Here's what I recommend. Load up with 65# Braid as your main line, get yourself some Carolina Keepers(Clear or Red doesn't matter), small swivels, 20# fluorocarbon leader(seagar), 8 to 10# mono, 3 to 4 Oz. torpedo sinkers, and some circle hooks.
If you are fishing deep water you want the braid so that you can feel the hits better. Here's the setup:
put your small swivel on the braid followed by the carolina keeper, and splice your leader to the braid(albright knot or double Uni works well here) Slide the keeper down to sit above the knot you created. The keeper protects the knot and it keeps the swivel above the leader. You want your leader to be 18" to 24". For the hook knot I like to do a double overhand knot of surgeons knot, it leaves a loop at the hook and lets the hook move easy. It also helps to keep the knot out of the mouth of the toothy fish. To the swivel attatch about a 10" line to tie your sinker to. Here's the idea. Your sinker will set on the bottom, make sure it stays there. If the sinker gets snagged on the rocks, that mono is going to break easier then the braid. This helps when bring up fish also. Now, with circle hooks the fish hooks themselves. When you feel the rod load up just start reeling and the hook will do its job and hook in the corner of the mouth.
