San Diego & SoCal Fishing Forums

I've never seen that one before. Nice!

Thanks for the tip. (As well as the others you’ve posted) My first BFS set up arrived yesterday. Can’t wait to try it out.

I’m new to the BFS world and just adding to my tackle bag. I primarily do saltwater fishing and have done decently well in estuaries and quite areas of the San Diego and Mission bay.

Does anyone have any suggestions on baits and jig heads. Weirdly I had success using little swim baits on the Zman ...

Are you fishing from shore, float tube, kayak or boat?

All of those heads will catch fish if used correctly. Spotties really like a slow, stop and go retrieve with pauses on the bottom. The main choice is whether to go with an exposed hook or weedless, which depends on how much weeds are in the ...

Oh, I read that article several times over. Thank you.

Me personally I’m fishing from shore. Seems like no matter what the type of jig head it is you want it close to bottom or having some contact with bottom.

Any tips with using the ned rig ?

Ned rig has worked well for me although I can't say it is better or worse than the other heads for spotties. It has really worked well at Barrett for LMB. I prefer the weedless versions with an offset hook. The Zman Ned heads really retain the baits although you have to pull hard to get the Elaztech ...