Live Bait Questions

Tell me if my live bait strategy is the best way to do it.

I boat around until I see a bait ball on the fish finder

Lower a sabiki rig with small hooks, #14 or so, if fish don't bite, put a little squid on the hooks and try again.

After catching bait fish and moving to an area the salmon are hitting I set up a mooching rig and hook the baitfish thru the nose and out the mouth? Do I use a one hook setup or have a second hook like a krippled anchovy?

My hooks are barbless, how to I keep the baitfish on the hook?

 If I have kept my baitfish in good shape how long will they be effective when hooked.

How to I hook up squid?

Would I use the same setup for halibut or would I use a slider with barbed hooks?

OK, having no experience with this, I wonder if a spool of that magic string (elastic sticky string) would keep the baits on the barbless?

Magic thread won't work with live bait. I can recommend using Bobber stops on the hook after putting on live bait

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