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So i generally keep my Florida fishing reports off SDFish or only post a few in the paddleboard section but since im now on a boat out here and landed a darn bonefish i decided to post it.

Got up at 1am friday morning to leave for the keys, but broke the key off in the lock on the trailer. 1st in ...

Over the years many members on the old SDFish have recommended Brothers Sport Fishing . If money is no object and a high end trip in comfort is warranted Game Changer is a first class outfit . There are so many choices its mind boggling . I fish my own boat so no help as far as experience with any ...

FB update on the Hubbs white sea bass hatchery releasees.....






Hubbs White Sea bass

So I butterflied out a dorado to cook for my family's early labor day party. It's not a true zarrandeado since I didn't do it over hot coals but 45 min on the smoker and a few on the grill for some color does the trick.

Howdy there, forgot to post this trip. 4 days of bluefin hunting, no biters during the daytime really, some dorado but once we left the point we stayed north between the banks and San Clemente. Sinker rigs and jigs were the key. I had been given an Eddie bomb by a friend of mine from Openwaters ...

Epic trip. El capitian Josh hunted them down....We pulled em in...

Howdy. I wasn't gonna write this up but a fellow sdfish member inspired me to do so. I did a turn around trip so two in a row. The first trip went as follows... Arrived in the zone early enough to get a 2 hour night bite which was super surprising to me, fished hard but nothing was cooperating. Grey ...

After the ordeal on 20 pound floro, my corktape was all scuffed up and worked. I handed the rod off to my dear friend that wraps all the reely cool good stuff. I had been under the impression that it was a 539 and fishing 40 was not an issue but under the tape it said 530. I'm superglad I never ...

Longtime no post!
Got out offshore today on the San Diego. 2 stop shop more or less. First stop hooked up 1 and lost in a tangle. Second stop went 4 for 4. First 2 yellowfin on 40# and medium large sardine, second 2 on 25lb and small sardine. Beautiful grade fish 30 lb class for the most part. Felt ...

Caught this off the surf! Not sure what it is. Thinking Corbina?

Hey guys I'm new to surf fishing and going to take my daughter for her first time anybody know we're the surf perch are biting? Don't really care if there big ones I just want to at least get some bites, I got some Berkely sand worm and was going to use 6 lb with fish finder rigs. Let me know if I'm ...

Try half a mackerel and stay away from squid. When we used to use squid we ended up catching a lot more rays than leos. It'll happen, good luck

I have only caught larger leopards inside the bays. Seen 'em in the surf, but haven't caught a big one there. In my limited experience (couple dozen sharks) a fresh caught fish gets picked up more often; never got a decent sized leopard on a bait that had been frozen. The current all tackle IGFA ...

Cut bait only, stay away from squid. Looks like you have the right set up. Do not panic if you get one on, take your time don’t set the drag too tight etc. Might loose a few before you catch one. It’s all a learning process. I’m catching them in Oceanside and I’m sure they more concentrated more ...

Fresh bait is key. Old mackerel like most of the ones you buy from tadckle stores with brown, mushy meat is terrible shark bait. Either catch some from a pier and use same day/within a week or two if frozen, or catch a small perch, croaker, or corbina at the beach and cut it up. You don't need to go ...

Hey guys we went yesterday from like 5 to 730 and we got skunked lol, there were a lot of people in the water so it was hard to find places to cast out and got a lot of seaweed for some reason... There were a lot of sand crabs though. I'll try really early next time before people get out to the ...

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.

Dog beach whenever the water isn't moving so right around a high or medium tide. 30lb braid is good doesn't matter if you use a leader. Carolina rig with about a half ounce with a circle hook and a whole sardine.