Thinking of going to hampton river, village creek this weekend down on st.simons been wanting to get to fish with artficials for redfish, anybody have any lure suggestions that will pack the cooler with reds?

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"Be patient and calm - for no one can catch fish in anger." - Herbert Hoover

Super Spook Jr. Top Waters (Bone Color)
MR 17 (Green Back)
Cyrstal Minnow (Blue Back)
Chug Bug - made by STORM - red head and white body

Those are my go to lures.

Best of Luck

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Heritage Redfish
Malibu X-Factor

My personal favorite...

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thank you very much!

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"Be patient and calm - for no one can catch fish in anger." - Herbert Hoover

The red bite in VC has been a little slow the past couple weeks with all the rain, but this weekend should pick back up with some good weather and favorable tides.

What I have caught a majority of my reds this summer on is the Gulp white swimming mullet. Also, usually can pick up some trout and reds on an orange or yellow paddletail.

Trout bite has been pretty good, trying top water this weekend at first light could really produce.

If you are really looking to get after some reds I suggest finding some high-marsh (the short grass) either saturday or sunday afternoon and looking for tailers- they have been thick on the 7.5+ tides. I would use a scented lure laying on the bottom or a light gold spoon for that.

hope this helps

my brother-in-law outfished me 2 to 1 using a redfish magic.I was using a sinking mirrolure.

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still crazy after all these years- yellow Ride 135

I like to finish with Mikes suggestion. Start with New Penny shrimp gulp, Pink or Chartreuse 3" swimming mullet. Those Reds really get lured in by the bright red bead I use in front of all this too! Then slam on a live shrimp juiced with "Jacks". Sometimes they see the bead on the line as it's on the way back in it completely hypnotizes them! Next they smell the gulp see the shrimp and wham! I sometimes just let it sit there for a quite a few minutes and let the Live Shrimp do some "kickin" and suddenly the rod starts to bob! Beats snagging the oyster bed and reed tangles you get into using fake lures. Expensive losses to those dam crab traps too! Pink or Chartreuse jig heads really get Red and Trout action as well.

What ever happen to Florida Boy? He sponsored this cheap lure at "Wally World" in the pic below. It worked! I just don't do a lot of lure casting now days. Bum Shoulder! I'm even thinking of selling the box full I have.

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2007 Hobie OB SUV "Papaya" Bow modified for BIG Reds, with Turbo Fins. I can stand and scout, move on fishing hands free! Throw a 4' cast net 10' away wide open standing too!

Do you ever catch reds or trout on that lure? i have the same one and never used it

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"Be patient and calm - for no one can catch fish in anger." - Herbert Hoover

Those topwaters in the walmart bargain bin will certainly catch fish!

They will also wear you out making them walk correctly. Spend the 6 bucks and get a zara spook. Or skitterwalk. Or chug bug.

I throw topwater prolly 60% of my time fishing....and artificial 99% of the time.

I don't remember the last time I lost a lure in the saltwater.





~Dave

Creatures of Habit, Tallahassee Florida