Not sure about the salt but we absolutely killed them in the lake on a small snubber hooked to a small dodger with an 18" leader. Then tied on a single 1 or 2/0 hook and slid a 2" pink curly tailed grub on. We lost many fish untill we changed to a single hook. Then we couldn't keep them off. Bare hooks just don't seem right.
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Occupation: I pet the fish.