8 Foot & Salmonhead - Yeah pretty important bit of info I forgot to mention....on the bottom...that is critical. Yeah, those small fish are regular biters so you will have to weed through them to get your keepers. But, when I have been fishing around bait I know Im seeing and catching bigger fish (6,6,9 and 10lbs so far) more regularly. you sometimes don't have a choice however because bait just doesnt seem to be anywhere....so do what you know works, where you know it's worked before. Oh yeah...When your out on the water watch what other boats are doing. You can learn a lot. Good Luck