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As an alternative I began looking at other stuff to use and have been making regular trips to Asian grocery stores to buy bait. Some of the stuff acquired through those places have worked better than smelt have. Scads have been on par, mackerel have been quite a bit better than smelt but sand gobies have been far and away my best producer.