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Jayk18 · Joined: 01 May 2013 Posts: 15

I haven't been surf casting since I was a kid what is better bait to use swim baits poppers or live bait looking to go in the Madison,Clinton, old saybrook area any suggestions on where to go also would help thanks

kjud29 · Joined: 15 Feb 2012 Posts: 54

You can never go wrong with bait, chunking with bunker works good, I am assuming you are gonna fish for stripers, if that is the case cut the head off a bunker and throw it on the hook, you wont regret that decision.

fishfinder · Joined: 19 Jun 2011 Posts: 1672 Location: Naugatuck, Ct.

As far as throwing lures goes swim baits will typically do better but there is nothing better then hooking up with top water!!!! It really depends on what time of day though and water conditions. Right at Dawn and Dusk is a great time to throw top water or when the current is dead and its late at night a top water Spook works great!
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Michael · Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport

Swimbaits give you a better chance of hooking up into a striper. Topwater is very exciting! As FF said, dusk and dawn is the time for topwater, unless it's a mild overcast afternoon in May or June and waters are calm enough.

One thing to keep in mind is length of the lure. Sometimes schoolies are the only ones around with a slight chance of getting into something big. That's when a lure around 4" comes into play. But when the big girls are lurking, lures 5 to 9 inches are the hit.

Redneckangler · Joined: 05 May 2012 Posts: 851 Location: Meriden, CT

All always have a variety of swimbaits, poppers, metal lips, etc. in my surf bag. Don't go armed just with one type of lure! Off the jetties where you have some surf or a good current, jigs (sometimes on a casting egg) work great as well. If you're fishing an easy access location, take a rod to soak some bait as well. As for locations, the state beaches and public access points from Hammonassette east to Harkness all provide shots at big bass. Depending on tides, I'll start in the east or west and work numerous locations.
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Jayk18 · Joined: 01 May 2013 Posts: 15

Is there a jig I should use for bunker or just a hook and weight

RHfisherman · Joined: 03 Feb 2013 Posts: 37

I've had luck in Old Saybrook with big bunker chunks. Throw on a 3 or 4 ounce weight and whip it out there. Sandworms also work but I never get any big fish with those.

Jeff · Joined: 06 Jul 2012 Posts: 167

bunker and beers is all you need Laughing

fishfinder · Joined: 19 Jun 2011 Posts: 1672 Location: Naugatuck, Ct.

In the dead of summer I find live eels is the way to go.
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