Re: Few questions about offshore sea bass..
16-20oz lead, at least 40lb top shot and leader. A giant porgy can gnaw through a light leader if they swallow the hook. As for overall tackle the question is can it fish 16-20oz and swing 5lbs of fish and the lead into the boat. There will be a place to lay your head but I usually go right to the floor because there is nowhere to fall if it gets rough. Big porgies taste the same as smaller porgies to me. As for bait, I just use what the boat gives me. I used to bring fresh mackerel for hake and pollack, but there are much less of those around and much more dogfish. Usually cancel in the morning, but I had one trip cancel at 5pm, welcome to winter fishing. Complain to the NOAA about their crappy forecasting accuracy.
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