Saltwater Fishing Tips and Techniques

From a distance, the spasmodic jerking of the plug caster is unmistakeable. The fisherman wades or motors to the schools with a spinning or casting rig and an array of lures that look as if no self-respecting fish would touch them.

Trolling

bass, bluefish, tuna, marlin, swordfish 

Fishermen troll for fish big and vicious enough to attack a good-size lure (surgical tubes, buck-tails, rag-maps or whatever the fish are admiring), moving through the water at 3 or 4 knots. They scan the horizon for gulls working schools of baitfish which are driven to the surface by circling packs of predators.

Smaller Fish

These are of little market value, but sport fish and larger fish—blues, bass, halibut, haddock, swordfish—have a definite value at the fish house if they are handled well. they should be gutted quickly—especially haddock and cod—and iced down in fish boxes or kept in iced brine.