My question is when you live line a scup what fin do you cut off so it goes to the bottom, I know I probally should have done a search but I put in a 17 hr. day my brain is very slow and link jr. want's to go out tomorrow rain or shine even my oldest boy wants to go so as you know I need all night to get ready so any short cuts will help!!!!!!!!
thank's LINK SR.:cool:

HEATHEN :laughs:

ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ha ah ah:laughs: I knew no one would give it up, Goose told me last sat .at the leg but i got stupid and forgot
later link sr:cool:
I know macojoe will tell me

I know it's the top fin to slow the swim, but dunno on the sinkers I not a heathen :D

what ever get's em on the hook

Trim their tail back so they cant escape and propel forward . Their fins on the side, I think called pectoral are used for depth same as a submarine . The big scup have moved in to my haunt right on schedule feeding on my fresh herrin as I target large . I catch the keeper size Scup, chum the waters and use them as chunks.

i wouldn't go cutting at your live bait. you want them frisky.
re-work the rigs.
3 ways and a couple ounces will keep even the biggest bait in the strike zone.

use balloons to keep them from going far or fleeing

you don't need to cut fins or anything... a scup with a hook through it is far slower than a hungry striper

thanks for the info,,, going out tomorrow later link sr:cool:

http://69.93.108.13/StriperTalk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12877&perpage=15&highlight=live%20lining&pagenumber=1

another keeper caught (not by me) yesterday evening on a live scup in a harbor somewhere that relatives of mine like.

fins intact.
on a balloon.
think i've said enough :D

anyone else been having trouble getting scup?wasnt out this last week but the week before coyuldnt find em which is strange.out of westport ..plenty of sea bass but no scup.got only 4 went out four scup were gone in 5 minutes with 4 keepers in the boat 38 to 44 inch .and the smallest fish took the biggest scup..which was LARGE..THEN ON TO JIGGING..