I do the same as catfish. First I start with a single hook with strip bait, be it squid or fresh junk fish (can't use fluke belly) and spearing. First junk fish caught on the boat gets cut for strips.
I also use whole squid. The kind you buy in the Shoprite stores. I make a double hook rig with the front hook adjustable. You can also get the Owner boa rig. Hook the squid between the eyes with the back hook, put the front hook up to the end of the mandle, adjust the hook so the squid rides straight, put it down and hold on
If that does nothing then out come the jewelry. I try beads, spinners, spin-n-glo. See what is working for the day. I also use bucktail teasers on a lot of rigs.
Usually others on the boat are trying different things too. When we find a winner most will go to that. Of course you always have one or two on the boat who swear by their rig/technic, and spend most of the day fishing instead of catching.
But just keep changing up until you hit the magic offering.
On the slow drift days the spro jigs or chrome balls come out. Put a strip bait on the end, jig it up and down to jump it off the bottom. (I also use a teaser hook on a dropper loop above the jig at times.) Work the jig to make it "puff" the silt off the bottom. That seems to get their attention.
Man, I can't wait for the fluke season to start!
Joe
