JediAmoeba

Top Raider - I had one these long before the Whopper plopper was even thought of and the metal prop besides making a better sound is easier to clean up when grass tangles on it.

Man, probably a *** Akylos 7'2" Medium. I bought a few this winter and they are really nice for the price.

Alabama Rig. When they busted on the scene I went out and bought 5 of them...threw them around and never caught anything. Bought a bunch of different heads, different trailers, different styles...still nothing. Runner up would be a football jig. I have only caught one fish out of the Delaware river on one...otherwise they just get snagged on rocks or bring in gobs of sludge and weeds.

From the fish or your hand, the answer is yes. My experience with them is they are great for hooking up - just make sure you aren't over eager lipping the fish or you will get a hook in your hand. Always have some forceps or pliers near by and watch wear the hooks swing...I have some holes in my shorts and pants from them. Edit: the reason these longer baits have 3 hooks is for balance and the way you fish them the fish swipe them a lot and the hooks don't all go in their mouth. At least my little 1 pound bass don't get them all in...

Daiwa has a nice Coastal reel which is basically a Tatula for saltwater/inshore

Thanks. What did you use in regards to line/rod/reel?

Every year my family takes a vacation to the shore...this year we are headed for O.C., Md. I am thinking of giving it a go fishing from shore...Either Ocean side or bay side. I have a Daiwa Coastal reel spooled up with 65 pound braid on an 8 foot heavy rod I use for large swim baits and muskie fishing so I have enough power to catch relatively large fish. I also have a Daiwa Lexa 400 on a ln 8'6" muskie rod I could use. This will be my very first time ever fishing Coastal/salt water so I have no idea what I am fishing for, how to approach it, what baits to use and what techniques I should be using. So I have no idea what I am in for...hell I don't even know what fish I can touch or how to get them out of the water. Like I said, I am totally green around the gills here. If anyone has any advice on catching fish from shore and what baits to use it would be much appreciated. I am not looking to use any live bait and plan to go for an hour or two each morning or evening. Thanks for any advice.

At 110 bucks per bait I am guessing not too many people have these in their normal repertoire of swim baits.

When I was a teen I used to go out to farm ponds and waters rarely fished slaying bass and Pike. Took those same techniques to places fished frequently and the bite was nowhere to be found. Now, as mentioned above, those are the techniques that really get it done. There is a time and place for them, they are very unnatural looking, but can draw fish in when it gets muddy or there are lowlight conditions. They are great for covering water and really good at night in weedy conditions.

When using small jigs, depending on the rod you will probably have too much power and bend the hooks out. On clear and heavily pressured waters the fish can see your braid so it isn't always ideal. Also, casting light jigs with heavy line in even the slightest wind causes terribly inaccurate casts. On the flip side you will have almost 0 break offs, and will be able to bend your hooks out if the lure gets stuck on a log or something. For finesse applications 30 lb braid to a 6 or 8 lb leader is more than sufficient and handles nicer in the water.

Anything that's in the 150-200 range. A curado, a Tatula, Lew's Speed spool, etc.

A team daiwa x. It was the first higher end reel I ever bought and it went through hell. I replaced the worm gear once and pinion a few more times. I had this thing for almost 15 years and someone stole it last year. I loved that reel...