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Originally Posted by PapaDave
I fished the harbor that Saturday, outside was a bit too rough for my guest. We managed a few Spotties and a WSB about 6 inches short, fun. Yeah, the bait wasn't real good, had a lot die out on me. The bait is usually much better.
The trick with the large sardines is.... 
Just kidding, fish in free spool and when they bite, let them run for a bit. |
Yeah I had a decent amount die on me as well. Threw the bigger ones away early to try to free up space for the others. Better to have fewer good baitfish, than a lot of dead ones. And yeah, whenever I feel a bite on a large sardine, if it feels like bass, I just open the drag to free-spool and wait for them to take the whole thing! lol