Mud minnows make great baits for trout, redfish, and flounder.
They’re hardy, easy to find in bait stores, and easy to find and cast net in the shallows
They’re popular baits, but as far as rigging them goes, most people are missing out on a big opportunity…
Mud minnows naturally swim on the bottom, so fishing them on something like a Carolina rig allows them to settle down and be comfortable…
But if you fish them under a bobber or cork and they can’t reach the bottom, they’ll make a lot of flash and commotion trying to swim down, which will attract more predator fish.
In the video below, we’ve got Capt. Jud Brock of Eastern Angling showing us his two favorite float rigs for mud minnows. Capt. Jud Brock (@judbrockfishing) is an experienced guide out of North Carolina and is also the host of the Eastern Current Fishing Podcast.
Since using these rigs, he’s caught way more fish on live bait than he did when he used to fish them on the bottom.
Learn how to tie these two rigs in the video here.
Have any questions about tying these two rigs?
Or have any other ways you recommend rigging mud minnows?
Let us know in the comments below.
To see the written instructions for these rigs, as well as a list of everything you need, click here: https://bit.ly/2SGUt3r
To get our best fishing spots and tips, plus discounts on fishing gear, click here to join us in the Insider Club: https://bit.ly/2SEOMTW
And to try out a pack of Slam Shady paddletails for FREE, click here: https://bit.ly/3b9mG9y
