Mullet Run Gear Guide

Catch your own mullet — legal recreational gear and the cheapest live bait there is.

The all-rounder for the run — long enough to cast over the trough, stiff enough for big predators.

For inlets, jetties, and working plugs where you don't need max casting distance.

When sharks are on the bait and you're fishing big cut baits far out.

The workhorse size for surf tarpon, big jacks, and sharks. Look for a sealed drag.

Lighter combo for snook, reds, and mackerel picking off the edges of a pod.

Thin diameter for distance and zero stretch for hooksets at range.

Heavy leader survives a mullet's abrasive mouth and inlet structure.

Add a short bite tippet when mackerel and sharks show up.

Big spook-style plugs draw ferocious blowups when fish are corralling bait on top.

Long casts and a splashy retrieve to call fish up from distance.

Sub-surface option for picking off stragglers under a pod on a jig head.

Distance and flash for Spanish mackerel and jacks on the fringes.

Better hookups and cleaner releases when free-lining or fishing on the bottom.

Sliding-sinker rigs to hold a bait in the trough on a moving tide.