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I did save the braid but yeah essentially spooled. Just outgunned and couldn’t put enough pressure on them. I’m thinking a big ray or shark. Hate to think I lost a big WSB so yeah probably a ray/ shark


If it makes you feel any better I'm almost 100% sure you snagged a couple of bat rays.

I was ...

La Mesan wrote: Sun Aug 06, 2023 6:37 am oil or grease on your worm gear? saltwater or freshwater?

I don't like to use grease on my worm gears. I don't want sand sticking to it, but I guess if you don't surf fish that's not an issue.

I use CorrosionX.

Interesting, although I don’t think so. We heard a few splashes that were too big to be mackerel. Only way to know for sure is to go back and actually land one!


There are a lot of Mullet in there. They can get big, and they frequently jump out of the water. It's possible that is all you were ...

I agree with @KamWalsh . Once summer rolls around the surf would be my first destination to look for YFC. The river side of the South Mission Bay jetty would be my other destination.

If they were mullet, that might explain why they weren’t hitting my jerkbait. I was working it right through them , maybe what I thought was a strike was just me running over one with my plug.


On the old SD forums I think I only ever saw one mullet that was caught (lipped) with bass baits. Most ...