Weekly Saltwater Tips & Tricks by Captain Cam (FL) - Bait Rigs

Custom Fishing LLC is proud to introduce Captain Cam from South Florida. This man knows how to fish and we thought nothing would be better then having Captain Cam share his knowledge and skill set with all of you. Read on to learn about two highly successful bait rigs!

We are coming out of a full moon and south east wind. Should have some Wahoo around mixed with Kings and Tuna.
Here are two set ups that have been successful on our boat and will be on yours too.

The Islander Bonita Strip
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1. Islander skirt of your choice (blue and white is my favorite)
2. #7 wire and you want about 12 inches
3. Double 7/0 hooks
4. 50 feet of 100lb Shock leader
5. #4 planer
6. Bonita strips
7. This set up allows you to troll the different water columns and cover tons of ground to locate the fish. Do zig zags at about 6 to 8 knots to get the baits swimming perfect. Once you get that bite keep the boat in motion so you always have tension on the line at all time.

Live Bait Set Up

1. 6 inches of #7 wire to a 5/0 circle  my mono leader then a 4/0 stinger treble hook on the back.
2. Run the circle hook to through the nose and the sting through its back shoulder so it still allows it to swim natural.
3. I bump troll my live baits around 120 feet at 2mph so there's no
4. Stress and it appears to swim free.

​-Captain Cam