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Fishing with Cut Bait for Stripers, Catfish, Bluefish So you heard about fishing with cut bait and wondered what all the fuss is about? Fish love cut bait especially bottom feeders like catfish and saltwater species such as striped bass, blue fish, drum, etc.. Surf casters have been using cut bait for as long as people have been fishing the surf, but the boat anglers have stayed clear of chucking bait chunks, which makes me wonder why?
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Fish Finder Rig - Surf Fishing So have you ever wondered what a fish finder rig was and how the heck do you use one when surf fishing. Fish finder rig are also referred to as 8nb8 or b8n8 or in simpler terms bait and eight.  Which means basically a hook a swivel and a 8 oz pyramid sinker. Now you don’t need to use an 8 oz weight in most cases and it’s a handful to throw b8n8 into the surf. 
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Night Fishing Tips - Bass Fishing Finding bass in the summer can be difficult due to how bass will move to deeper water and often suspend and the sheer number of boats on a lake; however bass feed more often during the summertime. When do they feed one might ask the answer is nighttime. 
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Post Spawn Bass - Bass Fishing For a lot of bass fisherman throughout the state the tournament bass fishing often begins directly after the spawn when fish will move off of their beds and begin to move out into the lake.  During the spawn bass are located up and down the shores and in shallow bays spawning but as soon as the female is done spawning she will move off the bed and leave the smaller male there to protect the bed.
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Shock Leader - Surf Fishing One of the most important things to always use when fishing the surf with any weight 2 oz or better is a shock leader.  A shock leader is a much heavier piece of line usually 40 to 60 lb test that you attach to your main line – running line on your reel. 
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Carolina Rig The Carolina Rig is one of the most versatile fish catching rigs available to fishermen.  You can fish a Carolina Rig in a variety of ways, but usually it is used to target bass on flats and in deep water.  The beauty of a Carolina Rig is that it allows you to fish deep water quickly with heavy weight with no effect to the fish.  When a fish takes the bait it can run with the bait with no resistance from the sinker due to the line freely slipping through the hole of the sinker.
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Crappie Fishing Tips and Techniques In lakes across the US Crappie are quickly becoming one the most sought after fish for anglers to pursue. These hard little fighters make great dinner fair but many fishermen are now catching and releasing them to ensure there large numbers in the years to come.
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How to Make a Sand Spike One of the most important accessories you can have with you when you go surf fishing is a sand spike, which is used to hold your rod while you are either waiting for a bit or just a place to put your rod while you rig your rod.  I never go surf fishing without a sand spike of some sort.
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