Moon Phases & Tide Strengths - MYSTERY REMOVED -HUGE TIP! READ

feeds@kickapps.com (CaptLeeNoga) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:48:59 PST

People have asked me how I knew the tides were going to be weak over the weekend of March 6-7th.

It is real simple, and let me take the mystery out for you.

The general rule is the NEW moon and the FULL moon are "spring tides" which means the Earth bulges and the water level is higher [causes 3 degree tilt]. When more water comes into the river, the water creates a force on it's exit [strong ripping current]. THIS is a great thing for shrimp to get them moving.

Several of us went out on March 6th and 7th, and the current was weak. Yes. WHY????

The reason is the last quarter moon phase was...

Cost of making green flourescent or L.E.D. lights

feeds@kickapps.com (soul pole) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:25:11 PST

For all you light building pro's, I was wondering about the cost and availability of parts to make my own green lights. I have a couple of the cheap green flourescents that I bought from a baitshop in Titusville last year and they work great, but they are nowhere near the caliber of your lights. The thing is a hundred bucks is more than I can afford for one light. Is it worth it to build my own in terms of cost?? Thanks for your help!

SOUL

Making ADJUSTABLE Depth Line For Light

feeds@kickapps.com (CaptLeeNoga) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:33:32 PST

MATERIALS:

12--1" Stainless Steel Rings [Lowe's]
1/4" rope cut to 18ft.
Cable Ties
Whipping Line (Waxed) or Dental Floss
Liquid Electrical Tape
Stretchy Mastic Electrical Tape [optional].

Allow 24 INCHES on each end before marking line every foot with permanent marker

ATTACHING SS RINGS:

Why is it sooooooo different on location on same night????

feeds@kickapps.com (Fish On) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:37:33 PST

Ok - Titusville Rail Road Bridge is different in itself, it produced 2 gals JUMBOS last night.

Oak Hill produced nothing Edgewater produced a decent run GO FIGURE!!!

OK Captain tell us why????

Ripping Currents -Full Moon Chasing

feeds@kickapps.com (CaptLeeNoga) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:21:38 PST

The #1 thing you do NOT do is cruise the river, see a crowd of boats, and toss anchor thinking they must have found the shrimp. I make a point to distance myself from the chaos. ALWAYS scout the width of the channel [start West side], toss anchor, deploy 1 light and observe. If your not seeing a shrimp every 90 seconds (or whatever suits you for action), and the tide is moving nice..move over 20 feet towards center of channel. Repeat until you decide where your gonna set-up full gear. SCOUTING properly takes time, it is a pain the tail, but scouting can make the difference between a skunk and great success.

Mantis SHRIMP Video

How To Pop Heads Off Shrimp

feeds@kickapps.com (CaptLeeNoga) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:54:07 PST

There are numerous ways. The best way is the way that gives you the most comfort and control. Here are some ideas to try.

Some can pop heads with their hands and do 1 shrimp in each hand, and get both hands to pop the heads at the same time. THIS is not my technique. They place their thumb behind the head plate and squeeze as they push the head off. I have little hands, and I am not one to bruise them up if I can help it.

I use a simple aerosol can lid....I am fussy tho. I used to love the "Spot Shot" can lids and then they changed them. The best aerosol lid is a lid that is thin and not formed into a dull thick rounded edge. Some folks use tuna and cat food cans.

Using the cans or lids allows you to ergonomically pop heads off hundreds of shrimp and not get carpal tunnel syndrome. Place the lid behind the hard head plate, push down on the lid [will sever head from shrimp] and scoop head into sink bowl. Again....push down and slide head to side, push down, and...

Dip Net Modification For Easy Sock Shrimp Removal

feeds@kickapps.com (CaptLeeNoga) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:20:55 PST

When you buy the 30" or smaller dip net, the sock end is normally threaded shut. Some locals make their nets and give you a quick escape dumping system. This was popular years ago and over the last few years, the tubed sock has been hard to locate.

You can make your own!

I went to Wal-Mart and bought some 80lb monofilament leader, and I bought 100lb crimping sleeves [offshore types found in bait stores]. Yes, it is not fair we have to buy an entire pack of these crimps when we only need 1 - 2 of them.

I took probably 24 inches of mono leader, and weaved it into the netting. This qualifies as one of those pain in the tail things to do. But, within 20 minutes you will be done threading the net. Insert one end of mono on one side of the crimp, and insert the other end of mono in the other side. Crimp closed. You can shorten the leader.

What is the down side to a long...

How To FREEZE Shrimp For 2 Years

feeds@kickapps.com (CaptLeeNoga) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:37:09 PST

We remove the heads off the shrimp.

We use 1.5 measuring cup and we use Ziploc FREEZER Quart bags. We put 1.5 cups per bag, some do 2 cups, it is personal preference.

