Bait Tips
"When it comes to which bait to use look for what occurs naturally around the area you are fishing."
Keep your bait fresh in a waist bait bucket that slides onto your belt
Check Out This Cool Video From Shoreline Fishing Showing How Lug Worms are Grown...Click Below
SAND CRABS
Sand crabs are one of the best baits for surf fishing
How To Hook Sand Crabs (click picture to watch)
Crabs are found in soft sand near the high tide mark
Keep your crabs in a waist bait keeper with a small piece of wet kelp to keep them cool and moist
You can catch crabs by hand or use a galvanized crab net, scoop or other digging tools
Look for soft shell crabs in different sizes
Bunch of Sand Crabs
GHOST SHRIMP
Ghost shrimp can be purchased at your local tackle shop or suctioned by hand in wetland areas during low tide. The current corbina world record was caught using ghost shrimp.
Ghost shrimp work great for perch, corbina and all croaker
I like to keep my ghost shrimp in a 5 gallon plastic container half filled with salt water. If you keep them in a cool place or inside a refrigerator in a temperature range of 54-65 they will live for about six days
MUSSEL
There are several kinds of mussel
Bay, rock and green mussel all work well for bait
Mussels also make great surf bait
Mussel can be found on rocks, docks and piers
CLAMS
Clams work great for surf fish. They are especially effective October-December
SAND WORMS, BLOOD WORMS, INNKEEPER WORMS AND LUG WORMS
Sand worms can be "caught" about 18" down near the high tide mark at the beach. Innkeeper worms are found inside estuary and harbor areas. Lug and Blood worms can be purchased at your local tackle shop
Blood Worm
Lug Worm
Innkeeper Worm
Sand Worm
SIDEWINDER CRABS (LINED SHORE CRABS)
Sidewinder rock crabs make great bait. You'll find them near rocks and jetties in almost any marine environment
ARTIFICIAL LURES
Plastic grubs work unbelievably well for perch, croaker and the occasional corbina. Grubs come in two common styles: Curly Tail and Swim Tail
Curley Tail
Swim Tail
Flies work great in the surf, fished on the Carolina Rig
Small bright spoons work great to attract corbina, halibut, croaker and slab-sized perch
Hard suspension baits work great in the surf for halibut, croaker and large perch
