DOA shrimp

[Breeze]

Never would have believed it until Ms A.'s Thomas turned a friend into the surfmaster, what I call him now, aka Roland Martin Jr., lol, DOA shrimp with the gold flakes, under a cork, Mid Coast or Cajun Thunder type corks, sometimes catch them first cast, every cast, have to fish them like Ms. A. says.

[Primer]

I've caught a croaker on one once.

[BradS]

I used them under a plastic poppin cork sometimes, The only one I have caught on is the white ones,

I will agree with Gulp being better but there is nothing like a live croaker hooked thru the back or live shrimp

[TTU Wader]

I was catching trout on the knock offs the other day in the surf. You can work it fast right under the water, just keep your rod tip down.

[JT]

Man BradS....that avatar is cool!

[Realvestor]

I waded at the Seawall/90th St. Pier on Thursday at sunrise. First time in the surf for me. Caught 4 sandies and 1 croaker (all C&R) and left by 9:00 am. All caught on brown DOA shrimp on the bottom. I tried several topwaters and soft plastics prior to the DOA with no luck.

[lurefisher]

Man BradS....that avatar is cool!

X2 On the cool Avatar, and I agree with the croaker hooked in the back also!

[stingray]

DOAs are portrayed as the end all-be all, pinnacle of fishing lure technology in magazines but I have yet to catch a fish on one of them.

I have tried the plum chart and white/pink. Anyone use them as their "go-to?"

I've never had any luck with DOA...I know someone with a big stock ("buoy37")....I gave up on them long long long ago.

[BradS]

Man BradS....that avatar is cool!

I dont know who changed it but Coe put that pic of me flippin him off as my av LOL

[kenny]

Mark (the professor) Nichols is a lure genius they say... He owns DOA lures and is a friend of mine... Back in the day he would give me all the DOA lures I never needed... LOL I never caught a thing on them... It came to a point were I had to tell him I didn't want no more lures dude thanks but no thanks... His lures work well in Florida they say just not here...???

How'd you meet and make friends with a guy in Florida? Smuggling business???

[plugger]

Used them some with no luck....but the more natural colors sure do look like a real shrimp and stay level and glide along nicely after popping it.