I just use a 7'6" ml Shakespeare rod with 12lb test line.
Get some Danny King Suki gizzard shad punch bait. It works great on Possum Kingdom
First time I saw this was in Tampa Bay while I was working with the FWC. A Charterboat was caught and charged with a short fish. The FWC officer took the fish and froze it for evidence. It was a red grouper that measured 20" on the boat. When the officer measured the fish at the dock was 19 3/4 when it was measured in the courtroom after it had been frozen measured only 19 1/2. I know the Fl FWC officers ate a little more relaxed on the measuring of fish now since they have learn fish do start shrinking as soon as they are killed
A little wasabi and soy sauce is all you need
I do like to chill the fillet a little before eating it but you don't have to. Good catching and eating
It's a good looking bait. We just took about 15-20 sportswriter out on Santee-Cooper. I was very impressed with all the LiveTarget lures I saw
If he was fishing too, it would be both of you. You are responsible for what you are doing too. Just because he is guide doesn't mean he is your babysitter
The fish should be biting. Every other lake with the are during good
Soak them in buttermilk and a small bottle of hot sauce over night. Then roll in regular flour and fry. It will be the best fish you have ever eaten
Never heard of anyone eating gizzard shad only American Shad. Those are excellent catfish and striper bait
It will spoke fish. When we live bait Striper fish we keep it turned off. If we sit a while with nothing going on we will turn our graph back on and as soon as it comes on the herring will start making all the rod tips bounce. Sometimes those shocked herring will trigger the fish to bite but most times not and the fish move from under us
No question about it the Down Easter. That 25' Parker is the worse riding boat I have ever worked out of
I have but it's been a few years. Plenty of nice fish in it
Find you a Shakespeare tiger rod or Shakespeare Striper rod either one will handle what you want to do. I have 8 of each they are the only rods you will find on my guide boat
Triple S is the old Sonny's and it works good but the best I have every seen is a new bait on the market by Danny King called Suki. It's made out of glizzard shad