ladyfish action

[taz]

i hear there are tons of ladyfish on the south side. where exactly and what are the best lures/baits/times of day or night?
i just bought a new rod for this and want to catch n release for a few hours. i snagged a few on a topwater mirrorlure last night, but not very often

[filletnrelease]

Taz, a couple weeks back they were tearing the baitfish up down by the Y on the SSP. This was at night and they were a sucker for a White and Red Gotcha. Big boys and girls too. A blast on light tackle. Hooked one in the butt and stuck it out on my big gear, no takers though.

[Snooker]

HeY Taz,
I've always caught ladys on live shrimp with a 1/0 - 2/0 live bait hook. During a slow tide, I prefer to freeline with maybe a splitshot. They do make excellent bait for big snook and shark.

[soakem]

Caught some big ladyfish on a white gotcha on the gulf pier in ft. desoto...prefered catchin them than the lil macks

[jab]

i catch lady fish by truck load by freelining large shrimp,using a white and pink soft jig with a head of someting that stands out like yellow. throw itout as far as you can with a fast retrive. also dead shrimp on a jig head

[pascosal]

lady fish are fun to catch. i used to get em on light tackle and it was fun, out at maderia beach we caught a ton of and the action lasted for over 3 hours

[jmfishin]

i do good on the ladyfish with my x-raps. or live shrimp