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I took my dog to fiesta Island for a couple of hours. Caught 5 croaker throwing small grubs.

Went for a spottie session today in sd bay and saw a dead striper, then I saw a guy fishing topwater for corvina and he told me he caught a 26 in striper last night in the bay on topwater! Crazy never thought they came down this far

It took years and about six million dollars to remove it from Agua Hedionda Lagoon....

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Hello SDFISH,
Went on Black Friday shopping for fishing gears. Ended up only two sinking jerkbait. Headed straight to MB to tried it out, first stop landed 4 SBB and than stop at last stop about to call it a day. Landed at 20.5" hali

Thought a 7ft tide swing might have them on the chew and wasn’t disappointed. Got 11 feisty biters before the lack of water on our spots chilled the bite. Did move around some docks for 3 late ones but were off the water by 11. Small colorful curly tail plastics on underspins and a bronze Damiki ...

Thought we’d try the opposite tide swing from last trip, low to high. Unfortunately couldn’t find a steady bite in the usual spots. Decided to mix things up and yoyo a blade bait, different from the heavier leadheads and paddle tail plastics I usually fish deep. Started getting spotty bites in the ...

4.5 Fish Per Hour.
South Bay float tubing.
The wide open winter bite is not here yet.
Got a handful of foot long spotties.
And thirty typical SoBay rats.
No bonus species.
Calm conditions helped me detect a dozen really subtle bites. Used small tube baits, grubs and even got one on a tiny spoon.

Best technique for spotties is usually to cast a soft plastic on a jig head out, let sit, reel 1/2 to 1 turn while feeling the line, pause and repeat. Many people fish soft plastics too fast. Either curly tail or paddle tail baits work.


And watching the line on the pause too. I catch a lot of ...

On Buena Vista there used to be a trail down to the south side of the farthest west part. You could catch small bass for hours on anything with a bit of flash. Rooster tails were the best. Did see a guy land about an 8 pounder there once. The feeder into the east end of Batiquitos from the golf ...

Last time I looked there in person there was a fence separating the grass from the mud beach. Boats and barges almost completely blocked the space between Pier 18 and Pier 19 (the Cesar Chavez public pier - no fishing allowed). Even if you could access the water the work going on would have made ...

Hey!

New to the forums, but excited to meet everyone. Caught some leopards in Mission Bay 2 weeks ago. They aren't there anymore Tried to get them again. Bait was some fresh spotfin croaker. There were so many of them but only hooked two!! CPR

Great questions by Pipster. I would argue to start out like any other sport of hobby, start small and work your way up.

A cheap spinning combo (~$30-50) from your typical sporting goods store, 7 feet medium action will work, 10 lb nylon fishing line, size 6 hooks, and some weights (0.5 -1 oz). I ...

If you are just fishing lakes and the bays from shore (not saltwater piers), then IMO it's hard to beat this combo for value. Not joking when I say it's as good as combos >2x the price.
Shakespeare 7' micro light rod and Daiwa Regal LT 2500
I would still happily use this combo today and I have some ...

Best wishes on this new endeavor. San Diego is fishing heaven! Some thoughts on starting out:

A. Get a decent spinning outfit for lighter baits and lures. 8lb or 10lb test works, you can always tie on lighter leaders.
B. Buy a decent baitcasting outfit for heavier weights. 12lb test works but you ...

]But dont have a cold heart.

Took a break from lmb and tried a couple bay trips.

Sometimes fishing sucks, sometimes it doesn't. Recently got into a wfo spotty bite and hammered it for 3 hours. Never went more than a couple minutes without a bendo. Pretty much got bit every other cast on the yo ...

Y'all hit me up. Invite yourself fishing. Tubes, yak, hike, shore, fresh, salt, fly, etc. Ramona, morena, Sd bay, Sweetwater, etc.

If you're one of those guys that makes a youtube video because you catch 3 dinks, don't hit me up.

The curse is real!! Decided to hit the small bay for a change. It’s right down the hill from my place but we almost always hit the big bay. Anyway the morning was chillier and breezier than forecast but we were determined to learn. Had new tactics ready to go and first cast…bam! Truly thought about ...

Original plan was to go throw small flies on the ultra light trout rod at schools of mullet. That changed after spending 1-2 hours and finding only 3 mullet up shallow that didnt want to play. Tossed on the ned rig with a really small fluke and the bite was on. It wasn't a numbers day but very good ...

While Surf Fishing last month I had those damn Mullet chase an Roostertail Spinner all the way to my Rod tip. The water was plenty clear. Sometimes the whole school turned and followed it. None ate it. I do well in Newport Bay on tiny bits of Shrimp on an #14 black Salmon Egg Hook under a Bobber ...