Recommended Baits & Equipment

 
Species Recommended Baits to Purchase Species Recommended Baits to Purchase
Barracuda 5/8 oz. & 1 oz. Bullet Red Crab, Shad White, Pink Silver or Mint  Crappie 1/32 oz. & 1/16 oz. Shad White, Mint or Sardine Green
Bass-Calico 5/8 oz. & 1 oz. Chovy, Sardine Green, Sexy Smelt or Red Crab Dorado/Dolphin 5/8 oz., & 1 oz. Bullet Chovy, Pink Silver, or Mint
Bass-Small Mouth 1/16 oz., 1/8 oz. & 1/4 oz. Brown Gold, Chub or Sardine Green Flounder 1/4 oz. Shad White or Glow Green
Bass-Large Mouth 1/16 oz., 1/8 oz. and 1/4 oz. Shad White, Chovy, or Sardine Green Halibut 5/8 oz., 1 oz. & 1.5 oz. Black Gold, Glow Green, Sexy Smelt or Shad White. 
Bass-Sand 1.5 Sardine Green & 1 oz. Glow Green, Sexy Smelt or Red Crab Jack Crevalle 3/8 oz. & 1 oz. Bullet or Big Game in Shad White, Sardine Green, or Mint
Bass-Spotted Bay 1/4 oz. & 3/8 oz. Glow Green, Chovy, Mint, Sexy Smelt or Sardine Green King Salmon 5/8 oz., & 1 oz. Bullet or Big Game in Chovy, Shad White, or Orange Gold
Bass-Striped 3/8 oz. & 1 oz. Shad White, Sardine Green or Chovy.                    2 oz. Trout Bait works great! Lady Fish 3/8 oz., & 1 oz. Bullet Shad White or Pink Silver
Black Seabass 3 oz. & 4 oz. Shad White, Chovy, Mint or Sardine Green Lingcod 1.5 oz, 4 oz & 6 oz. Shad White, Brown Gold, Red Crab, Mint or Orange Gold
Blue Gill 1/32 oz. Sardine Green, Chub or Brown Gold Mackerel 1/4 oz. Chovy, Mint or Shad White
Bonefish 1/8 oz. Brown Gold, Chub or Orange Gold Pacific Halibut 6 oz. & 4 oz. Shad White, Glow Green, Mint or Sardine Green
Bonita 5/8 oz., & 1 oz. Bullet                Chovy, Pink Silver, Sexy Smelt or Shad White Pompano  5/8 oz. & 1 oz. Bullet Chovy or Shad White
Carp 1/32 oz. Black Gold or Brown Gold Pargo 5/8 oz.,&  1 oz. Bullet or Big Game Sardine Green or Glow Green
Catfish 1/16 oz. Shad White or Yellow White Permit 3/8 oz. Brown Gold or Orange Gold
Corvina 1/4 oz. & 3/8 oz. Chovy, Sexy Smelt or Sardine Green Pike 1/8 oz. & 3/8 oz. Sardine Green or Glow Green
Species Recommended Baits to Purchase Species Recommended Baits to Purchase
Redfish 1/4 oz., 3/8 oz. & 1 oz. Bullet or Big Game in Glow Green, Shad White, Chub or Orange Gold Trout-Brook 1/32 oz. Chovy or Black Gold
Rockcod 1.5 oz. Double Rig Red Crab, Sexy Smelt or Mint with Bullet, Big Game. 4 & 6 oz. in Sardine Green and Purple Silver. Trout-Brown 1/16 oz. & 1/8 oz. Brown Gold , Chub or Black Gold
Rooster Fish 1 oz. & 1.5 oz.Big Game or Bullet Chovy, Sexy Smelt or Pink Silver Trout-Cutthroat 1/16 oz, 1/8 oz. or 1/4 oz. Chovy, Shad White, Chub or Black Gold
Sacramento Perch 1/32 oz. Black Gold, Chub or Brown Gold Trout-Lighting 1/32 oz. Brown Gold or Yellow White
Sculpin 5/8 oz., 1 oz. & 1.5 oz. Glow Green or Shad White Trout-Rainbow 1/32 oz, 1/16 oz & 1/8 oz. Black Gold, Chub or Pink Silver
Sheepshead 5/8 oz., 1 oz. Bullet Red Crab or Chovy Tuna 1 oz. & 1.5 oz. Bullet Chovy, Sardine Green, Purple
Sierra 5/8 oz., 1 oz. Bullet Shad White or Chovy Yellowtail 1 oz. & 1.5 oz Bullet Chovy, Red Crab, Mint, and Purple Silver. 1.5 oz Sexy Smelt. 
Snapper 5/8 oz. & 1 oz. Red Crab, Chub, Sexy Smelt, or Shad White Yellow Eye Rockfish 6 oz. & 4 oz. Orange Gold or Brown Gold
Snook 1/4 oz & 3/8 oz. Shad White, Chub, Sexy Smelt or Sardine Green Whitefish 5/8 oz. Shad White, Sardine Green or Chovy
Tarpon 3/8 oz., 5/8 oz., 1 oz. Big Game Shad White, Chub or Brown Gold White Sea Bass WSB Special, 3 oz. Mint, 1 oz. & 1.5 oz. Big Game Red Crab, Sardine, Sexy Smelt or Mint
Replacement Bodies
Available in Small, Medium, Large, Big Game and XL Custom (3 & 4 oz.) in selected colors. 
Hookup Baits recommended equipment while fishing the baits:
Trout Fishing Inshore Fishing
7.6" 2-8 lbs rated rod 8'-9'-17-30 lbs rated rod Medium Heavy
1000 size spinning reel (Shimano) 5000 or 6000 size spinning reel (Shimano)
4 lbs nanofil braided fishing line 30-50 lbs braided fishing line (Power Pro Superslick Max Quatro)
4 lbs fluorocarbon leader  25 lbs fluorocarbon leader
Mermaids Milk Garlic & Crawfish Scent Mermaids Milk Scent in all flavors works great!
Bay Fishing Big Inshore, Offshore and Rock Fishing
8' 8-17 lbs rated rod 8'-9'- 25-50 lbs rated rod
3000 size spinning reel (Shimano) 8000 or 10,000 size spinning reel (Shimano)
Power Pro Superslick 8-20 lb braided line 50 or 65 lbs braided fishing line (Power Pro Superslick Max Quatro)
8-20 lbs fluorocarbon leader  40 lbs fluorocarbon leader 
Mermaids Milk Scent in all flavors works great! Mermaids Milk Scent in all flavors works great!
Recommended Knot: FG Knot-Braid to Flouro or Mono Leader. Check out our instructional videos found on our website
www.hookupbaits.com or YouTube Page.