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Bluefish & Spanish — Metals
Two toothy speedsters, two opposite leader answers.
POMATOMUS SALTATRIX
BLUES: MOVING SPANISH: DAWN IDENTIFY BEFORE THE SECOND CAST CHECK NJ CHART
A · BLUEFISH — ARMOR (BITE SECTION)
FG UNI UNI 20 lb braid › FG 18" of 30-40 lb fluoro SMALL barrel swivel metals twist braid badly; the swivel eats it 6-8" of 50 lb mono BITE teeth insurance, short + stiff Clip › Kastmaster 3/4-1 oz fast swaps on blitz clock
B · SPANISH — STEALTH
FG UNI 18" NSL 20 lb braid › FG 24" of 30 lb fluoro ONLY leader-shy — no wire, no heavy mono; eat the rare bite-off Small swivel 18" up mandatory at this speed NSL › SLIM metal 3/4 oz crank AS FAST AS IT GOES
TEETH MANAGEMENT
Same metal, opposite leaders. Never run the bite section for Spanish (refusals); never run bare fluoro into gator blues (donation). Identify before the second cast. Blitz conversion: cut at the FG if needed — the pre-tied swivel + bite section lives in S4; the whole swap is one UNI. Handling blues: lip gripper, then pliers. Never a bare hand near a green bluefish.
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Blues & Spanish Metals — How-To
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SPEC
BLUES LEADER
18" 30-40 lb + 6-8" 50 lb bite
SPANISH LEADER
24" 30 lb fluoro, nothing else
LURE
Kastmaster 3/4-1 oz · slim spoons
HARDWARE
Small swivel both systems
WHERE
Inlet seams · any blitz
WHEN
Blues anytime moving · Spanish dawn
RIGGING SEQUENCE
1FG braid to fluoro.
2UNI to the small swivel.
3Blues: UNI bite section, clip, metal. Spanish: NSL straight to the metal.
4Pre-tie both terminal sets into S4.
BLUES SPANISH 1 2 3 4
FISHING IT
1Blues blitz: cast past the melee, crank through, hang on. No blitz: fan the seams, steady medium, occasional rip.
2Spanish: long cast, count 3, crank flat-out. Flash behind the lure = speed UP.
MELEE YOU CAST PAST CRANK THROUGH
KEYS
Snapper blues (bay afternoons): no bite section — the 1/2 oz bucktail Kastmaster on standard 30 lb is the whole rig, and it's Emerson's program on R2. Teeth destroy soft plastics: when blues are thick, Gulp stays in the bag. Metals only.
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