Simply Making Bait

[BigBalsa]

To All:
I am looking for some details on how to "quickly" fill my bait tank. You know, the stuff everyone seems to take for granted -

For example, where to jig (in the pier pilings? xyz feet of water? inside edge of kelp line? just past shorebreak? outside kelp? in open water?), what to jig with (sabiki rig is pretty much standard, but what size hooks and /or patterns?), how to jig (send it straight down? cast it? just let it dangle? yo-yo?) and should I try tipping the hooks with some squid or something enticing?

Also, it seems the general consensus is to favor the greenback mackerel over spanish, and either of those over anything else except live squid (candy)?

So far most of my time on water has been spent farming for bait , rather than fishing with bait. Sorry, no pictures yet.

Any advice is appreciated.