1) A 30-90 lb Tarpon ( with a tarpon stamp of course )
2) A fresh ray
3) A fresh Cuda
4) A fresh bonita or AJ
If i am fishing a new Area I llike to use whatever is being caught if the jacks are thick I will use a big fresh jack if bonita and cuda are present then that is the targeted bait. Fresh baits are the way to go but not always available , so if i have to i will soak a frozen bait until i catch a fresh bait then swap them out alot of work but always haveing a wet hook increases your odds 100%
Best of luck to all
Im not sure if i have a reel big enough to put out a 90lb tarpon, but I agree 100% about localized baits, especially on the west coast, what ever fish I see alot of will be on my best rod no doubt!
1) A 30-90 lb Tarpon ( with a tarpon stamp of course )
2) A fresh ray
3) A fresh Cuda
4) A fresh bonita or AJIf i am fishing a new Area I llike to use whatever is being caught if the jacks are thick I will use a big fresh jack if bonita and cuda are present then that is the targeted bait. Fresh baits are the way to go but not always available , so if i have to i will soak a frozen bait until i catch a fresh bait then swap them out alot of work but always haveing a wet hook increases your odds 100%
Best of luck to all
Just an average fisherman.
either half a poon or a 25 lb whole king
I love my Rays. Especially a big cownose midsection 
ok. . I would say best big bait and I loooove my baits big woukd be top 5. 1) tarpon with stamp 2) big amber. jack claose 3 rd small black tip. ( according to lical statutes) 4 BIG cuda and 5 ray. bonia are good to but I find alit of neucence fish gummies rays ect
the 2 tarpon i just taged 
I used A 5ft blacktip once at boynton inlet and got lucky with A big azz tiger and not only did she t-boned it right in front of me, but she took it in and through the damn inlet against the current!!!!!!!!! 
I prefer seals or illegal guest in our waters......... 
half of great white to catch a megaladon how is that hahahaha..........nah i will like to free line a 35 pound jack from a pier or somewhere that the jack can go open sea
tarpons when i have tags or fresh rays
i love reading this post....must have read it 50 times! it gets me so pumped to go and put out a massive bait. One of the best feelings ive ever had shark fishing so far was when Snookhunter's whole blacktip was put out for bait last year without its head and got picked up on a slow steady run. Landed a big bull, not a monster, but when baits like that get picked up and the reel keeps going as you run over to it, its most likely a GIANT!!!!!!!!
my favorite big bait is a tarpon obviously
my most reasonable and productive big bait is big cudas
........ One of the best feelings ive ever had shark fishing so far was when Snookhunter's whole blacktip was put out for bait last year without its head and got picked up on a slow steady run. Landed a big bull, not a monster, but when baits like that get picked up and the reel keeps going as you run over to it, its most likely a GIANT!!!!!!!!
Over 8ft -
2 big baits that worked great in 2011
TEAM GETCHA GETCHA SHARKON
Chris i know you are going hard this year with bonitas, but im gonna be the guy stuck with reeling in a 30-60lb bait at the end of the night if it doesnt get hit, but its all gonna be worth it if one GIANT sees the delicious baits that im stocking my freezer with!
you know whats funny the other night i was experimenting with different frozen meats i had lying around and found chicken to be very effective got a monster run on my 9/0 to bad my 80lb spectra snap when i locked it down to hook.
I like fresh YFT and BFT... skins, heads and carcass. 2nd LBSF would be Rays, Offshore 2nd would be Bluefish
Stingray and amberjack heads! King heads with about 4-6" of meat behind it close behind. I like to run some of each every time.