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https://surffishingsocalsd.com/surf-fishing-report-socal/page/2/ . This is a link to a very good surf fishing site . Nick is a local , well written . There are very good articles about gear in particular that may help with the decision . The fishing articles are very good as far as info goes . He is ...

There are so many rods and reels to choose from. For me, Okuma's Celilo 9'6" ML paired with a 2500 or 3000 size spinning reel is a great value. The rod is perfect for perch, corbina, croaker and other surf species. I like the cork handle better than longer handled, East Coast style surf fishing rods.

Hadn't been out to PB in almost a month so gave it a look this AM. South of pier half way to LG station; what a mess of junk on the beach and in the water. If didn't get bit in 3-4 minutes, line loaded up with grass/lettuce. Lots of sand crabs though everywhere. One perchie and after half hour ...

Nice fish
New to area. 1st trip out was this morning.
Fished from about 6:30 - 9
Caught some perch and 1 halibut.
Perch on crabs, probably should of had a few more but was using a size 2
Halibut was caught on LC

Saw/spoke w/ 1 other guy fishing, he caught perch and YFC

Have pic of Hali but ...

Sunset with your family and fish too... sounds like a memorable outing!

And the 404 in your Daughter's hands wins the fishoff!... Good job Dad....
Butch

I fished the surf Tuesday July 1 around 8:45-10:00 just south of Crystal Pier, tide rising from 8:55 0.6ft low. My first time out in about a month (had only one 15 minute session in all of June, which ended with a break off in a mass of kelp). Crabs plentiful everywhere, lots with roe. Grass was ...

Hah! I too was a little surprised that you caught perch in the bay. Gulp sandworms are "perch crack", if you want to catch something else, put some sandcrabs on your hook!! You'll get (in order of likelihood in my experience): yellowfin croaker, spotfin croaker, white croaker, perch, black croaker ...

I’m not a hardcore kinda fisherman… I do it for fun, and don’t make it work… I’ve fished my whole life, but have never been fanatical about gear or methods… Most of the guys I know that catch big fish regularly aren’t like that.. They work hard for their fish… I’ve caught my share of large fish, but ...

Nice! I too was at South Mission around this time. I tried to power through the high tide at 8:30 but got little to no action, so at that point I was mostly just enjoying the sun which had come out.

I did get a late, huge hit and saw the same silver you mentioned but I too lost it. Definitely ...

Had a few leftover bloodworms getting ripe in the frig so headed out to MB this AM. Conditions not ideal, strong surge, somewhat dirty water & lot of salad. If not bit within 3-4 minutes, line loaded up with grass. Not that I was getting any bites, nary a nibble. After an hour decided to head up to ...

Nice job with the corbina catches, report, and inspiration!


I don't usually quote my posts. Who does?
However, I meant the inspiration part. I did. Thank you!
Went out and caught my first bean yesterday after reading this thread and thinking I had it decoded.
Luck was part, of course. I got it ...

Probably. I usually cast out a bit, I never fish super close to the sand. Are there fish that close, say 10-25 feet out?


Yep… I’ve caught the majority of my corbina within that 10’ range… And the same with perch and SFC… YFC might be a little farther out…
Butch


I feel like half the perch I ...

Went out this morning. Fished from 6:30 to 7:15. Caught 2 perch on crabs. Tried to throw an LC, seaweed almost every cast.
After 45 minutes, just got a cup of coffee and relaxed on the beach.

Good to meet you as well Joe, enjoyed sharing some sand with you this morning. Glad for you to get that nice corbina. They're a nice mild tasting, firm but not fishy. Hope you and your family enjoy it. I'm sure we'll run into each other again.

Little late this AM getting to the party but the fishies waited. As JWacky noted, started off slow, and real slow for me at least, not a bite for almost an hour. Perch bite kicked in around 8:15 and then this guy hit 2 soft shells piggy backed around 9 am. Nice to see JWacky get his first bean and a ...

Nice corb… You guys a starting to get them.. Excellent! …
Butch

I fished the surf south of Crystal Pier this morning about 9-10:15 on incoming tide. The pier is open and plenty of lines were in the water. Water is noticeably warmer than Friday when I was out surfing, but still not over 70. Huge beds of surf crabs everywhere, but you’d be wise to be picky and ...

Thanks for the help guys! I had a great day! Got to Carlsbad around 2:00pm. Ended up with 11 surf perch, 3 YFC, and a baby sand bass. Couldn’t have even asked for that much luck