We just got back from florida and while fishing the pier there we used a sabiki to catch bait on the pier. I must say that my wife loved fishing with the sabaki. She caught numerous fish and plenty of variety. She got some spanish mackerel, cigar minnows, some jack looking thing, a ramora, and a few others. I was wondering if it was effective because of the clear water or if it would work here on the Texas coast as well.
They are used extensively on Bob HaLL Pier for catching tarpon and kingfish bait. I have used them with success on the piers in Galveston and the surf when the water is good.