| Get Rid Of Sharks | | | | depths, and experiment with the speed of |
| Sharks buggin' you? To get rid of them pour | | | | retrieve. Use finer-diameter monofilament line |
| some fish blood on a paper towel or newspaper | | | | because it gives better action to both natural baits |
| and roll it into a ball. Toss it overboard and the | | | | and artificial lures. |
| sharks will follow it with the current. | | | | If you hook a big one, keep it in front of you as |
| Many anglers move much too quickly from spot | | | | you wind it in - running as you need to. As you |
| to spot. Many times a hot spot is passed right | | | | bring it close, it will make a few runs out - just |
| over. Don't just cast out a couple times and | | | | drop your tip and let it go. When it gets really |
| move on - probe it thoroughly from the deepest | | | | close, use the waves to bring it even closer - |
| point right up to the most shallow. Try at least | | | | timing it. |
| two different lures/bait. | | | | Fresh Shrimp |
| Fishing on the perimeter | | | | When you have live shrimp that you are going to |
| Always try the edges of the perimeter first, | | | | fish, it is important to make sure they are alive |
| instead of plopping your bait or lure into the | | | | and kicking - they will catch more fish this way. |
| middle. If you do hook a fish in the middle, it will | | | | Keep them uncrowded, well aerated, and cool. |
| scare the others away, but if you "milk" the | | | | Use an ice chest as a shrimp box. It has a strong |
| edges of the perimeter first, you can later move | | | | lid that can double as a seat, a plug for easy |
| into the unsuspecting ones in the middle. | | | | draining, and is well insulated to help ward off the |
| Surf fishing | | | | bait-killing heat. |
| With surf fishing, remember that fish are tight | | | | Instead of using ice to keep the shrimp cool, |
| against the shore, so make most of your casts | | | | freeze water in plastic bottles so that when the |
| parallel to the sand. Don't send your cast out too | | | | ice melts it won't dilute the water and kill the |
| far. | | | | shrimp. |
| The best tides range from half rising to half falling | | | | When the shrimp is failing to get strikes, use |
| - especially when early or late in the day. Of | | | | brightly colored shrimp by dying them with food |
| course, if there is bait, the predators will always | | | | coloring. This will stimulate strikes if regular colored |
| be there, but it just makes it easier if fishing | | | | shrimp aren't working. |
| during the half tides. | | | | Shrimp Bait |
| If you fish by an inlet, fish in the outgoing water | | | | Using sand shrimp as bait is an excellent choice |
| which brings the bait out to sea. This will hold the | | | | because it is a popular meal for bottom feeders. |
| best action for strikes. Just let the outgoing water | | | | Additionally, it gives of a big scent, which will |
| carry your bait out in a natural way. | | | | attract them. |
| Find a beachfront - they all of their share of | | | | Unfortunately, they are fragile and almost |
| structures such as holes, pockets, rocks, reefs, | | | | impossible to keep on a hook. |
| and other things. These will hold fish, and locating | | | | Use a safety pin hook designed especially to hold |
| them is critical if you want success. Also find | | | | soft baits like sand shrimp. The pin of the hook |
| spots where channels lead to deep water - these | | | | should run the full length of the back of the bait, |
| will often times hold game fish. The fish usually | | | | leaving the tail and pincers free to move. Some |
| follow these deeper channels until food is found. | | | | people use a few turns of lead wire, the kind |
| Fish aggressively by walking back and forth and | | | | used for weighting flies, to help hold the shrimp. |
| fishing areas that appear likely to hold fish. You | | | | Storing jigs |
| can see the boils of feeding fish in hot spots - and | | | | Large saltwater jigs are not only heavy but also |
| keep an eye out for bait. Watch the birds as well; | | | | bulky. Finding a place to store them safely and |
| they are one of the best indicators of fish in the | | | | conveniently can be a problem. Use a five-gallon |
| area. | | | | plastic bucket with a lid. Just below the bucket's |
| Obviously, use the freshest live-bait possible, and | | | | lip, drill or punch equidistant holes all the way |
| change it often. You really want your bait on | | | | around. Place the jigs inside, hanging them through |
| bottom, with a lighter weight - this will give you | | | | the holes from their big hooks. Pop the top back |
| the best chance for stimulating strikes. | | | | on; label the bucket, and presto! Your lures are |
| When using lures, use ones that can be cast | | | | stored in a safe, untangled and accessible |
| easily. Switch out often to get to different | | | | container. |