rockfish bait - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

socal_matt · 03-05-2014, 05:30 PM

Good idea starting this thread. I'll add a little. I find that using strips of rockfish meat work quite well too. If I'm catching some smaller starry rockfish, I'll filet it and cut the filets in strips, and make sure to leave the skin on the filets, it helps keep it on the hook. I also tend to use bigger hooks so as to keep from accidentally hooking the smaller rockfish that are in the area. I'm talking like 4/0 and up. As for lures, I find that colors of red, orange, yellow, pearlescent white, and even some variants of bright green work well. Hope this helps too.

03-05-2014, 05:30 PM	#2
socal_matt Cruisin' Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 123	Good idea starting this thread. I'll add a little. I find that using strips of rockfish meat work quite well too. If I'm catching some smaller starry rockfish, I'll filet it and cut the filets in strips, and make sure to leave the skin on the filets, it helps keep it on the hook. I also tend to use bigger hooks so as to keep from accidentally hooking the smaller rockfish that are in the area. I'm talking like 4/0 and up. As for lures, I find that colors of red, orange, yellow, pearlescent white, and even some variants of bright green work well. Hope this helps too. __________________ There's no such thing as overkill, its just called being prepared for the best.