Making Bait - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

taggermike · 10-05-2015, 08:39 AM

Making bait has been frustrating for me all summer rspecially when massive bait schools all around. Ive had the best success with the very small sibikis w/o beads. The size 12 and 14 I use in the bay for smelt. I've been moving fast hitting bait schools until i find one that bites. Sitting on a school hadnt worked for me. Guys are having success with chum. I've seen some guys loading up with the little chum pots on their sibikis. I used cat food a few times this summer and it seamed to increase the green vs Spanish catch. 2 weeks ago I had a dog steal my bait and while winding in bare hook a greenie bit it. So maybe a string of 4/0 black circle hooks would be the call. Mike

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10-05-2015, 08:39 AM	#6
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Making bait has been frustrating for me all summer rspecially when massive bait schools all around. Ive had the best success with the very small sibikis w/o beads. The size 12 and 14 I use in the bay for smelt. I've been moving fast hitting bait schools until i find one that bites. Sitting on a school hadnt worked for me. Guys are having success with chum. I've seen some guys loading up with the little chum pots on their sibikis. I used cat food a few times this summer and it seamed to increase the green vs Spanish catch. 2 weeks ago I had a dog steal my bait and while winding in bare hook a greenie bit it. So maybe a string of 4/0 black circle hooks would be the call. Mike