Catching Herring

[mboy]

Brown Trout Trick, You know S*#t floats ! 

Only if you are dehydrated! 

[IrishAyes]

 

[Pops Soul]

Brown Trout Trick, You know S*#t floats ! 

Only if you are dehydrated! 

 
I hope this weather breaks soon, I think some brains are lacking fresh air 

[gagedylan]

i've used a small, 1/2 ounce trolling weight, about two feet of mono leader, and a tiny bunker spoon on the end. cast and retrieve on ultra-light tackle

[OffTheHook13]

A 1/4 ounce-1 ounce bucktail jig is good to use.

I've caught holdover bass on the jig.

It's fun on the ultra light tackle.

[ped579]

I have been using smaller bucktails at the Barnagat Inlet.  Went out a couple of times but no luck.  I had something on last week but I could feel the head shake and then a dead line the line snapped at the dropper loop.  I was using a white bucktail tipped with a white grub and a red and white teaser.

I was thinking of going out tomorrow as I have to be there to take pictures for a project I am working on.

[OffTheHook13]

I have been using smaller bucktails at the Barnagat Inlet.  Went out a couple of times but no luck.  I had something on last week but I could feel the head shake and then a dead line the line snapped at the dropper loop.  I was using a white bucktail tipped with a white grub and a red and white teaser.

I was thinking of going out tomorrow as I have to be there to take pictures for a project I am working on.

Go getem...

[gcap818]

if your intrested is accumulating herring as bait for stripers,and not hook and lining them,then you might want to make a herring basket.

you can build the frame out of various materials, then wrap it with chicken wire leaving one end opened like a barrel.
attach a long handle and paint the whole thing black.

find a small creek where the herring/shad are moving upstream concentrating on where it narrows, or where they may potentially bunch up.   drop the basket in facing the open end down stream.  when the hering/shad move up stream, they'll enter the backet and you'll feel them hitting th netting.  when you know they're in, just lift the basket opened end first.

[IrishAyes]

Never heard of that trick gcap.  thanks for posting it.   

BTW, welcome to the site. 

[gcap818]

another trick to catching the herring in  the backet is to live line one, then throw him back in down stream.  reel him in slow towards the basket.  the other shad/ herring will follow him.  let some slack in the line so he swims in.   when the others follow him into the trap, scoop em up.

[IrishAyes]

 

[surfrocket]

sabaki rigs size 6 or 8. you will clean up on herring, catch 4 at a ti me. small weight and a slow bounce. works like a charm.

[frank81586]

Anyone now any good spots to catch herring from the shore This is the first yr I am going to try to get some but dont now where to go so any info is good thanks

[Tacklebox Joe]

frank, welcome aboard. great site great people here. Just read back starting from the first page of this topic. You should get most of your answers

[WATSNEXT]

Frank #####
For herring Manasquan inlet
Then when you get one live line it and catch early spring STRIPERS

[nascarwarren]

Interesting trick, thanks 
 and WELCOME to the site.