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Bait- Fish finder rig?

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#1 ·
Hey all when using bunker chunks for surf fishing how small do you cut the bait up> and on what circle hook? Ill be using a fish finder rig with a 4oz weight
 
#2 ·
would not recommend a circle hook for surf fishing,much better suited for straight up and down boat fishing.i would use an 8/0 octopus gamagatsu hook,most fish are hooked in the mouth/lip area,occasionally one
does get hooked inside usually not to deep where the hook cant be easily removed without harming the fish, if its questionable i may keep the fish.the bunker should be cut into chunks about an inch wide using all pieces including the head leaving it whole.
 
#9 ·
If anyone is still following this thread what do you think about hooking
the bunker head from the back. It seems to me that if a striper takes the
head from the front that it could make more sense not to hook the bunker
head through the lips. That would also seem to put the hook in a better
position once the striper has it in its mouth. Any thoughts.
 
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