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Fished Crowley in June with guide, Sam Vasily. Caught rainbows, browns and 1 cutthroat.

I know many people favor Carolina rigs, but I like a single, or double hook gangion with a 1 ounce weight on the bottom. Cast over the shorebreak, keep the line tight and adjust if it moves with the current. It is less prone to tangles and doesn't collect as many weeds.

At my local beach, soft ...

I used a single hook gangion and small soft shells to catch these guys at RAT Beach this morning.

I caught this white striped sargo at RAT Beach last week. Anyone else ever caught/seen one?

**Update** Thanks for the clarification guys... my first Black Croaker!

Man, that corbina looks clean and healthy. Nice catching, Butch!

Redondo Beach Pier was full of bonito catchers this past Wednesday.

I watched my friend catch this unlikely suspect last week. A quick photo, then released.

Yes from the surf. About 25”. Ruler max is 24” and it was longer.

I’ll probably never have a day like this again…

The photo

I used 20+ year old Fix It All, modeling clay and a knock off 100g jig to make a slow pitch jig mold. It's not perfect, but it was a fun little project.

I tossed a soft shell at low tide into the 1st trough. It sat a while before this 20" corbina found it.

I helped a sand crab out of his shell today and got this corbina to bite in close.

These 2 small corbina ate the same soft shell on consecutive casts. Burnout separates Torrance Beach and Redondo Beach.

I've included a diagram of the setup I use. I keep the light tight to the weight and wind/swing when I feel a bite or the weight goes slack. Although I don't know the mechanism, I lip hook almost every fish. It could be the weight setting the hook as they pull away, or maybe the bead keeps them from ...

I also like Caivo Nanowire #10 hooks. The size is in between Owner Mosquito #6 and #8. Essentially an Owner Mosquito #7 at less than 1/2 the cost.

Nice fat Grass Rockfish. Congrats on a new personal best!

I found some larger soft shells and got these guys to bite today. Fun times in overcast conditions.

I found some nice soft shells this morning and got these guys to bite. First SNGF of the year.

I found 4 nice soft shells this morning and converted all 4 to corbina.

It is amazing how the corbina at my local beaches can tell the difference between hard and soft shell crabs. I use straight 8lb mono, so they don't seem to be line shy. My fishing buddies and I joke that they are "crab snobs ...