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Mission Beach was full of red tide again so took a chance on finding a parking spot at PB & got lucky. Low surf inside & good conditions, a bonus.
Usual dinkers around & leader was getting short from cutting loose several hook swallowers. Contemplated packing it in but decided to put on a new 2 ...

....with one nice fish.

That pretty much sums up my evening on the sand.

During the summer, we go to the beach as a family every Friday afternoon with a group of other families. It's mostly just hanging out, but I always bring a rod or two so I can toss a few casts when the opportunity presents ...

I know you said pier fishing, but this is also a surf fishing site too :)

There are lots of fish that can be caught from the surf and as Zhao suggested, Walmart combos would be fine. Sand crabs are free and the fish are not too far out. I'm sure if you post your general location in SD, someone here ...

Nice 2 hours worth. Well done.

What a great session! Those are some nice looking bass.