| One of the best tried and proven ways to fill | | | | increasing the chances that it is noticed and |
| a boat full of keeper trout and redfish is | | | | eaten by your potential dinner.When the fish |
| using a live shrimp under a popping cork. I | | | | are feeding, you will never go wrong using |
| prefer to use a treble hook, leaving about | | | | live shrimp under a popping cork. Last |
| 18-24 inches of line between the hook and the | | | | summer I fished a few reefs in the Port |
| popping cork, depending on the depth of water | | | | Lavaca area with a good friend of mine. |
| the fish are in. If I am fishing a shallow | | | | After the shrimp hit the water and three |
| reef, then I shorten the length of line | | | | quick pops of the cork, a fish was on. We |
| between the cork and the hook to prevent | | | | limited out on trout in 30 minutes and had a |
| hang-ups, but if I am working birds, I want | | | | couple of nice reds in the boat. His wife |
| the shrimp to work a little deeper so I | | | | thought we had motor trouble because we were |
| lengthen the line.Working reefs with live | | | | back at the house so soon.Good luck |
| shrimp under a popping cork is the way to go | | | | fishing.Aaron Ralston is the owner of Gulf |
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| types and colors to match what the fish are | | | | coast from Port Isabel, Texas all the way to |
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| popping the cork. The rattle mimics the | | | | tournament information, and just about |
| sound a trout makes when it sucks in bait at | | | | anything else you want to know about fishing. |
| the surface of water. By popping the cork, | | | | Get the latest news today. |
| you are also moving the shrimp around, | | | | |