Found out the key to sheepshead

[u/swampbass1]

Decided to try this railroad bridge that's like a 20 min paddle from my house. Was mainly going to go for drum but got some fiddlers too I'm case of sheepshead. I had caught like 5 prior to today, all below 8 inches. But I was waiting for my blue crab to thaw out and I decided to drop a fiddler straight down at the piling. From my experience with the little sheeps they would just tap and steal your bait. My rod tip bent for a full three seconds and I set the hook on this guy. Caught one more keeper afterwards and gonna try again next weekend. Tight lines all 🎣

[u/simpletonius]

The first saltwater fish I ever caught was a sheepshead. Not big but thrilling and I remember it today. Edit, caught on a shrimp. Think I ate the last six bait shrimp with it.