Do redfish hit topwater baits?

A motivated redfish can deliver one of the most exhilarating topwater attacks you’ll ever see. A big part of that is simply the angle of attack. By comparison, speckled trout, snook and any fish with a forward-facing mouth can attack from directly below a topwater bait and blow a hole in the water.

Can you use bass lures for redfish?

Redfish will eat anything that a bass will eat so all of your soft plastics and hard lures will work.

What lures are best for redfish?

10 Best Redfish Baits & Lures Right Now

• 1) Shrimp.
• 2) Crab.
• 3) Weedless Spoon.
• 4) Skimmer Jig.
• 5) Soft-Plastic Jig.
• 6) Soft Plastic Swimbait.
• 7) Soft Plastic Jerkbait.
• 8) Plastic Shrimp.

What is the best time of day to catch redfish?

The best time of day to catch redfish is in the morning before the sun heats up the shallows and in the afternoon off in deeper water features like jetties, wrecks, and bridges. Redfish funnel back into deeper water in the afternoon because it is both cooler and holds more bait than the shallows.

What fake bait do redfish like?

Jerk- or twitchbaits are reaction lures that are very good at getting the attention of prowling redfish. Lately, MirrOlure Lil John twitchbaits have come on strong as a top soft plastic for clear flats.

Can you catch saltwater fish with bass lures?

If you are an inland bass head and a vacation has you headed to the coast, there is a strong likelihood you currently possess bass lures that will easily catch inshore species such as redfish, spotted seatrout, flounder, snook, stripers or just about anything else that swims in the salty shallows.

What color lures do redfish like?

Finally, wherever you go, redfish like the color gold. Everyone knows that a simple gold spoon is a redfish staple, and for good reason. Having some baits littered with gold flake, like Golden Boy or the new Beer Run color, is always a good idea when reds are the target.

What month is best for redfish?

The best season for redfish is late summer & mid-fall in grassy flats. August & September are particularly good in Tampa Bay area grass flats. During the summer, the larger redfish, called bull reds, come up from the deeper waters to the shoreline and can be found along jetties and bridges around this time.

What size hook is best for redfish?

1/0 circle
What size hooks are best for catching redfish? The best all around hook size for catching keeper size redfish is a 1/0 circle or j hook. A 1/0 hook size is stout enough to bring in a slot sized redfish without straightening out but is small enough to catch the smaller redfish too.

What is the best time to use topwater lures?

Early morning
Early morning, when the light is low, is a traditional time to fish a topwater lure. Fish them around shallow cover where bass have moved to feed. Work your favorite lure around bushes, logs, stumps, rocks, and brush in the water. Late Afternoon/Dusk.

What color lure to use in saltwater?

In saltwater, red, orange, blue and black work best early in the day. When the sun is bright, switch to white, green and chartreuse. Red, orange and blue are best when the water isn’t clear. In freshwater, use dark colors at night and when the sun is bright.

How deep do you fish for redfish?

You can catch redfish from just about any water depth from 6 inches in the back country shallows to more than 100 feet deep when you are fishing the offshore reefs, wrecks and oil rigs.

Do redfish feed off the bottom?

Redfish feed on a wide range of prey. Crabs, shrimp, fish and marine invertebrates make up the bulk of their diet. They normally feed on or near the bottom, but will feed throughout the water column if the opportunity presents itself.

Do you need a leader for redfish?

Having a good leader line with strong knots is absolutely essential for inshore anglers who want to land big snook, redfish, trout, tarpon, etc.

What is the best Redfish lure?

Spoon Feed ‘Em. The second all-time greatest redfish lure has to be the ¼-ounce Johnson Silver Minnow spoon in gold or copper. The late Rudy Grigar, aka “The Plugger,” was regarded as one of the very best fishermen along the Gulf Coast.

What are the best topwater Reds for fishing?

Another good option for topwater reds: the Rebel Jumpin’ Minnow. “The Jumpin’ Minnow comes in two sizes,” says Capt. Jerry Norris, who charters on Sabine Lake on the Texas-Louisiana border.

How to reel in Topwater fishing lures?

To retrieve topwater lures this way, keep your rod tip low and to your left (if you’re left-handed, low and to your right), and continuously twitch the rod tip straight back. As you’re twitching it, reel in just enough to keep slack out of the line.

What are the best lures for bass fishing in Alabama?

Whether you’re fishing for bass in a lake, or redfish, snook, or trout on the flats, here are three lures that can catch all of these fish: A topwater lure (you can get the Heddon Super Spook Jr. here) A paddletail (you can get a free pack of Slam Shadys here) A jerk shad (you can get a pack of Alabama Leprechauns here)