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Dirty Bird
I am guessing you are bank fishing off the willamette, let me know how it goes dirty bird!
Sorry for kind of hi-jacking your post dirty bird, but hey bass what bait would you use off the willamette bank?
Once again, im sorry for hi-jacking your post man lol
Anyways ive been able to catch them with worms but not as consistent as carp, bluegill, catfish, etc...so instead of worms from the bank, would half hitching a 6 inch fish and casting it as far as possible with my 9 foot fishing rod with 20 lb line be better?
This gas station close to me sells these 6 inch herring or anchovies i think
Some baits are better than others on a given day, in a given place. Some scents are also better than others. I have had days of catching 20 fish on sand shrimp, while unnamed Mr. Ed catches ZERO ON SMELT, BECAUSE HE THINKS ALL BAITS ARE EQUAL. Be prepared with multiple baits. Sand shrimp has been the best universal bait for me, but sometimes anchovies, squid, or smelt have been better at certain tide times and/or depths.
Alright sorry for the late reply...what are some list of baits along with hook sizes i could use for small shakers?
The shakers will take the same things the bigger ones do. I use a 4/0 hook almost exclusively. I use very small pieces of bait like a single piece from a herring cut into 4-5 pieces and then magic thread it to the shank of the hook. It almost ends up looking like a bare hook since it snugs up so tight. This is what you want. Don't let any extra bait hang off, this will reduce the number of taps you'll get from other smaller species. You'll see guys put a whole herring or squid on their hook but I find that it usually just means more wasted bait. These are not greedy fish. Once I went with smaller baits I started catching more fish. Squid, herring, smelt, shad, and carp all make good sturgeon bait. Since you catch lots of carp you should keep a real small one some time and use the belly meat as sturgeon bait.