Sheepshead

Small fiddler crabs are the absolute #1 sheepshead bait in Florida.

Sheepshead use their human-like teeth to crush crustaceans — fiddlers are their favorite.

Wide-gap hook that holds a whole fiddler crab — essential for sheepshead.

Kahle hook gap matches the width of a fiddler; small hooks get stolen.

Steel scraper to dislodge barnacles and fiddler crabs from pilings.

Scrape a dock piling and the falling barnacles put sheepshead in a feeding frenzy.

Light-action 7ft spinning rod to feel sheepshead's subtle "thump" bite.

The sheepshead motto: "Set the hook before they bite." You need a sensitive rod.