Spoons

Spoons are metal lures designed to look like a swimming baitfish or minnow. Many spoons are made to be cast while others are meant to be trolled behind a moving boat.

Depending on where and how you're fishing, you can buy weedless, structure or trolling spoons. Ask your tackle shop which ones you need.

Squid

Amberjack, Atlantic croaker, bluefish and dolphinfish can all be caught with squid. Use them whole by running the line through the mantle (the outside body shell) and hooking the squid in the head. Larger squid can be cut into pieces for strip bait. You can use squid for trolling and for bottom and floating rigs.