Will Your Chub Make the Cut?

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[#0000FF]Yeah, 'chovies are a good example of how effective the heads can be...compared to a plain old chunk from the middle. Not only do they hold on the hook better but a lot of fish seem to be more attracted to them.

I have fished a lot in the Pacific...from boats, piers and shoreline...surf and rocks. Anchovies are a major bait for many species. Whenever I have used anchovies cut up, rather than whole, the front sections almost always seem to get more action.

In Lake Cachuma, above Santa Barbara, I was trying some leftover anchovies for channel cats. Imagine my surprise when I hooked about a six pound rainbow on a front half of an anchovy intended for catfish. Stupid fish.
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