Matter of fact, about the live bait... didn't catch a damn thing with em. We actually used squid and mack. Used the live bait for a little bit but didn't get a bite so I got restless. I knew we were only gonna be out there for a little bit so I switched to the frozen stuff. Now that I think abotu it, I never have luck with the live bait so I don't even know why I bother trying to catch em. :( In my opinion, squid's the best. Catches everything. Caught almost everything with it. Even a halibut. Weird huh. Ahhh... oh well... when the fish are hungry, they're hungry....they don't exactly read the books, know what I'm sayin.....