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Man, I see those shiners and I dream of big fish. Great live bait!

Thanks all for the kind words. I am a lucky man. Despite the horrific connotations of the C word, I was never in pain. A decently healthy life (quit cigs 36 years ago) and a here-and-now attitude, plus early detection and a first rate oncology team--all combined to give me the best shot...

It's been a minute since I last posted a fishing report. I think I did not post anything at all last year. Lots of reasons, but mostly because I fish the same way I have for many years. I adapt and adjust according to tide and climate, but it's usually a subtle change. I figured I already had...

We are not cops or DFW wardens. No one appointed us to be the unpaid vanguards of pier ethics. Most pier fishers are regulars and you have to interact with them time and again. In today's violent climate it makes no sense to mind other people's business. Is it worth it to risk slashed tires...

No. You don't gaff fish unless you intend to keep them. Period. That little hole can easily be infected and kill the fish. Throw away the gaff and get a crab ring. Fish prepared. ps It swam away because that's what fish do. A guy could be mortally wounded by a gunshot and sprint down the...

Nothing like plugging for stripers. I rarely use bait for them. I smiled at your fish picture. Recently I took one home without bleeding it. Just stuffed it in the TraderJoe's bag and it wound up L- shaped. Almost needed a router to fillet it.

https://sfbaynerr.sfsu.edu/scientists-get-crabby-china-camp

But can you tell us who drew the sketch? It is surprising no attribution was given. Equally surprising no one else has asked...

Thanks, R! To be fair, I first got the idea to salt dead bait from this message board many years ago. I'm fairly certain Snookie posted it first. Since then I have "improved" on it. 4:1 ratio salt to borax (20 Mule Team). This works for shrimp baits, herring and anchovies, and also pile...

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Tail says not a halibut.

Yes, that's another area for unleashed canine confusion. Of so many...

Most entitled people on Planet Earth.

Little or no wind today at Point Richmond. Slow moving outgoing tide after a sluggish incoming. I threw the cast net, jigged the sabiki, bobbered the smelt rig with fresh picked pile worms--and got completely shut out. Luckily for me an old fishing colleague was at hand. We have known each...

Lures from piers are a challenge. Some people like inline sinkers to keep the offering at a desired depth. It's worked for Heddon or Excalibur crankbaits and jerkbaits in the past. When I throw Rat-L-Traps from a higher elevation, I sometimes have an exaggerated drag so the lure travels a...

I do a bit of lure fishing in San Francisco Bay. From boats, Lucky Craft are effective, but most of the places I fish from shore are snag risks and I use swimbaits or hair raisers. For the price of one LC, I can easily have three swimbaits, including the jigheads, and stay on the water. I...