Hey MakoMike, When the trawlers circle th mudhole area and a few boats follow, what bait are they getting from them and what do you do with it? Everyone seems to be chunkin, is that how people are getting the giants?
Its their bycatch, mostly juvenial whiting and ling. They use it to chunk and also as hook baits. The fish get used to coming up behind the draggers while they are culling their catch and scooping up a free meal.