dakotawilson17 Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 Up here in ny we have a ton of gobys will bass eat them? Quote
simplejoe Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 Oh yeah they will. When I fish up in erie that's one of their main food sources. I like to dropshot a poor boys 4" goby Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 4, 2014 Super User Posted January 4, 2014 Two of the main reasons smallmouth populations have exploded on the Great Lakes is the introduction of gobies as a food source and the zebra mussel which has made the water clearer. Rocks are the preferred habitat of the goby. Their presence around identifiable structure makes it much easier to target predators, i.e., smallmouth bass. Before they became abundant, bait schools were commonly suspended offshore, basically in the middle of nowhere. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted January 4, 2014 Super User Posted January 4, 2014 That's like asking if ww2farmer will eat pizza and ice cream. <---------------------have you seen this picture? 5 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted January 4, 2014 Global Moderator Posted January 4, 2014 Only thing they eat at times. Quote
Super User Wayne P. Posted January 4, 2014 Super User Posted January 4, 2014 Gobys are why a tube works so well. Quote
Fish'N Impossible Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 In the fish world; Gobies are Lays potato chips all its big boys love'em. :-) Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted January 4, 2014 Super User Posted January 4, 2014 Almost all other species big enough to eat them do. Gobies are fatty soft fined & easy to eat. Quote
BuffaloBass716 Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 Oh they eat them alright, but its illegal to use them for bait in New York at least and if you catch them it is illegal to put them back in the water, so the best thing is to throw them on the grass and watch the sea gulls swoop down for them. Every time I fish the Upper Niagara, the sea gulls know to stay close to fishermen because of the easy meal. Quote
doyle8218 Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 I lived in NY for 46 years and this was a great bait there. Zoom Goby Quote
BuffaloBass716 Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 I lived in NY for 46 years and this was a great bait there. Zoom Goby I was just looking at this yesterday on TW, I had no idea that Zoom made a goby bait. I'm guessing a drop shot is that way to go for these but I was thinking on a jig head to mimic the gobies swimming around the rocky bottom. How have you rigged them? Quote
Super User tomustang Posted January 4, 2014 Super User Posted January 4, 2014 They are also bucket fishermans nemesis Quote
doyle8218 Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 I was just looking at this yesterday on TW, I had no idea that Zoom made a goby bait. I'm guessing a drop shot is that way to go for these but I was thinking on a jig head to mimic the gobies swimming around the rocky bottom. How have you rigged them? Split shots, swim jig trailers, drop shots and weighted swim hooks work GREAT ! Quote
BuffaloBass716 Posted January 5, 2014 Posted January 5, 2014 Split shots, swim jig trailers, drop shots and weighted swim hooks work GREAT ! I was thinking them in a mega strike ShakE2 jig... Quote
Super User Darren. Posted January 5, 2014 Super User Posted January 5, 2014 Aaaand welcome to the forums! Quote
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