[Blue_Runner]

RAP I know just the bait shop to pick up some of the frozen stuff BUT here is the cool part - the first morning its going to be me and the bro-in law and our wives. We'll probably hang close and do some "fluking" ;) along with throwing some artificials at the rocks in the inlet.

I'm hoping we can make some time to do some inshore trolling for blues (if they're there) and some light bottom action for some pinfish. I want to avoid buying the big stuff if possible. Now as far as minnows go, I'll buy about 3 or 4 dozen mud minnows for $3 a dozen for the fluke as I don't believe the finger mullet or pogies will be thick yet. Those will even keep over night in the baitwell if not completely used. If I can catch some mullet that'll be a bonus.

THEN, the next day its on. It will be me, the bro-inlaw, & friends Chad and Corey. Hoping to get a good night's sleep and get up early that morning.

Stink, I've been reading about the live bait/dead bait thing and I've seen where others have employed that same tactic of using large dead bait, let the little guys peck and then the big one comes and cleans house :) I'm stoked to try it out. The pinfish are usually easy pickins right next to the jetties in 30ft of water. I drop a double bottom rig with small hooks down and can normally fill my baitwell up within 15 - 30 minutes. All about the size of your hand.

Also I make my own Sabiki rigs with long shank gold hooks. I tie a 3 oz. sinker to the bottom of some 15 - 20lb line and about six hooks above it spaced about 8 inches apart. Before the hooks are tied on, I put little pieces of coffee stir straws (the white with red stripe) and put about a one inch section over the shank of each hook. When jigged in the water it looks just like a school of glass minnows. I've caught EVERYTHING on it including shark, trout (speck and weak), greenbacks, butterfish, pinfish, black bass, spadefish, whiting, spanish (5 keepers at once :o), blues, that's all I can think of. Next one I make I'll post a pic ;)

I'm excited, if you can't tell ;D