Joe Winn and crew had more difficulty catching the bait than the halibut. After spending "too much time" only to catch one livey they ended up fishing at Hog, the bar and off of Dillon Beach to catch their flatties. The big one (18 pounds) bit the only live bait, so it seems like it's the way to go, if possible. The cold water at this end of the bay has kept the shiners away, so if you want a perch for bait you'll need to look farther back. There's some schools of anchovies moving into the bay, probably heading for the tropics in the back bay, and the theory is that the halibut are following the bait in. I wonder who else might be chasing 'chovies? More striper stories from the beach today with a few more lost on perch gear and at least one 22 pound striper landed on a Cotton Cordell Pencil Popper. That's right, a topwater.