Making Bait - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

maquinapescado · 10-05-2015, 09:18 AM

I always use these:

http://www.basspro.com/Offshore-Angl...product/89603/

I also cut them down to three hooks per rig when fishing my longboard to make it easier to handle. When you pull a Christmas tree of maks up you end up wearing a hook from time to time otherwise.

I feel I have less luck with the ones that have a plastic skirt.

If I were really concerned I would put little squid tags (smalls cut squares of squid) or keep frozen anchovies (favorite mak food) at home and take like two each trip.

In my marlin fishing days, we found that cheap canned dog food spooned into the water worked better than cat food, tuna, or cut bait. It has small particles that spread around and high oil content that produces a lot of odor.

I also didn't learn any of this by asking on a forum but by years and years of fishing. Maybe some time and trial and error will help.

10-05-2015, 09:18 AM	#7
maquinapescado Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 326	I always use these: http://www.basspro.com/Offshore-Angl...product/89603/ I also cut them down to three hooks per rig when fishing my longboard to make it easier to handle. When you pull a Christmas tree of maks up you end up wearing a hook from time to time otherwise. I feel I have less luck with the ones that have a plastic skirt. If I were really concerned I would put little squid tags (smalls cut squares of squid) or keep frozen anchovies (favorite mak food) at home and take like two each trip. In my marlin fishing days, we found that cheap canned dog food spooned into the water worked better than cat food, tuna, or cut bait. It has small particles that spread around and high oil content that produces a lot of odor. I also didn't learn any of this by asking on a forum but by years and years of fishing. Maybe some time and trial and error will help.