Sheephead Slayer

[sharkman]

My little 109 at work on sheepshead. It has new drags, 155 handle, and new Cajun red line. Biggest fish was 18 inches but most averaged around 16 inches.

[thorhammer]

That's some great eatin right there. Nice work.

[Crow]

   I hope to be catching some just like that in about a week !

[David Hall]

Great little reel, nice catch. Beautiful filets!

[gstours]

   Hey nice rod and reel.   glad you got out recently.  Tell us how do you rig your hooks, and baits?   Looks like great eating fish. Thanks.

[Shark Hunter]

Nice!
Good work my Man.
I have yet to catch one of those fine eating fish.
When I first started saltwater fishing.
I recall guys telling me to use a Sheep's head for bait.
I said there is no way I'm using a real Sheep's head.

[oc1]

That's a perfect use for a 109.  They can't cast but have great sensitivity and finesse for dropping a fiddler.
-steve

[ReelFishingProblems]

Mind if tag along next time?
I'll bring the beer

Nick

[sharkman]

Thanks everyone for the replies.

Gstours I used 15 mono (sometimes braid) main line to a small swivel then 18-24 inches of leader to a very small j hook (I think #4). Then the lightest split shot I can get away with. The best bait is fiddler crabs.

Shark Hunter that too funny. This fish drove me crazy for years before I got the hang of catching them.

Nick you are more than welcome to come next time. We fish here on base.

[Army_of_One]

That's impressive.  I have heard that sand fleas will work well too, but I've never targeted sheephead.  I've been too busy trying for snapper and red fish. 

[droppedit]

many years back we used to take a hoe and scrape the barnacles off the pylons to chum the sheepshead. lol, that's about all we did is chum. Brings back lots of good memories.


Dave

[ReelFishingProblems]

Let me know when you go, i'm in for sure

[conchydong]

Sheepies are good eats. I remember a job I did about 20 years ago when a friend of a friend wanted the bottom scraped on a 40' boat that was stagnant in a canal for 6 months. They had company coming into town and didn't have time to pull the boat out of water to do it right so I did it underwater. It was completely full of barnacles and oysters. It took me two full tanks and 3 + hours to do the job. While I was scraping, some monster Sheepshead came to the party. I lived 5 minutes away so in between tanks I went home and grabbed a pole spear.
Needless to say. I had some great eats for the remainder of the week.

[Three se7ens]

Ive been told the secret to catching sheepshead is to set the hook before they bite 

[Alto Mare]

Nice fish, nice reel. Good job Sharkman, thanks for sharing.

Sal