Mission Beach 2-26

[kastmaster]

Some slabs, including pregnant females made their appearance. Five fish in 2 hrs (0630 start) on the blue and chrome kastmaster.

[Midnightpass]

Some slabs, including pregnant females made their appearance. Five fish in 2 hrs (0630 start) on the blue and chrome kastmaster.
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You are the Kast Master!..Nice perches….
Butch

[Calmwater]

Thanks for the report and the pics, Kastmaster. Question for you - do you use kastmasters for perch year-round, or do you switch to other baits during certain times of the year? FWIW, I caught my pb perch on a Livetarget Erratic Shiner last February...a pregnant female. Anyway, go get some more!

[kastmaster]

Thanks Calmwater. I alternate surf fishing with KM and jerkbaits and haven't targeted perch outside of the Dec - March period. Hopefully, I can add more to the discussions here as I gain experience. I tend to fish the bay or piers in summer due to crowds, so I know I have been missing out on the sand crab / corbina / croaker party, but I aim to remedy that this year. The list of species I have caught locally on KM includes barred surfperch, shortfin corvina, macks, spotties, halibut, queenfish, Bonefish (!), barred sand bass, jacksmelt, lizardfish, needlefish. Waiting on my first 'cuda. Sharp hooks and tight lines.