pinstriper;n603638 said:
And wear a PDF with a water activated strobe.
DITTO! You will NOT last long, without one.
Nailed a bunch of sea bass, back in the day, with jointed blue & silver floating Rapala's. Here are the tricks:
Minus tides, are best
When tide is going out, and you're on a finger jetty, face the bay side and cast
When the tide is coming back in, face the ocean side and cast
(but don't stay on the finger jetty, for too long...get back to higher ground)
Cast & twitch, slow retrieve, twitch, etc. (make the bait look like, it's in distress)
Good luck, have fun, post reports and pics, and stay safe.
And welcome, to OFF!