Shrimp
EssentialBeginnerSaltwater
A live or soft plastic shrimp imitation fished under a popping float or worked along bottom, the single most productive inshore saltwater bait across flats, docks, and grass beds. Nearly every inshore predator — redfish, trout, snook — keys in on shrimp as a primary food source.
Profile
- Depth: 6/10
- Speed: 1/10
- Murky Water: 7/10
- Snag Resist.: 2/10
- Castability: 3/10
- Noise: 2/10
Conditions
RetrieveStill / Drift
DepthMid-Water
WaterAny
CoverOpen Water
Works well for
Recommended Knots
Technique tips
- Fish it under a popping cork and give it a sharp pop every few seconds — the sound imitates a shrimp breaking the surface, pulling fish in.
- Hook it through the tail so it swims naturally and doesn't spin on the retrieve.
- Work the edges of grass beds and drop-offs — that's where ambush predators wait for shrimp moving between cover.
Find out what really works for you
Log each catch with the lure that got it, rate lures and see which ones pay off on your waters.