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Water got cold about a week before Hilary, I had to switch back to my full suit for surfing before the storm. The bite has been really slow everywhere I've been in North county outside of the tide maxing or bottoming out. Dusk has been okay too, dawn has been lackluster.

the big "slabs" can get up to 14 - 15" range at So. Cal beaches. A few may push close to 16. PB for me in San Diego was 14"+. Suggest you check out Nick Heid's site, www.surffishingsocalsd.com and Bill Varney's www.fishthe surf.com. Both have excellent info on perch fishing So.Cal's beaches.


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I'm using a Phenix trifecta light 10' for throwing jerkbaits in the surf, reel is loaded up with 30lb braid and I usually use 12-20lb leader, enough to have my finger on that instead of braid when casting. I keep having a problem with break offs near my knot though. My knot doesn't fail, rather my ...

Since the harbor was dredged, I haven't had anything but palm sized perch hookups. In the fall/winter and early spring I was getting a lot of good fish out of there. Does it usually take awhile for things to pick up again after the finish the sand replenishment? I know all the sand gets dumped south ...