Sea Bassing Techniques

[Capt. Ed]

Hi TurboDan,

I always start the day drifting to locate the fish. I mark on the GPS with the "MOB" and/or throw a marker over the side.

In the Summer, I tend not to anchor at all.

Good luck,

Ed

[mboy]

Don't overlook Gulp 3" shrimp for sea bass

Not easily stolen,do not have to re-bait often AND, it works.

[OffTheHook13]

I have a question about what kind of bait to use... are killies any good for seabass?

I'll tell ya, nothing beats a JUMBO Killie to catch a giant Seabass.

Big Killies cause the Seabass to get ferocious.

[cj joe]

Sea bass are so much fun, I even used whatever they spit up in the boat to re-bait for the next drop. You guys are on the money, mostly crabs.

[seanr8w]

Great info...love Seabass....now if I only had a boat!

[Great American Fisherman]

For me its clams, squid heads and shrimp.  Sea Bass love shrimp.  You can drift for them, but beware.  You could get hung up real quick. 

While anchoring.  IF you are on the bottom and catching shorts only.  Try to judge how long it takes you to get to the bottom.  Then on future drops try to figure out how far down lets say 3 to 5 cranks is.....  Then drop it down to 3 to 5 cranks off the bottom.  You should find some larger fish.  Logic tells you that the small ones will look for the most cover.  The larger more savy ones will be above the smaller ones.  It works a lot and sometimes not, a lot.  But it is an option.  Plus, if the porgy's are around, watch out.......

Be good!