hello from sunny florida !

[first2fish]

Hey stripernut,im going to panama city beach aug 7-12 and wanted to do some peir fishing which i have never done before. Could you please tell me what some of the best baits to fish with are and do you drop bait straight down or cast out farther away from the peir. Also how you rig your pole ? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanx in advance,jc

[stripernut]

Hey stripernut,im going to panama city beach aug 7-12 and wanted to do some peir fishing which i have never done before. Could you please tell me what some of the best baits to fish with are and do you drop bait straight down or cast out farther away from the peir. Also how you rig your pole ? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanx in advance,jc

i try to catch alewives or "hardtails" on sabiki rigs (you can buy them at walmart for $3, just drop them straight off the pier to the bottom and set the hook, they will be there) take the live baitfish off the sabiki rig and put it on a larger reel with a "king mackerel steel leader rig" , available at walmart or the pier for $3, drop or "lob" the live bait without any weight and let it swim downcurrent of the pier on the surface, if a king hits hit him back. i use 60lb braid on a shakespeare tiger stik with a okuma avenger baitfeeder. if you want to try for spanish mackerel its hard to beat a "gotcha" plug, available anywhere on the coast.
that pretty much wraps up my limited knowledge, my suggestion would be to watch the locals, they catch alot more than i do

[peter]

i try to catch alewives or "hardtails" on sabiki rigs (you can buy them at walmart for $3, just drop them straight off the pier to the bottom and set the hook, they will be there) take the live baitfish off the sabiki rig and put it on a larger reel with a "king mackerel steel leader rig" , available at walmart or the pier for $3, drop or "lob" the live bait without any weight and let it swim downcurrent of the pier on the surface, if a king hits hit him back. i use 60lb braid on a shakespeare tiger stik with a okuma avenger baitfeeder. if you want to try for spanish mackerel its hard to beat a "gotcha" plug, available anywhere on the coast.
that pretty much wraps up my limited knowledge, my suggestion would be to watch the locals, they catch alot more than i do

Try cutting each of the forked tail parts off at the base where they meet with wire cutters. The hardtail will vibrate like a bumble bee with out those tail parts.