Bucktailing vs Dragging Bait

[Scoundrel]

JMURR also has it. Live snappers on a very short leader has put some big boys in the box.

[Blackfish Doug]

I fished yesterday in the bay with the bucktails caught a few on them. But yesterday all the keepers were caught on strip baits Sea Robbins. I quickly switched over to the bait & got a keeper. Some times you have to pay attention to what's working for the day. This is why most Fluke fisherman bring 2 rods. This year is a bit different with the bait vs bucktailing is 50/50. Also with the snappers looming that's my choice for those bigger fluke. I know quite a bit of big fish are caught that way every year.

[SNAPS]

Really can't add much more to what has already been posted, key is to be prepared to switch from bucktailing to bait, which means you will be taking at least 2 setups 1 for bait preferable conventional and 1 lighter setup for bucktailing preferably spinning.

[Bigbass38]

Russ H ,has the right answer. Depends on the conditions.

[technologist]

A good fisherman can catch them either way...... Just watch the better fisherman, they catch more fish no matter what they use for bait!

[BigD]

In my boat it's both. One rod gets dragged while in it's holder, I bucktail the other...