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Shiner Perch

Started by strokersquid, July 16, 2019, 09:52:29 PM

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strokersquid

Getting into Halbut these days but in the Bay Area the only live bait i know is at aquatic park which is well out of the way of the usual north bay halibut areas ( yeah I know there are areas near SF ). I've been using frozen anchovies without a lot of luck . Do bait stores carry shiner perch or some other sort of live bait, or am I too concerned about live vs frozen bait ?

Rokefin

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Live bait is definitely the best ticket.  Many hali are caught on frozen bait drifting or trolling but your odds of hooking into a cali hali are greatly increased drifting the live bait.