What would give you a better chance at a fifty?

[Saltheart]

Live fish bait. I think a big live swimming fish gets the big gals even better than eels. Now since its hard to cast and retrieve a pogie , eels are a good live bait but good size live swimming fish is best for big fish IMO

[chris L]

If I was born first I would be 50 , alas I was second hence Im not 50 for 2 more years .

[Mike P]

Mass state record--held 3 ways--73 pounds. At least two came on lures. What Church was using is unclear, but Cinto's was on a plug and Stetzko's was on a teaser. Stetzko's fish passed up a live eel to hit the teaser. Go figure

World record--Rebel Windcheater.

The you have Rochetta's 76 on an eel, and Franco's 75 on a pogie head.

Latest 70+ came on a trolled plug down in Virginia.

But if you put a gun to my head? Bait shades the odds in your favor.