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Where is the BEST place to garentee catch live bait in so cal, between Long beach and ocean side??? A place where you wont watse hours trying, and can actually get to a jetty or rocks to do some real fishing????
---ALSO, is there a place in so cal where I can BUY live bait???other than the barges??? somewhere from on land ????
Is any one there??
In a bait barge ?
I said other than a barge, anywhere from land??
i know its further north than you asked for but both bait barges in Marina del ray you can walk up to them and buy live bait.
PM me I'll give you some detailed info.
what kinda live bait?i know where you can get live ghosties.Quote:
Originally Posted by islandguy2
Live Smelt.....send me a pm with your email. I'll send you the info. It's real close to you too!
72nd Street Jetty in LB, bread crumbs, hoop net, and you get your live smelt!
Grunion make good live or frozen bait too when they are running.
Paul's Bait & Tackle
803 S. Pacific Ave.
San Pedro, CA 90731
Ghost Shrimp, Bloodworms, etc.
OCEANSIDE>>>>>>Get off at HWY 76, go right and follow it around till your headed back North. Half mile down there is a tackle shop that sells live bait.
Just Ignore The Chee-Chee Club...lol
robert whats the name of that shop? what type of live bait do they sell?
Sabiki rig at Belmont Pier. Put a 1/8" piece of squid tenacle on each one and chum bread crums.
6 to 8 smelt in a 5 gal bucket.
DR
i love chee chee clubs.Quote:
Originally Posted by murrieta angler
The problem with this is that sardines, anchovies, squid don't last too long in a bucket. 1/2 hour to 1 hour max.Quote:
Originally Posted by cappo
Smelt can go all day in a bucket. If you dump out 1/2 the water every hour and replenish it with fresh sea water youll be fine.
No bubbler needed too but some will disagree on that.
DR
whats the physical differance of smelt and other small bait fish
Redondo Sportfishing (310) 372-2111 on the short pier should be selling
bait out of the bait tank on the pier in front of the office.
They did last year with sardines and anchovies.
Another good way to get bait is to go to the landings for the 1/2 & 3/4 day boats.
When they come in wait a few minutes then after the passengers get off have your bucket ready and ask the captain or deckhand for some bait. Slip them a five or ten spot for a few. Guys always want to give you too much bait when you can get it but that only leads to quick dead bait. Split them up and put some baggie if you have too many for less in the bucket.
Less is better if you want to keep it alive. Dozen small or six big baits max in a 5 gal bucket.
DR