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I use the same poles for both!!!!!
On account of I am poor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(and frugal)

Depends on what you're fishing for. I use large surf rods with Diawa or Ryobi Reels, when off shore fishing. Use fresh water rigs mainly to catch bait fish, like cigar minnows.

Ranger wrote:

Depends on what you're fishing for. I use large surf rods with Diawa or Ryobi Reels, when off shore fishing. Use fresh water rigs mainly to catch bait fish, like cigar minnows.

Ok Ranger what kinda of cigar minnows you talkin about here ...how do you catch them with a rod and reel?....got pics?

We always used what we call cigar minners that swam around under the lights off the piers and we caught them with a long handle, small hole net... They where are about 2" long and had a silver strip going down the middle of them.... trout love them ...free line them on a long shank hook....????????

Sabiki rigs are commonly used for catching baitfish these days, but not that long ago, everyone used bait rigs made with golden hooks. If you are willing to make your own gold hook rig, you will catch bait just as well if you were using a pre-made sabiki setup. Cigar minnows stay in large schools and several fishermen can fill up the livewell quickly with the golden hook rigs.Cigar minnows make a great bait. Fish like them. It does not matter if they are live or dead. Use cigar minnows for everything from grouper digging to catching kingfish on the surface.
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:

* Leader line
* Gold hooks
* 1 to 2 ounce bank or pyramid sinker
* Barrel swivel
* Medium weight rod and reel

1. Start with a long section of 10 to 12 pound test monofilament. Using dropper line knots, tie 5 or 6 drops that are 5 to 6 inches long. Start with size 10 gold hooks, tying a hook at each dropper line.

2. Attach the baitfish rig to the line on your rod, using either a swivel or tying straight to the line. At the opposite end of the rig, attach a large sinker. The sinker weight will vary according to the depth and sea conditions where you are fishing. Start with a 1-ounce sinker and go from there.

3. Once you are over the cigar minnow habitat, lower the rig to the bottom. The rod can be lightly jigged, but often the bait will bite the second they see the hooks.

4. When you feel fish on the line, reel up and remove your bait. Be careful when removing the cigar minnow as it is easy to get impaled by the other hooks. Move to another location if you find there are no cigar minnows present.

5. Cigar minnows can range from 6 inches up to a foot in length. Experiment with hook sizes and the number or length of the droppers till you find what works best for you.

Are they also call mullet?? what part of the coast you fishin from?

They are similar to finger mullet, it is a different fish. They closely resemble fresh water shiners

Florida Gulf Coast

Oh ok Cool, so what can we catch using the Florida cigar minnow?

Cigar MinnowAKA: Hardtail / Cigarfish / Chuparaco / Round Scad Family: Baitfish

Cigar Minnow Specifications Water: Salt Where: Offshore / Surf Size: Most common at 6-8 inches, but may reach up to about a foot in size. Fight: Too small and too weak to consider any gaming qualities, more commonly targetted as a baitfish. Deliciousness: Used As Bait, Not As Table Fare Range: Both Coasts Technique: Drifting / Still Fishing Baits: Chum Tackle: Spinning

The Round Scad makes for a good bait fish when targeting Sailfish, Kingfish and Black Fin Tuna, Cobia, Redfish. Dolphin, Snapper, Bluefish, Lady Fish, Bonita, very versatile bait fish.

Ok an all around bait.... fish must be a very oily fish..Thanks for the pics and info Ranger.

anytime.

I have 2 rods I use for both and a smaller rod for freshwater trout as well as a fly reel for trout. Up north I fished mostly for freshwater bass and trout, I could do that off of a pier in a lake. Seems to be harder to catch bass down here from shore or pier, and I understand that freshwater trout is almost non existent, except down by New Braunfels, so I may have to plan a fly fishing trip this year.