[kjsdad619]

I have only had a hard time making bait once, and that was without squid. Now I use squid bits on my hooks marinated in this stuff called buttjuice made by procure and I have never had a problem since. I also use a heavy torpedo sinker, between 5-7 oz, this way the fish once on the hook doesn't go ballistic and get my line tangled. I used to use 1 oz and it was madness. I will reel them in once on and just grab them one by one and throw into the tank.

I have always had luck right next to kelp but last time saw some bait balls on FF and dropped line straight down, there was also a bunch of boils and I through my sabiki right in and just slayed the Spanish macs.

Also I caught my two YT in 150 and deeper water off of LJ, at this point I use my FF for depth and structure I still need to get them dialed in to see arches.

Hope this helps, I just learned from trail and error and this is what worked for me!