Thanks Taku! Means a lot. A little extra effort goes a long way as you know! It really helps the subject matter really helps a lot of people who fish the surf. It’s very rewarding to hear people get inspired by things we do. It’s really cool to see your stories on ig where people tag you while they’re foraging or cooking! Amazing stuff brother 🍻
Good info . My experience fishing surf I look for the start of a rip tide with a rip it pulls a lot of sand out exposing bait and steering up the bottom make a hole and I fish the out side of the tide. The other thing I look for is wave sets how long 10 to 15 sec between.
Thank you for the thoughtful response! That’s why fishing is so special. Conditions constantly change. One day to the next can be totally different. It’s really nice to find wave faces that come in really close pulling up lots of sand. It’s a dream. We didn’t see too much of that this day. We hit about 5 spots too. We’ll continue to do these types of videos. Maybe one of them we’ll see 10-15 seconds between waves. Can’t wait till spring. That can be totally optimal.
The other thing i like to do is fish the break water. What I mean is that dirty water the wave leaves behind when it crashes down and turns up the bottom. I fish that when it’s windy and sets are crazy
Great work on the educational videos on how to read the breaks, it helped a lot. I have been many times to the Pacifica Coast with my family and very eager son to catch a surf perch but nothing but SKUNKS!! I hope to take this knowledge and turn it into catch and cooks! More vids like this please and head up north to the bay area, Marin, Sonoma, Medocino to join us up here.
That’s so awesome. Thank you for the kind invite. Will definitely look at traveling more as the channel grows. And definitely doing more videos like this showing the water we catch fish out of. Hopefully to make time on the water that much better for everyone.
Probably the best tips I've ever heard about surf perch fishing thanks man great video outstanding content in real advice that I will use to catch more fish love the drone footage outstanding
Have only been watching your channel for a few days now, love to watch your action. I'm an old school surf fisher, use to nail it back in the 70's then a little in the 90's. Basically fly fish the eastern sierra but wanting to get back into salt for in-between action. Definitely different than what we use to do. Learning from you Sir....Thanks
That’s awesome Daniel! My dad did the same in the 70s and he trips out at what we do. He has tried it and has had fun but the stories he tells of that time our epic
@@Hook2Cook Ah an old comrade, well I'm learning the new setup and techniques, maybe I'll see you one these days! Would love that for sure, tight lines brother..
I’m sure ppl have stated already but its best to comb over maps satellite google to look for those pools, and other structural anomalies that could potentially be a honey hole
Dude thank you for this video!!! Took what I can remember from the video to the surf and hooked up a barred perch on the 11th hour. Thanks bro! Keep up the great work fellas
That is so awesome Ronald! Really makes it worth the extra effort to put these videos together hearing success stories like this. You can count on it that we will continue to make videos like this. Thanks again for the feedback
@@Hook2Cook hell yeah bro. Me and my cousins are trying to find our fish legs so been sharing ur vids Thank you very much, looking forward to all the future content. Blessings.
Dude, just took up surf fishing and you blew my mind with the 2’ length out of the pole for better casts, and funny cuz I used to bass fish. Anyway, great video and thanks for the tip👍🏻
I am your newest Subscriber! Your video was in my feed today and I am so glad. You provided great practical info, especially how to read the surf. And the casting tip was also useful. Despite your YT name I like how you catch & release.
i know this sounds silly but as an inexperienced surf fisherman id like to see some examples of water that i should AVOID because sometimes this stuff all starts to look the same from the shore and with everything moving indefinetly its hard to know for sure
Agreed! Do you have a major advantage when it comes to counting the sets and timing your casts behind the wave which wasn’t really covered as a topic in this video.
Sorry if Im asking too much but it'd be helpful for me at least to actually see a drawing/animation of the sea floor you're describing...bars,holes etc. ....simply for better understanding
Epic video brotha. I know this video had been requested for a while by subscribers. Quality footage and super informative. It looks like this video is a big hit and is getting good feedback. I’ll be back to fish with you guys soon hopefully.😎
Much appreciated Dylan! Yea we’ll keep this going and analyze different conditions as we fish so everyone can recognize what to target during whatever situations might arise. Looking forward to your next visit brotha!
Depends. If absolutely 0 bites, 15 minutes max. Maybe a little less if it’s 2 anglers. When it’s two anglers you’re doubling the amount of casts into a spot and if there were fish in the area, they would’ve seen your lure already.
