Tile fish baits

[tautog]

It stays better if it is whole. I would not cut them more than a few hours in advance. Also all the flavor leaks out if cut baits sit too long.

[Deepdeckhand]

In my experience whatever you have that is the freshest is generally the best. My best tile trip the magic bait was triangles from a lost giant bluefish I caught on a sword bait. I usually avoid strips because I feel they can wrap in the line easier on the long drop down and hungry tiles at 500 ft don't care that much so long as they can smell the fresh meat.My buddy that long lines swears by fresh Doggie/ doesn't come off the hook :-) catch emm up...

[NJ Fisher]

Thanks again for all the good advice. I'll report back with pics. Tight lines!

[NJ Fisher]

All baits worked well. Even plain squid on naked (no glow beads, skirts, etc). I tried blue fish and salmon belly which also worked well on some drifts. Well over the limit on both species. I posted a picture of my biggest catch of the day on the other tile fish thread. Thanks again for the suggestions.