@@caloha7057 I hate the randomness of the seaweed. I always want to fish the beach in this video but every time I go I spend more time taking off seaweed than casting.
@@caloha7057 I occasionally fish in "your 2" area. Maybe, sometime we'll cross the same sand. Unfortunately, I have to drive near 2 hours to get there. Seaweed has ruined many of my trips.
Get some halibut there. Really depends on the year. There hasn’t been much bait or bird activity this season so far. I tried for halibut the other day with no luck.
Wow! You really caught some very nice fish. Do you fish NorCal? Monterey or Santa Cruz areas? You told another fellow to use lighter gear. What rod do you use?
Thanks man. Yeah I fish from Santa Cruz to Carmel, mostly in the Santa Cruz area. My rod is a 10’ daiwa salmon steelhead rod. Think they discontinued it. It’s rated for 1/4-1/2 oz lures. Perfect for throwing Lucku Craft and jerk baits up to 3/4oz. I like rods in that 1/2-2 oz rating. I use 15lb braid.
@@caloha7057 Thanks. 15 braid; most use 30. Do you have a fluoro leader or just straight braid to the LC, Calissa or Battle Star. I'm 80 years and don't wade much and have trouble casting those lures far enough. I just got a super light rod Okuma SP shorth handle 8"6" but have other Okumas and a Hawaiian Custom 10'7". I have fished Twin Lakes, 4th Ave, Sea Cliffs, Sea Bright, Rio Del Mar, and Black Rock Beaches with variable success, I always get there when "You should have been here last week. Ha Ha
That okuma Hawaiian is perfect. I was thinking about picking one up. If you don’t go deeper in the water with waders, fish at the higher tides. Easier to get to deeper water. Look for beaches with sand piled up. A nice slope makes for better structure.
@@caloha7057That sounds more like the Sea Bright area than the father south Rio Del Mar areas. Yes! I always look for deep sloping beaches with near shore "blue" deep water so I don't have to wade. The Hawaiian Custom is a Roles Royce of surf rods. But for an old guy like me that long rod seems to get tip heavy (unbalanced?) after an hour of constant casting and retrieving.
Oh I know it, but I’m so stubborn and Chose to keep with the jerk baits. I take my Carolina gear out of the bag and force myself to get better. But more skunky sessions.
You worked 3 different baits with success!! Do you have a got to bait/lure? You don't wade out much at all, yet you got the Lucky Craft out into the catch zone and it looked like there was not a deep trough. I enjoy your videos. I have fished those areas with variable success too. When will halibut and stripers be available?
Thanks for watching, my go to is the lucky craft 110 in shallower water and the LC 115 and Battlestar in deeper water. Lighter gear gear gets more distance on those lures. Stripe and halibut are more in the summer months. Around here anyways.
Hi Thanks for then response. What's light gear and rod length? But what if a striper or halibut grabs it with light gear? I guess you juts deal with it as best you can. Your roads/highway are all tied up now!@@caloha7057
I’m not too familiar with fresh water gear, but the lucky craft 110 is 5/8oz and the 115 is 3/4oz. Perfect when conditions are good. But when the wind turns onshore, I can’t get any distance. Way to light.
Perch bites can be in a small slot. Perhaps if you had been in that spot of fellow down the beach was, your jerk baits would have worked. A great narrative on your thoughts. It's tough to compare baits and catches as there's so many variables involved.
Idk how such a small channel got recommended to me but this is some great content! I love flounder fishing and I hope for the best if you continue to make videos!
Enjoyable and informative commentary during your video? Where do you fish mostly AND catch the most: Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz or Monterey beaches? Or are you a SoCal fisher?
City boy, probably a Democrat too. Or a liberal 🙄. Probably went to the Britney Griner homecoming in his prius and watches CNN all day long. What a jerk