Cut Bait

Chunk on a fish finder rig or drift near baitfish for bigger blues

Tough cut squid or fish strips resist their nibbling bites

Drift or drop chunks near structure to draw amberjack up off the wreck

Soak on bottom or drift near inlets and reefs

Cut sunfish or shad chunks fished on bottom near deep holes

Cut fresh crab or shrimp on the bottom, drum sniff it out easily

Cut squid or cut bait fished right on bottom near structure

Fresh cut shad or skipjack soaked on bottom near channels

Chunk of cut bait soaks on bottom, smell draws bullhead in

Fish on circle hook near bottom in rivers and inlets

Chunk menhaden or mullet fished on bottom near passes

Chunk green crab or clam works but sourced fresh cut bait as backup

Fish slow and heavy right on bottom near rocks

Fish oily cut bait on bottom in deep river holes or lake basins

Fresh herring or salmon belly soaked right on the seafloor

Bait the rig hooks, let it sink to bottom over reef structure

Rigged on wire with circle hook for slow trolling

Oily cut bait fished on bottom to draw sturgeon in by scent

Fish or shad chunks soaked bottom, gar hunt by smell

Fresh cut mackerel or herring soaked right on bottom

Soak on bottom near weed edges, bowfin love the smell

Strong scent works great through the ice or in dark deep water

Drift or anchor fish cut bait on bottom in river holes

Chunk cut bait fished right on bottom near ledges and rocks

Drift or still fish cut bait on bottom near rock piles

Cut shad or shiner soaked under a float near weed edges

Chunk or troll near floating debris to trigger feeding frenzy

Chunk of cut bait fished right on the reef bottom

Drop straight down on rig, let it sit right on the rocks

Chunk and drift near current lines or bait schools to draw strikes