Ive fished LJ every weekend since April 1st and haven't caught the right kind yet....seems I am cursed.....in april, I went out and everybody was hooked up on WSB and I was washed away with the current trying to make bait.... It was my first time out and I did it alone and without much advice... Then last week I went out any dudes were catching YT everywhere and I blew the fuse and my timer switch by installing my battery backwards (
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About bait.... I haven't ever tried to make bait at the peir (cuz I'm lazy), but I find that if I go to the existing kelp and drop my sabiki down to where their top is (in some places it's about 15' down), I'll find bait when most are unable... the peir is a good place though, I should probably fall in line to save myself time...
Good luck..