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My experience from catching a few in La Jolla or use on 1-2 day boats is that Sardines, suck. They don't stay alive very long after catching in a live well, even with great water flow. More importantly is I don't thing they are as strong a swimmer as Pacific or Spanish macs. The extra care in handling them, so they don't loose a ton of scales or trying to nose hook them, just doesn't make them worth it. I'll take 6-10 macs over a scoop of sardines, unless you are chumming with all the dead ones.