Tuna, Bonito, Albacore

Feather jigs, metal squids, trolling plugs, cut bait, Chumming with ground mossbunker.  8/0 - 14/0 hand forged hook, wire leaders.

Marlin, Wahoo

Cut in strips or whole fish.  Good success skittering bait along surface like flying fish by using a kite or and extra long limber outrigger.  8/0 - 10/0 hook, S.O'S. or tuna hook on wire.

Bluefish

Feather jigs, metal squids, spoons, eel skins, cut bait.  Chumming with ground mossbunker.  1/0 - 10/0 hook, S.O'S.  Wire leader.

Weakfish

Shedder crab, mullet, cut bait, squid, shrimp.  Trolling or casting with feather jig or metal squid.  Occasionally on spoons or wood plugs.  4 - 3/0 for small of schoolfish.  For tiderunners 2/0 - 8/0 S.O'S.  Gut leader.

Channel Bass

Shedder crab, mullet, cut bait (preferably mossbunker), surf clams, squid bait. 6/0 - 10/0 hook, S.O'S.  Wire or gut leader.

Striped Bass

Shedder crabs, bloodworms, cut bait, squid bait.  Cast or troll with metal squid or feather jig.  Clams, 6/0 - 10/0 hook, S.O'S.  Wire or gut leader.

Black Drum

Shedder crab, clams.  Won't take cut bait readily.  6/0 - 10/0 hook, S.O'S.  Wire or gut leader.

Sea Bass, Porgy

Clams or squid.  Cut bait.  1 - 4/0 ringed or snelled.

Croakers

Shedder crab, bloodworms, squid, mussels, cut bait, and clams.  1 - 3/0 ringed or snelled.

Kingfish

Shedder crab, bloodworms, squid, mussels, cut bait, and clams.  4 - 1/0 snelled on gut.  S.O'S. or Chestertown Kirby.

Tautog (Taug or Black fish)

Shedder crab, squid, clams, fiddler crab, sand bugs.  4 - 2/0 strongly snelled.

Flounder, Fluke

Shedder crab, minnows, clams, cut bait, bloodworms.  1 - 3/0 ringed or snelled, long shanked hook.

Snappers (Small Blues)

White bait (spearing), cut bait, small mullet, squid, small metal squids.  Trolling or casting.  1 - 2/0 long shank hook preferred.  Fine wire leader.