I use a cast net and use whatever I catch whether it is gizzard shad or skipjack. Some are 8" or so long. It's just luck of the draw for me. The guys I see fishing (rod and reel) for them use Sabiki rigs or tiny jigs. The Sabiki rigs have 5 or six flies tied to a leader and are fished on ultralight spinning tackle, some guys tip them with wax worms some do not. I've heard that some use fly rods but I have never observed this.
