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I made it to the beach for an hour. Found 5 sand crabs and converted 2 of them to on back-to-back casts.

Nice Mike... Haven't seen a croaker or corb in ages... Way To convert..
Butch

Mike M wrote: Thu Jan 22, 2026 6:23 am I made it to the beach for an hour. Found 5 sand crabs and converted 2 of them to on back-to-back casts.

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Nice!! Heck of an hour at the beach. Those fish must've been stoked to see those sand crabs

A couple of nice ones Mike for off season. You've had good success with that sand crab rake. Still finding them close to the surface or digging deep ?

Perch killer wrote: Thu Jan 22, 2026 4:57 pm A couple of nice ones Mike for off season. You've had good success with that sand crab rake. Still finding them close to the surface or digging deep ?

I use a right-handed baitcaster so I hold the rod in my left hand and rake in my right. Each time a wave recedes, I kick sand into the rake with my right foot/toe so I'm down about 3 to 4 inches. It took about 30 minutes to find those 5 crabs.

Nice job Mike! Keep your eye out for those stripers at Torrance!

Heck of crab - catch ratio. Guess I need to get out