worth bringing live bait on party boat?

[Jim in CT]

So the Frances Fleet has fluke/sea bass trips, never done one of these. Thinking of bringing my kids. I have a large bait bucket with a good aerator, and the tackle shops here in CT have killies, or mummies, whatever you people in RI call them. Any advantage to using live bait for fluke or sea bass where they fish for them, or would it be more trouble than it's worth?

[Guppy]

I’d say more trouble than it’s worth...
I would suggest a jar of lrg multi colored gulp grubs to add to baited hooks..
Always wanted to bring (fish with ?) fresh whole nothing fancy small squid...

Have fun

[Jim in CT]

Thanks. I would've thought live bait would likely outfish dead.

[Guppy]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Thanks. I would've thought live bait would likely outfish dead.

Back in the day that’s all we used,,,, chubs, can’t get them anymore

[tlapinski]

While they will produce, these days it seems that more fish are caught on bucktail rigs and larger fish on whole squid rigs. This is not to say that you won't catch with mummichogs (which some tackle shops in CT do sell), just that you're probably better off with the other options for the effort. FWIW, you do not need to keep mummichogs in water to keep them alive. When I used to fish them, all that was needed was some wet newspaper and an ice pack in a small cooler.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by tlapinski

While they will produce, these days it seems that more fish are caught on bucktail rigs and larger fish on whole squid rigs. This is not to say that you won't catch with mummichogs (which some tackle shops in CT do sell), just that you're probably better off with the other options for the effort. FWIW, you do not need to keep mummichogs in water to keep them alive. When I used to fish them, all that was needed was some wet newspaper and an ice pack in a small cooler.

Thanks guys, sounds like there's no need to go through the effort.