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eksda · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 288

we are coming down next week and we are wondering about buying live shrimp. in our area the shrimp are 2 inches very small. is the shrimp in your area a bit bigger than that. with everything that was shut down can we even buy live shrimp now. thanks for all the responses

bulldog1935 · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 4:19 am Post subject:

shrimp size is a seasonal thing - the bait does tend to be larger in summer, and very small in winter. It cycles around shrimp migration and spawning.
It's a good thing, because whatever that natural size, that's what the fish are queuing on, and you get a whole lot more 1-2" shrimp in your pint.
I would guess shrimp boats are trawling and bait shops are selling, but haven't bought bait since February.

CopanoCruisin · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 4:31 pm Post subject:

We bought a pint over in Aransas Pass a week or so ago and the were small to medium at best.........just saying.......cC

eksda · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 288

thanks for the replies. i will call some of the bait houses around the area starting next monday. we will be there the 23rd to the 26th. our first family gather where all my grown kids can come at the same time

Rxfire · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 7:07 pm Post subject:

Live shrimp and croaker usually available on Friday. Better get there early on Saturday (when they open). And sometimes none available on Sundays. It's been very crowded on the weekends...

bd0202 · Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 3:48 pm Post subject:

Cos-Way stayed open through the entire COVID thing (because here they considered fishing a necessity), Red Dot shut down a while but are back online now. And they've both been packed on the weekends, so might want to hit it early if you want a chance at anything live. That being said, at $18/pt or so, I rarely buy live shrimp anymore. Crying or Very sad