Hey yall. I'm planning to starting doing some offshore fishing (out of Fourchon), and was looking for any advice for people just starting out. I've done a good deal of inshore fishing (trout, reds, etc.), but this is a whole new territory for me. Any advice on techniques, baits, rigs/knots, or any other advice for beginners would be greatly appreciated. Do most people use live bait? I know oftentimes people will use cast nets to catch their own bait. Where could I go looking to catch live bait? Mostly trying to start catching Mahi-mahi, cobia, snapper, etc. Eventually would like to go out further for tuna. Any advice would be greatly appreciated to hopefully speed up the learning curve. Thanks in advance!
Thanks for the insight! These tips are very helpful. Hoping to get out there this weekend. I'll let yall know how things turn out.