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I use a 9 wt fly rod with sinking line and about 4 ft of leaded line to get it down and a 9ft leader either with clam necks, sand shrimp or anchovies. for conventional equipment I use a large bobber with a 30 ft dropper to 3/4 oz weight and 6 ft leader. Sea gulls stealing your bait is the biggest problem. I like to start before low slack tide into high tide. The local bait shops can tell you what's the best time also, It can vary some. For sea Pearch I have always preferred 4 hrs before high tide all the way past high slack

 

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I have found places that sell bait and equipment have real time knowledge about when the best times to fish have been according to tides. It is most defiantly not just on incoming tide. It can range all over the place and allot of times they will recommend 2hrs before and after low. I have had good success with that and canvasing or noticing locals heading out fishing in groups.