Questions About California Sheephead

[Mr. NiceGuy]

Originally Posted by skrilla

Fresh dead and rigged so it lays on the bottom. Dropper loop mack strips will slay em if you find em. Nov-Dec has always been prime time for me.

Reverse Dropper Loop to keep the bait flat on the bottom?

[skrilla]

Originally Posted by Mr. NiceGuy

Reverse Dropper Loop to keep the bait flat on the bottom?

Oops, edited. Yes reverse dropper loop. Bait laying on the bottom has been very successful for me. Suspended bait will attract everything else. But goats seem better proficient at eating off the floor... just like actual goats.

[radastaff]

Nov. / Dec. my best time in the past


drop shot setup



they like squid heads too

[Johnp]

Crawdads seemed like a great idea since they love lobster. The crawdads stayed alive amazingly well in saltwater in areas that normally produce. Nothing touched them the one time I used them.

[Mr. NiceGuy]

Originally Posted by Johnp

Crawdads seemed like a great idea since they love lobster. The crawdads stayed alive amazingly well in saltwater in areas that normally produce. Nothing touched them the one time I used them.

That's good to know. I'll stick with shrimps and mussels for now.

Joey at Squidco is a person who's opinions I respect. He said the "big bait, big fish" rule applies with sheephead. He said larger baits are not a deterrent. .
I know sheephead tend to be nibblers of crustaceans in the rocks, reefs and stuck to kelp, so I was wondering if larger baits would separate larger sheephead from younger females and smaller rockfish, or if smaller baits were more important for sheephead in general.

Maybe tuna crabs would be good when they are available?

This looks so delicious, I'm tempted to try it myself!