How To Use Pinfish As Bait

Want to run across how to catch fish such as snook, tarpon, and grouper using a live pinfish?

After receiving a lot of Shares and Comments on our recent video showing "How to Catch Pinfish" , we decided to put together a follow up video showing how to rig a alive pinfish every bit bait for take hold of snook, tarpon, redfish, grouper, and a whole host of other game fish that dine on pinners.

In this video below, you lot'll acquire how to rig a pinfish for fishing in a spot with current (where you desire to have the pinfish hug the bottom, while also pond naturally when the line gets pulled by the electric current and/or when reeling in for another cast).

Y'all'll likewise get to see me get lucky and catch a nice snook on the first cast (which rarely happens when the cameras are rolling).

First, let's talk about the three near common means to rig a live pinfish.

iii Nigh Common Ways to Rig a Live Pinfish

Through the top of the head (start soft spot behind/above the skull bone)
Through the oral fissure (go in under the jaw and exit through the nostril)
Through the nostrils (become in ane nostril and out the other)

In our opinion, options 1 & two work best for communicable the most fish overall.

The problem with option #3 is that information technology is prone to casting the bait off given that the nostril surface area cannot withstand much pull.

When deciding on choice 1 or 2, I commonly always become with the superlative of the head method whenever I'm fishing an area with a sandy lesser every bit I was in this video.

This method drives the pinfish further down in the water column which is more often than not a good thing because many target species like snook and grouper hang well-nigh the bottom to ambush prey.

When fishing an area with a lot of snag-happy bottom construction like Sebastian Inlet, I'll rig the pinfish through the mouth because it will not be pulled down quite every bit much and also considering this method results in the hook point aiming directly up which helps lessen the probability of hooking the bottom.

Bank check out the video to run into outset hand how to rig the pinfish.

How To Rig A Live Pinfish [VIDEO]

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We hope this video helps you land some big fish.

Use the comment section beneath (or electronic mail fish@saltstrong.com) if y'all accept whatever questions on how to fish a pinfish.

And if yous take any related line-fishing tips, please leave them in the comments as we'd love to hear from you.

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