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Lip 'em bro! No need to gill them.

Nice catch!

Took a trip down Memory Lane with shrimp pump in hand. Historically, good bite on incoming tide and today followed the pattern. '

23 or so fish, seven species. Sand and Spotted Bass, round ray, dink halibut, a buttload of chunky yellowfin croaker, diamond turbot and a rock wrasse.

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This Sunday was rougher than the last. Spent a good bit of time working some new baits with little to no luck. 20 fish total a mixed bag of spotties and calicos. Few of the spotties being legal or just shy of it. Most were caught on the incoming tide in the morning. Bite shut down for me around 9 ...

Two weeks later...

Hit the same spot. Pumped three dozen shrimp and got to work.

31 fish today...six species...

YFC, turbot, round ray, calico bass (tiny), spotted bay bass, and get this....eleven rock wrasse. Eight of the wrass(es?) would qualify for my pb for that fish. They were 13 inches plus ...

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Hey all,
I headed out last Sunday to Mission Bay with the hopes to make a video about making lure fishing easier. I wanted to showcase 3 baits that are easy for anyone to catch fish with on the bay. The first was the chatterbait. I used both the traditional bigger bait ...

I went out last night to try for sharks and rays for the first time. Decided to try de anza cove thanks to dj thrillz post for mission bay. While I didn't get skunked, I definitely could have done things better. Ended up with a little smooth hound and a couple of small rays. The larger setups ...

Been months since I’ve hit the bay but brought 3 rods to an informal celebration of life this morning. Before spreading ashes we fished Square Mile and just like days of old, chucking plastics and other baits produced spotties and fond memories. Most came on a perch colored minnow pinned to a 3/16 ...

Hello all, long time watcher finally posting. I fish all and everything but 90% home base of bays and sand. Thanks

Typical session this morning catching spotties then snagged a monster. Was thinking hali at first but after awhile it became dead weight. Towed me around Mariners and finally was able to beach and land the huge mud marlin on 10 lb. Was a fun surprise. Thanks

I went to Agua Hedionda Lagoon and maybe 20% of my casts did not come back with seaweed or seagrass covering the rig. Same thing last night. No bites. I saw a few opaleye and one 10-12" bass caught. All on bait. Some people casting lures left after a few casts when they realized it was useless ...

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FYI, you should consider physical therapy. I had some surgery on my shoulder a few years ago, went to physical therapy and regained full range of movement. Then a few months later, started hurting and went to physical therapy again and with a few exercises, problem went away in a few days.

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Haven’t posted in a long time.
Simple rig: size 4 bait hook above 2 oz pyramid weight. Shrimp for bait.
Incoming tide last night.
Behind the Bahia.
Also caught but pictures shy: 2 small smooth hound sharks. 1 stingray

Did your shoulder pain kinda come up out of nowhere? Mine started with a little discomfort, then a popping feeling, followed by decrease in my range of motion. Very painful at the limit. For a while my left shoulder and arm were virtually useless. I went in for the various tests and it was ...

Rented a Skiff out of Coronado and fished the bay. Caught a legal Halibut [no picture as she wasn't cooperating] a sick Sculpin several deep spotties and a skiff pulling batray....We were looking for sand bass but to no avail.

Mr too, I ran/worked 44 years as a Commercial Interior Constuction/Cubicle Contractor. The good thing was i never needed to go to a gym. The bad thing is now i feel like I fell off a roof every morning….

Fished MB this weekend from 6-8am. With all the bait in the water recently I've been working the jerkbait. Some spots had tons of suspended weeds but I just kept walking and found some clear spots. Seems like the action has slowed down a bit, not as many boils this weekend. Still got a few ...

here's a couple of notable catches from previous week. No pictures from this week.

68 here. Fake right hip. Right knee next. Left shoulder screwed lifting. Note to self, stop lifting. But every day this side of terra firma is a blessing!

While walking the dog I watched a guy south of Crystal pier catch a corbina in the surf, so I figured I’d go fish some. I fished the surf south of Crystal pier, mostly in front of the lifeguard station, from maybe 8:30-11:00 this morning. I went under the pier for sand crabs and got 20+ with roe ...