Fill a pot of water, this water is used to remove the air out of the ziploc bag:

Open the ziploc bag, and run tap water into the bag until it overflows:

Push the bag under the water line with both hands, and squish some water out of it, this "squish" removes air bubbles. While bag is still under the water, zip the bag closed: Note, I had one hand in because I had to shoot the picture with the other hand.

Squish enough water out so the bag is about 1.5 inch's thick, lay the water bag in a deep...

Where are the Shrimp? Part 1

feeds@kickapps.com (NiteOwl40) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:00:24 PST

Please let me finish this long essay before you post a comment, so this posting stays intact. It will take a few days for me to finish this posting since I’m away from home for a couple of weeks R&R. I’ll signal completion with the word finish when completed.

We had just ended the hurricane season and Tropical Storm Fay had Drenched the Lagoons and surroundings with over 24 inches of rain as the storm seemed to stall in the area for 2 days.

Comes start of dipping season and no significant shrimp catches were to be had, No one really knew why. So I started a thread in December 2008 with the question of the day …….

Where are the shrimp?

Don't tell us which supermarket we should go to.

Think about why the scarcity of shrimp so far this dipping season.

Has anyone noticed, other...

When to shrimp? Cast Net or Dip Net? Inlet or ICW?

feeds@kickapps.com (CaptLeeNoga) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:19:54 PST

From Member: ShrimpNFish, "John" asked.....

I have a couple questions regarding when to shrimp:

I have seen over the years some reports of cast netting during the day into pods of shrimp in the ICW... are there times this is actually doable for the recreational shrimper? My other question is: Do the shrimp run only at night during an outgoing tide, or do they run on all outgoing tides... and we just can't see them during the day and that is why everyone goes out in the evening? I seem to see shrimp boats off the coast during the days and nights and therefore thought that maybe they do migrate out the inlet on both tides. Aha!!! That just gave me another question... where are all these shrimp going that are headed north from Melbourne-to-Titusville-to-Oak Hill-to-Edgewater and north???? Are they headed out Ponce Inlet? And if so, why are there not a lot of shrimpers dipping at the mouth of the inlet?

Curious minds...

lets talk traps

feeds@kickapps.com (mag) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:24:16 PST

who makes the best traps? galvanized wire/vinyl coated? any certain bait thats better than others?
Is there a certain time of year that trapping is beter?

when to shrimp

feeds@kickapps.com (mag) — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:29:40 PST

in non tidal zones? So theres very little to no tide in melbourne and looks like the same in titusville. In theses cases do you shrimp whenever you can get out as there's no tide to worry about?

Shrimp & Cotton Disease

feeds@kickapps.com (CaptLeeNoga) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:19:43 PST

The eco system in the river is fragile and carries an interesting progression of disease communicated among varied species of life. As anglers we see infected fish and forget that these fish were infected from a diseased shrimp. Shrimp are prone to a couple if diseases but the most common is the "cotton" disease a single cell protozoan parasite called a microsporidian.

If you eat a shrimp with cotton disease will you die? Nope, so knock that off your list on how best to get get back at your boss. I know, you cannot even reduce your enemy to a bad case of GI distress.

However, cotton disease in shrimp DOES affect taste and the visuals of a shrimp infected will affect appetite.

What is cotton disease?

A protozoan that affects the muscular architecture of the shrimp. It is most commonly found in the head or reproductive area or abdominal area. They appear as tiny white or grey tumors, hence the slang, "Cotton". The disease can appear as black or blue...

Shrimp Light DIY

feeds@kickapps.com (shrimpoop) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:20:18 PST

Anybody have material list / instructions to build your own Lil' Greenie lights?

Attaching triangle weights

feeds@kickapps.com (Fish On) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:36:15 PST

Ok so we used small u thingy's to go thru the hole on top of the mushrum weights. Well that doesn't work on the triangular weights you made. There is a small ring embedded in the weight, so if the old way doesn't work, how are you attaching the weights to the lines?

Best Times To Shrimp

feeds@kickapps.com (CaptLeeNoga) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:25:53 PST

If you have a question, post it here or in email to me and I will respond on the blog.....[leenoga @ cfl.rr.com]

The best times to shrimp are around the NEW and FULL moons. The reason is the gravitational 3 degree tilt causes an EBB tide, a flooding tide as water pushes in and raises water level. When the tides change [every 6 hours], the outgoing moves with anger, speed and power to push the water out. This causes a great force to move the shrimp down the river during an outgoing tide.

The reason the shrimp are moving down the river is because they are heading to the inlet to go into the ocean and spawn. So they will favor any condition where there is some strong locomotion.

The best winds are SOUTH and EAST and all the variants between those 2. The worst wind is a NORTH wind because it causes a chop and the shrimp run deeper.

Shrimp run when they want to run, and we can only predict the best of conditions that we have seen them run about in past...

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