The Perfect Bait

[jorluivil]

I haven't seen much of a difference with the three

caught a WSB on a live squid
caught two wsb on fresh dead squid
caught halibut on sardines (dead and live)
caught halibut on squid (dead and live)
caught halibut on live chovies
never caught anything on a mak

[Mr. Adventure]

I've used big greenbacks for bait, and caught nothing. They are huge in Newport harbor, I've caught smaller in la jolla.

I just I stalled my fish finder, hopefully now I can find the smaller guys

[Gigafish]

I had a 1lb. mak on as a bait of last resort only to be rewarded with a 9lb. yellowtail.

[PapaDave]

I personally like small macks for bait, next would be sardines. I have caught a WSB on a trolled mack and have been oicked up several times trolling one of those, most likely by T's. I catch most all of my halibut on sadines. I have yet to catch anything on dead squid, and I would use live squid but I dont have the know how to find them... yet.

[bigbarrels]

in Punta Abreojos I had one bait left in the baittank.....a freakin monster greenback. I sent it out thinking big bait, big fish.....but I usually wouldn't choose this big of a fish for bait. Within a few minutes I was hooked into a 30lb YT (my biggest to date)...so now I will send them back without a second thought.......squid is great when it is around and I haven't put much effort into fishing with the sardines.

[GHOSTHUNTR]

Abreojos is a special place, would love to get back down there.

[bigbarrels]

Originally Posted by GHOSTHUNTR

Abreojos is a special place, would love to get back down there.

x2

Amazing place for sure! Very narrow fishing window out on the reefs when we were there due to the howling offshore winds...but then there was the estuary which was pretty well protected from the wind.