04-23-2003, 10:37 PM
Aaron,
Mothers Beach is a hit and miss for the smelts. Best time for them over there is right before the sun comes up! Make sure you chum the area good with bread and use cut pieces of shrimp on the Sabiki Jigs.
Anyways, if I were to catch the Smelts I would go to the BELMONT PIER!!!!! Bigger Smelts and easier to catch. There is almost always a school of them around. Besides the Smelts which is MY favorite bait out of everything. There are Salemas which are good for the 20-30 pounders out there, Shinner Perch, Sardines and Herring. You should have no problems getting your bait within an hour from the pier.
Good luck.
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Mothers Beach is a hit and miss for the smelts. Best time for them over there is right before the sun comes up! Make sure you chum the area good with bread and use cut pieces of shrimp on the Sabiki Jigs.
Anyways, if I were to catch the Smelts I would go to the BELMONT PIER!!!!! Bigger Smelts and easier to catch. There is almost always a school of them around. Besides the Smelts which is MY favorite bait out of everything. There are Salemas which are good for the 20-30 pounders out there, Shinner Perch, Sardines and Herring. You should have no problems getting your bait within an hour from the pier.
Good luck.
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