I wanna try a grub or a rattle bait like you have here but usually the surf is so gnarly its hard to get my bait out far enough to catch em. I mean every video i watch, the surf seems much calmer than what i usually fish in here on longbeach wa. Maybe I’m overestimating how far out the fish are
Okay to make it simple to understand of whatever you saying is, if there a deep spot at the beach, the waves won't produce sea foam right? So that's where most people will target to cast their lures or bait right?
That’s accurate! To add to that, where the foam starts is the transition where the sand starts to build up and create a higher spot. This is also a great place to target as it creates natural lanes the fish use to move around. Great observation
Yo E man! Dope video, very informative. As an angler, we're always learning something new. Definitely added more info to my cranium this morning. I wishI was able to join the release party. Until the next episode, Pow!
I just discovered your channel. Thank you for the videos. I am new to shore fishing and really enjoying it. Your videos are fun and helpful! I'm from the 805 too!
Great video packed with info! What drone are you using? Looks insane! Also.. does that 3 finger glove protect against spine pokes? Keep all that this great content coming! Cheers!
Hahah thank you! Yea it was challenging keeping it watchable with so much content. The drone is a DJI spark. The glove does help against getting spiked and keeps the braid from cutting my finger. Stay tuned definitely more to come! 🍻
Always love the videos...I learn so much! I'm new to the surf and after my first Perch at the moment. Jealous of how good the fishing seems where you are. LA area is decent and I am catching fish, but north or south seems to be much more plentiful.
Thanks for the encouragement! Definitely trying to bring the drone out more in the future videos. Some places we travel so light it’s hard to bring the drone
Cover lots of water. Park and walk away as far as you can stand and work your way back to your car casting at every irregularity in the water. You’ll find them. Thanks for the support
Nice Video Ed, thanks for doing that one for us! I have a question, when your driving along the beach in your truck what do you see that makes you stop to fish a spot?
The wave action exposes the bottom contours. When you see the darker water surrounded by the foamy water, that’s a good place to start! Sometimes they aren’t where they “should be” but that’s why it’s fishing. Just bounce around and don’t stay in a spot if it’s not producing.
Yea bro! That’s usually the reel in the videos. $30 from dicks! This reel in the videos was a gift from the Hook2cook family!!! Here’s the video breaking it in Breaking in the Van Staal at the Hook2Cook Family Christmas ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3cJIpicQwJ4.html
Legit vid as always brother. Yo that F.G. knot is what's up! What is your go to swim calissa or lucky craft? Was going to try it up here in N. Oregon on redtails surf perch.
Go to is the Calissa. A lot of people are claiming it casts better and they’re such a great value. You can literally get 3 for $41 with our promo code on the sardine glow. Caught a 32” 14lb striper (video coming) on the sardine glow
Great job, Edward! Quality, quality stuff! I need to get a drone, but the sound is so darn annoying! Hahahaha Thanks for the great content, my brother!
@@Hook2Cook Edward, you are spot on! You can say so much more via the drone footage. Speaking the words is one thing but showing everyone is amazing! Great job!
It’s the closest thing next to experiencing it in person. The GoPro is such a wide angle it’s hard to see anything farther than 20 yards. The drone can get a whole football field in one screen!
Thanks for the video Edward! The drone footage is awesome! I took my drone out last weekend but didn’t get it high enough in the air to get a good look at the surf. How high do you take yours? Thanks again for another dope video!!🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
Lol it’s unnerving to have such expensive equipment over water super high... just trust the tech is smart enough to come home should anything occur with the transmission
new sub here! great info on how to read the water, you make it look so easy! just came back from HMB this afternoon but the wind was running around 20mph from the NW, even a 3oz would veer off 45 degrees to the left because of the winds. What wind conditions do you have in the videos when you are casting the calissas? (0-5 mph?) Do you even recommend to try surf fishing when winds are 20mph+? TIA
Awesome! Welcome to the H2c Fam! Glad to have you aboard. The conditions are from 2-7mph Once it starts moving past 8mph it starts getting difficult for the calissa and it’s time to use a different technique. Best to really monitor what the wind is going to be like weekly and throughout the day. Some days are just impossible.
We actually got blown of the water after a short session in this one- Using CaliCovers for the first time while fishing for Barred Surf Perch ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UZxVedFf6HM.html
In this video, a van staal vr50 on an okuma celilo 9'6" medium light salmon steelhead rod. the net is a sports ball net. you can find everything at kit.co/hook2cook