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I think the following:
1) Fish in "big fish" spots.
2) Fish "big fish" bait, lures, whatever. You will not get a 30 on a crippled herring. Yeah, I know someone will say that they knew someone who did. By and large, it's not a "big fish" lure. A Habs Needle or a Danny or a live Bunker or a live Eel, well, those are "big fish" baits.
3) Fish "big fish" hours. You will have a better chance getting a big fish at 3 in the morning than 3 in the afternoon.
4) Fish for "big fish". Throw conventional. Figure out where you will land a 30+ before your first cast. Crawl the rocks where no one else does. Doesn't need to be private, just tough to get to.
5) Finally, fish "big fish" moon and tides. Dark side of the moon, certain tides at certain places and certain weather conditions.
There is a spot in RI that a few of us know about that if the following is in place, there will be 30# fish taken.
Dark side of the moon
Overcast
High tide at midnight or so
NE wind at 15 to 20 or more
Throw live eels.
I have caught over 2 dozen 30+ pound fish at this one spot in these conditions. A guy I use to fish with and I had 10 fish over 30 in 1, 3 hour stretch on a night in these conditions. Nasty spot with bubble weed, black rocks, big water and "BIG FISH".
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