using live bait, never done it...

[nightfighter]

I have dramatically increased the amount of surfcasting I do vs. boat fishing in the past two years. (Often felt I would have been safer in Sarehevo than on a boat with 4 or 5 kids casting!) But other than chunk herring, I have been using plugs and flies. I need some assistance in the proper use of live baits, especially how to 'hook' the live bait. Thanking you in advance...