necessary salt water shore tackle.

[I.rar]

im planning on throwing together a small saltwater tackle box for when i decide to hit the jetty. ill be fishing with frozen bait and occasionally live.

ive always used long straight shank hooks when i was a kid but im sure there are better choices. what do you guys suggest? im trying to keep it down to a minimum since i wont be going out as much as i thought i would. ill be using both spinning and baitcasting gear if that makes a difference.

what is the best technique for the frozen bait? i always used to rig up the frozen bait underneath a bobber and let it sit.... its been a while lol.

another thing i just thought of - deep hooked toothy fish. how do you guys get those out?

[SoFlaBassAddict]

im planning on throwing together a small saltwater tackle box for when i decide to hit the jetty. ill be fishing with frozen bait and occasionally live.

ive always used long straight shank hooks when i was a kid but im sure there are better choices. what do you guys suggest? im trying to keep it down to a minimum since i wont be going out as much as i thought i would. ill be using both spinning and baitcasting gear if that makes a difference.

what is the best technique for the frozen bait? i always used to rig up the frozen bait underneath a bobber and let it sit.... its been a while lol.

another thing i just thought of - deep hooked toothy fish. how do you guys get those out?

Snook can probably tell you better than I can.  He does much more saltwater shore fishing than me.  As far as deep hooked toothy stuff, cut the line an re-rig.  Fingers don't grow back.  For frozen bait, thaw it out in a bucket of water, hook it up and toss it out.  I've never used a bobber in salt and have had no issues catching fish.  Don't invest too much in the larger hooks.  I wouldn't be surprised if Circle hooks become mandatory on the Atlantic side of Florida before too much longer.  I think the only time I use longer straight shank hooks now is when I go trolling.

[I.rar]

thanks.

i did find some straight shank and live bait hooks while organizing the tackle bag earlier. size 4 and 6 mustads i think.

ill be fishing from black point since its a very short drive from my house - http://www.bing.com/maps/?q=24777%20SW%2087th%20Ave,%20Homestead,%20FL&FORM=Z9FD . doesnt help that the drinks and food at the bar are amazing. also the few canal locks that are in the area.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

I used to launch from Black Point all of the time.  I wish the Conch Chowder at the restaurant was as good as it used to be.  They changed management several years ago and the food quality dropped off.  Nice to hear that it's pretty good again.

If those gates are open inside of the marina, you can catch some seriously large snook there.  DOA shrimp or live shrimp and you're golden.

[I.rar]

i always get the blackened dolphin sandwich with swiss or pepperjack cheese. amazing. wash it down with a voodoo juice and im good.

ill check those gates out. what size leader should i go with? i would either be using 20 or 50 lb braid.

[bilgerat]

I don't do a ton of saltwater fishing, but I can tell you if you use clams, use fresh only. Frozen clam when thawed is a soggy mess that is difficult to keep on a hook. The fish prefer fresh anyhow.

[I.rar]

ill mainly be using shrimp and/or squid. i plan on picking up some soft plastics along with the doa shrimp. maybe some of those gulp crabs.

searching around , i seen people rig texas rig the shrimp with an ewg worm hook. has anyone done this? what about any freshwater baits like trick sticks and flukes?

[SoFlaBassAddict]

I've used freshwater baits before in salt.  No problems.  I would recommend a superline hook if you plan on t-rigging something like a fluke.

As far as the leader goes, you can probably get away with straight braid if you set your drag a little lighter initially.  Otherwise, I'd put on a mono shock leader of some kind.  Probably at least 30 pound.

[SirSnookalot]

I saltwater fish from shore generally 6 days a week and go offshore once a week, I strictly cast with spinning gear from shore.

Most that I know, including myself, just have 1 lure on the rod and a backup in their pocket, don't get too technical, it doesn't make any difference. It's all about fish being in the area, not what you use, if they are there they hit anything. That being said I use 3/4 oz silver spoon about 75% of the time, caught more snook on spoon than anything. Plastics on a jig head are great but too many fish just bite them in half on the first strike, I limit them to snook and tarpon as they have no teeth and inhale just like a bass. Jigs are popular too saltwater ones like a red tail hawk, some jig them others just use a slow retrieve, I fish most everything slow except when I 'm cuda fishing, use 30# wire or just a little piece of piano wire on a spoon.

The key isn't the tackle, but finding fish and what the wind and tide is doing.  Ideal NE 10-20 mph 2-4 chop coming in, west wind calm seas, stay home or go cuda fishing on the incoming tide.

All you need to know. Using bait is another chapter.

[bigtimfish]

My must have saltwater gear. At least 4 chrome rat l traps, chrome and pink or chrome chartruese is also fine. Also Hogies minnows in Halloween color, Berkley gulp shrimp in molting, pearl white, new penny, and glow in the dark colors. Rapala skitterwalk in redfish color. Mirrolure catch jr and catch 2000 shad or glow color. Zoom superfluke smokin shad and white (for fishing around rocks) rigged tx weightless. Norton send eel any color. Gambler flappin shad various colors. A variety of jigheads and keel weighted hooks. And a popping cork. I only target reds,specks and flounder. For snooks I don't have a clue.

[0119]

Good luck with cut and frozen bait.  Sailcat attractors on this side of Florida. I recommend staying with lures if you want game fish.  Maybe use the cutbait with a popping cork to catch some small croakers and pinfish, then use them live for bait.  Lure wise the Zoom Fluke in Ice, Smelt and Ark. Shiner are big Snook producers for me.

[I.rar]

thanks guys.