Techniques To Catch Multiple Species-Saltwater Guide

Trolling

For inshore/Coastal. For Offshore see Offshore store.
Trolling- Slowly motoring 2-4 knots in boat. with multiple heavy duty rods dragging rigs behind the boad. Load your boat with as many rods as it can handle for optimal performance.
use Planner boards to Spread your lines farther off to each side of the boat.
Use inline sinkers and ball bearing swivles for best performance
Measure how much line you let out to avoid tangles and cover all depths of water.
Vary the depths of water you troll in.
Umbrella rigs and chain type rigs work well.

Chumming

Anchor Boat in a location that holds fish- Reef, point, Dropoff, wreck, near bridge structure.
Place a ground fish chum either frozen or fresh in water. Put the chum in a mesh bag and tie off to boat. Shake chum occasionally.
Fish finder rig- use a sliding sinker, either egg sinker or a fish finder clip. Use approprate size leader/hooks for species. Use a fresh piece of cut bait.
Rebait every 30-45 mins if no fish. Bait as many rods as managable for your boat/crew.

Live Linning

Can use chumming equipment.- use a live fish/eel. you can add a live line to your chumming rig.
Toss live bait around bridges/wrecks/rocks. Jetties, Piers,
Hooks, Sinkers, split shot can help get bait down

Lures/Jigging

Vertical Jigging
metal Jigs, Diamond Jigs, Spoons
Shads/Plastics.- What each is good for. zman, bass assasin
Jig Heads- 1/4 oz-3+
Other Lures.

Topwater

Spooks- Walk the dog. Twitch rod tip with slack line and tip down for snaking motion in water.

Popper-More surface disturbance. can work better in deeper locations/ rougher water.
Ppooping Cork

Fly

Bottom Fishing

Top/bottom Rig 2 hooks on wire rig- only for small/bait fish, egg sinker rig-single hook to size for species..

Shore/Piers

Limited to shore?
increase casting distances for more opporunity. Have heavy enough gear to pull the fish up on the pier/away from obstacles.
6-7 ft rods- for smaller locations-piers, docks. 7-8 ft rods good all around Bait/lures, If fishing mainly baits from jetties/bridges in open water a longer 10-19

Surf

Bait/Lures Fish finder rig- Size leader to species of fish. 30-100+ pound, Use appropriate size hook for species. Size sinker to conditions.
Lures-Distance. Metal, Topwater, Sp minnow, Plastics.

Techniques To Catch Multiple Species-Saltwater Guide

Trolling

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For inshore/Coastal. For Offshore see Offshore store.

Trolling- Slowly motoring 2-4 knots in boat. with multiple heavy duty rods dragging rigs behind the boad. Load your boat with as many rods as it can handle for optimal performance.

use Planner boards to Spread your lines farther off to each side of the boat.

Use inline sinkers and ball bearing swivles for best performance

Measure how much line you let out to avoid tangles and cover all depths of water.

Vary the depths of water you troll in.

Umbrella rigs and chain type rigs work well.

Chumming

Anchor Boat in a location that holds fish- Reef, point, Dropoff, wreck, near bridge structure.

Place a ground fish chum either frozen or fresh in water. Put the chum in a mesh bag and tie off to boat. Shake chum occasionally.

Fish finder rig- use a sliding sinker, either egg sinker or a fish finder clip. Use approprate size leader/hooks for species. Use a fresh piece of cut bait.

Rebait every 30-45 mins if no fish. Bait as many rods as managable for your boat/crew.

Live Linning

Can use chumming equipment.- use a live fish/eel. you can add a live line to your chumming rig.

Toss live bait around bridges/wrecks/rocks. Jetties, Piers,

Hooks, Sinkers, split shot can help get bait down

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Lures/Jigging

Vertical Jigging

metal Jigs, Diamond Jigs, Spoons

Shads/Plastics.- What each is good for. zman, bass assasin

Jig Heads- 1/4 oz-3+

Other Lures.

Topwater

Spooks- Walk the dog. Twitch rod tip with slack line and tip down for snaking motion in water.

Popper-More surface disturbance. can work better in deeper locations/ rougher water.

Ppooping Cork

Fly

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Bottom Fishing

Top/bottom Rig 2 hooks on wire rig- only for small/bait fish, egg sinker rig-single hook to size for species..

Shore/Piers

Limited to shore?

increase casting distances for more opporunity. Have heavy enough gear to pull the fish up on the pier/away from obstacles.

6-7 ft rods- for smaller locations-piers, docks. 7-8 ft rods good all around Bait/lures, If fishing mainly baits from jetties/bridges in open water a longer 10-19

Surf

Bait/Lures Fish finder rig- Size leader to species of fish. 30-100+ pound, Use appropriate size hook for species. Size sinker to conditions.

Lures-Distance. Metal, Topwater, Sp minnow, Plastics.

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