Slow-trolled live bait off the beach and out to the reefs. Kings have teeth, so wire is not optional.
A nose hook and a trailing treble on single-strand wire. Kings hit the back half of a bait — without the stinger you get short strikes all day. Wire because they will bite straight through mono.
Slow-trolled live pogies are the classic. Cast-net your own on the way out or buy them — a livewell that actually keeps them lively is the whole game.
Slipped in front of a dead bait for flash. Pink, chartreuse and blue-white all produce here.
When live bait isn't available, a No. 3½ or 4 drone spoon behind a No. 2 planer gets down and covers water fast.
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