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Bottom Fishing Basics

$65.00

A practical introduction to bottom fishing, focused on rigging, bait, technique, and species-specific strategies.

A practical introduction to bottom fishing, focused on rigging, bait, technique, and species-specific strategies.

You’ll learn

  • Proper bottom-fishing rigs

  • Bait selection and presentation

  • Detecting bites and setting hooks

  • Safety and on-water etiquette

Target species

  • Porgies

  • Black Sea Bass

  • Fluke

  • Tautog / Blackfish

Techniques & setups

  1. Chunking for bass and blues

  2. Hi-lo rigs

  3. Fish finder rigs

  4. Fluke rigs

  5. Bait vs. lures

  6. Appropriate rods and reels