For salt-water species, such as halibut or grouper, use fresh cut bait or synthetic bait if necessary. Smelly Jelly and other paste-type scents also can be applied to the sides of your Crippled Herring lures. By overloading these lures with natural or synthetic baits, you will destroy the action and ruin your chances of catching fish. Test your lure action with and without bait. If the action is adversely affected with bait, alter the shape and amount until lure action is regained.
Herring has no equal, especially in shallower water.
Large concentrations of baitfish attract larger numbers of gamefish. For best results in deep water, vertical jig directly below bait concentrations. If bait is not percent, keep your Crippled Herring lure just above concentration of gamefish when using vertical or horizontal techniques. Also look for deep water ledges, deep river holes, clean water next to dirty water, warm water discharges, any floating or stationary object offering shade, calmer edges of current lines and riptides, shadow lines in flood-lit areas at night, working birds or swirling fish. It is almost always better to fish a lure that is too small rather than one too large.