LJ 4/6/07....still quiet

[Grego]

Originally Posted by steamroll

Tons of little spanish and 1 usable greenie...

Little Spanish are my preferred hot butt bait...send those down to the bottom.

[steamroll]

Originally Posted by Grego

Little Spanish are my preferred hot butt bait...send those down to the bottom.

Right on, thanks for the tip

[SDdude]

Actually, I prefer Greenback Mackerel to Spanish Mackerel for the following reasons:

• Greenbacks seem to be more "active" swimmers...the Spanish can be very lazy swimmers
• Greenbacks seem to have sturdier noses. The nose of a Spanish Mackerel can get all mangled up in no time, it seems like, and will come off the hook sooner.
• Those damn pectoral fins on a Spanish are sharp and can hurt when they poke you!
• Yellowtail like the taste of Greenies more. OK, I really don't know this for a fact (haven't spoken to any yellows lately), but I believe it to be true...

[madscientist]

Originally Posted by Grego

Little Spanish are my preferred hot butt bait...send those down to the bottom.

I think Grego was referring to halibut fishing, though even there I prefer a little cigar greenie if I can get one. Little spanish should work pretty well for ling too.

[nmbrinkman]

I've heard that dead bait it a little known secret for halibut. Before I started kayak fishing, I fished O'side harbor. I used to slay butts with frozen chovies from the rocks. All short, but I don't think there are too many legals in there anyway...

[Grego]

Originally Posted by madscientist

I think Grego was referring to halibut fishing.....

Yeah I was, I get the feeling butts, FOR THE MOST PART, are lazy fisherman...lying on the bottom half/fully covered in sand, eyes already fixed in a position to see above them, waiting for that not so active bait to cruise by to inhale without any sort of chase. Poor spanish, smelt, dead bait, and perch

Greenies work too though, as Brad and many here can confirm, including myself. But I've also fished two separate occasions next to boaters where we commented on how the spanish were the working bait, and the greenies/dines for some reason weren't being touched.

Just a little observation....something to chew on...

[madscientist]

I agree with you Grego. If my greenies are overactive I will sometimes clip their tails a little so the lazy butts can get em. They die faster though.