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Siebler · 11-28-2008, 05:14 PM

Im not saying you dont know what you'd talking about But,

Are you sure your catching smelt? On more than one occasion I have seen people mistake Spanish Mackerel for Smelt in La Jolla.

As for the Smelt as bait thing, I agree with what Adi Said. Smelt is killer Halibut bait and I have seen many bass and otehr fish caught on them as well.

steamroll · 11-28-2008, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Siebler

Im not saying you dont know what you'd talking about But,

Are you sure your catching smelt? On more than one occasion I have seen people mistake Spanish Mackerel for Smelt in La Jolla.

As for the Smelt as bait thing, I agree with what Adi Said. Smelt is killer Halibut bait and I have seen many bass and otehr fish caught on them as well.

Call Doug

MKNOTT · 11-28-2008, 05:31 PM

Miller,

You can always troll your Sabiki around while your lookin for bait. Put 2 oz sinker or jig on the bottom of your rig and set it back 20ft or so. This has always worked for me when I cant find it.

MKNOTT

Siebler · 11-28-2008, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by steamroll

Call Doug

You guys suck man.

It was a pretty good one though.

Scoot · 11-29-2008, 05:52 PM

Couple years ago I got a

on a smelt at LJ. Many years back smelt was the bait of choice on the Q'105 in a night bite!! My 2 pennies

h2ofishfo · 11-30-2008, 08:15 AM

smelt are definitely the "pinto's" of the bait family the greenies being the "ferrari"i say put in the time 2 find the good bait so u are not trolling a dead smelt that doesnt swim .ive trolled greenies that last for 4 hours & have never had a smelt last more than hour....

11-28-2008, 05:14 PM	#1
Siebler Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Richland Oregon Posts: 1,547	Im not saying you dont know what you'd talking about But, Are you sure your catching smelt? On more than one occasion I have seen people mistake Spanish Mackerel for Smelt in La Jolla. As for the Smelt as bait thing, I agree with what Adi Said. Smelt is killer Halibut bait and I have seen many bass and otehr fish caught on them as well. __________________ CJ Siebler

11-28-2008, 05:31 PM	#3
MKNOTT Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Persian Gulf Posts: 263	Miller, You can always troll your Sabiki around while your lookin for bait. Put 2 oz sinker or jig on the bottom of your rig and set it back 20ft or so. This has always worked for me when I cant find it. MKNOTT __________________ When I grow up I want to be, One of the harvesters of the sea, <O I think before my days are done, I want to be a fisherman.

11-29-2008, 05:52 PM	#5
Scoot Scoot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Menifee Posts: 164	Smelt Couple years ago I got a on a smelt at LJ. Many years back smelt was the bait of choice on the Q'105 in a night bite!! My 2 pennies

11-30-2008, 08:15 AM	#6
h2ofishfo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santee Posts: 821	smelt are definitely the "pinto's" of the bait family the greenies being the "ferrari"i say put in the time 2 find the good bait so u are not trolling a dead smelt that doesnt swim .ive trolled greenies that last for 4 hours & have never had a smelt last more than hour....