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Seeing 30 foot surf from the beach will just look like lots of whitewater almost everywhere, unless you have a pier, or surfers for perspective. Up there, go out to Mavericks(HalfMoonBay) or Santa Cruz (Steamers Lane) to see the surf display. Sunday(today), you can tune into the Eddie Aikau contest ...

Lots of good stuff here. For Surf fishing I fill 1/2 my spool on a 2500 size spinning reel with 20 lb braid and tie on with your knot of choice, some quality 10 pound Mono.(I use a glued Albright) I fill the reel as much as I can without it spilling off. Then go launch some casts with a 4 ounce ...

Bomb casting set up with long rods. 11-13 feet.

One thing I've been experimenting with is sending four or five ounces, or up to around 100 yards, to vegetated reef sections. I have had success with 2 ounces plus or minus, and it works well in the sand spike on shorter casts, such as to the first ...

Got my best fish of the year (so far) today. Nice 22" vina. Knew it was a vamp when it went nuts on the surface. Fly fell out of its mouth at shore. Also tagged my first midshipman and smallest halibut.
The fish gods like a fly rod in my hand

I finally decided to sign up after watching this new forum for awhile and taking a break from internet discussions.

User CraigSmith on the old SDFISH website.

Another bluegill outing this morning. Decided to go with some old school gear (older than fiber glass)

Decided to fish bamboo (fine Tonkin cane) today. Vintage Orvis "99" 7' 6wt made in the 1960s. Though marked for a 6wt it casts a 4wt line nicely. Fun rods. Paired with a Scientific Anglers System ...

Might as well get a paddleboard report in here even if its not from San Diego!

Ive spent the last few weeks targeting backwater tarpon and its been a blast and a pain in the butt. I started fishing small baits and flukes and the bites were slow to come, i switched to the No Live Bait Needed mini ...

Very slow day at Bonita Cove/Mariner's Basin this afternoon, just like the tide chart and barometer said it would be. But the rain kept the people away so parking wasn't too bad.
Only got a couple of spotties, but they averaged 13 inches.
One of 'em ate a bass jig (green football head, 4" spider ...

I've been watching a ton of YouTube videos about injection-molding plastic lures. '''

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I know, I know...with all the cheap plastics available from Temu, on amazon and from bulk suppliers like Lockett, what's the point?

Well, the point is that for every big ol ...

This Saturday night from 5:30pm-10pm. Sign in between 5:30pm-6:30pm. I will be where the yellow spot is on the map. Show up, sign in, and go fish wherever you want. You will need to make an account on our discord if you do not have one, as this is where we upload the photos. If you need a link to it ...

There was so much good info there

The attacking is already starting. Just leave it in the past and get over it. Anyone can guess why the site is gone and we will probably never know. Keep it neutral and move on. Bashing has started. -spilt milk, water under the bridge… If someone sees that there is all ready badmouthing against them ...

So last week I finally made it out to the Tuna Harbor Dockside Market and picked up some Ahi, Albacore, Opah and Escolar fillets. I love sashimi and poke but I know it's not recommended to eat raw fish because there is a risk of food poisoning or contracting a parasite.
Basically it has to be ...

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Slowly added some pieces of dry ice. It's best to make the pieces the size of a golf ball or so and add them slow so the liquid doesn't boil over the top
Dry ice is very cold and will burn your skin almost instantly so handle with care!
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I used a laser thermometer to measure ...

Once the temperature dropped below 30-35F I added few more pieces of dry ice and started putting the fish in
I kept monitoring the temperature so when it went above 30F I just added some more ice
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I left the fish sitting there for about 10-15 minutes
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Once ...

When you're ready to eat your fish, just put the packets into a room temperature water for about an hour and it's ready to go!
The sashimi came out excellent, as fresh as it gets.

P.S. Don't try this at home

Thanks for the instructions. For those who try this, make sure you're in a well ventilated area, or you can pass out from the CO2.

Thanks for the detailed instructions. You've gone to great lengths to ensure highest quality! Pretty impressive!

Wishing all of my fellow Vietnam Veterans a great day... I lay in bed this morning thinking about all of my friends from our time in country... Living and the ones no longer with us... Joe, Rich, Randy, Mark, Greg, Cappy, and many others..
Butch

On Memorial Day, all of us should never forget the sacrifice and the courageous deeds of
our fallen heroes and honor the brave men and women who fought in service for our great nation.