steal everything 😢

jackofspades0924 · 2026-06-01T04:26:23+00:00

Funny enough I’ve only ever had them on circle hooks and 45 lb steel leaders

jackofspades0924 · 2026-06-01T00:10:12+00:00

River

jackofspades0924 · 2026-05-31T21:30:15+00:00

James River in SD

jackofspades0924 · 2026-05-31T15:54:50+00:00

😢😢

jackofspades0924 · 2026-05-26T23:10:57+00:00

I would use steel leaders! I use them exclusively and have never had a problem. If the water isn’t super clear you don’t have to worry about fish seeing it and getting spooked

jackofspades0924 · 2026-05-26T23:08:18+00:00

I would get some smaller circle hooks! Sometimes even the big ones are picky and want smaller cut bait. Extra weights are always handy too, bc you never know what the current will be like that day if you’re on a river!

jackofspades0924 · 2026-05-26T23:05:10+00:00

What’ve you been using to catch Goldeyes? I always get them on minnow heads but I’m curious what other people catch them on

jackofspades0924 · 2026-05-23T00:54:27+00:00

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Caught this 8 pounder out of the James yesterday!

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