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    Trinidad Pier

    Fished my Birthday/Fathers Day for a FAT SKUNK Used salted cocktail shrimp and clams for bait. Artificials were made up of Gulp Sandworms, Mullet, and some Swimbaits....... Hey........I TRIED
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    Campbell Cove Crabbing 11/29.............WHAT'S THAT SMELL?????

    SKUNK!!!!!!........ Fished the incoming High and Slack tide with snares filled with squid and herring......1 TINY Dungie and 2 keeper (to some....not me) red crab........a LOT of poaching activity and broken glass bottles everywhere......Why do people have to do that?? Gear Fished a Penn...
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    Crabbing Reels

    Trying to decide on Spud Point or Campbell Cove for Sun Morning
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    Crabbing Reels

    I have 11' and 12' Rods at the moment with a 10' and 2 11' Rods that need to be built still........
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    DIY Lead Melting Set-UP.....CHEAP...........Any Interest

    Basic idea here......I just usually just make pencil leads though.....Working to much OT at the moment to get any pics or videos together myself
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    Crabbing Reels

    It took me a while to learn them....But it is absolutely worth it.........I can Spool an Abu 6500 spooled with 20# on a good cast when I am in practice.......I could probably teach you pretty easily....
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    Crabbing Reels

    What spinning reels are you using?.......I have destroyed every one I have tried so far. Most recently a 6500 and an 8000 Okuma.........I am switching to Squidders with their solid metal gears until I find a spinning reel that can handle the load.......My spot I sometimes get more than one crab...
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    DIY Lead Melting Set-UP.....CHEAP...........Any Interest

    All you need to get started 1) Butane Stove and fuel..........This is a pretty good deal off of Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Butane-Stove-Fuel-Canister-Catridge/dp/B083ZNCM52/ref=sr_1_27?dchild=1&keywords=butane+fuel&qid=1604419812&sr=8-27 2) Cast Iron Sauce Pan......THRIFT...
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    DIY Lead Melting Set-UP.....CHEAP...........Any Interest

    If there is any interest I can put together a tutorial on how to get into making your own lead weights safely and affordably........but I need to know if there is any interest before I put in the time.... DSRTEGL
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    Sooooo......My Vacation was finally approved......

    Sorry I have not posted a fishing report on this trip.......but except for a Buffalo Sculpin caught on a 2oz Casting Spoon almost as big as it was........It was skunk city the whole trip.........Mostly due to surf conditions of beach slope...........I was going to fish a second day at Trinidad...
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    Sooooo......My Vacation was finally approved......

    Looks like I am going to be able to make it up there........YES!!!!!
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    Brined Baits

    I just followed recipes I found on Youtube........Commercial Preps are just to damn expensive.....I DID LEARN......that trying to dye baits with standard food coloring does not work on herring and other fin fish
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    Sooooo......My Vacation was finally approved......

    Pray for me Guys..............I might have to CANCEL MY TRIP because of poor air quality on the North Coast DAMMIT
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    Brined Baits

    Wet brined some clams and mussels to got with the slated herring I still have left for my trip to Trinidad Pier.......Fresh bait is not always available up there and when it is......IT IS DAMN EXPENSIVE
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    Two Questions for Surf Perch Fans

    Carolina when fishing the surf almost exclusively Hi/Lo When Fishing off Jetties or Piers for the most part A lot has to due with weather and surf conditions as well
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    Home Made Lures...............Post Your Completed Projects Here

    New Lures coming off the bench...........1 1/2oz and 3oz Casting Spoons..........The Black and White ones are Glow-in-the-Dark with Glow Skirts
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    Home Made Lures...............Post Your Completed Projects Here

    Spray paint.......not ready to get into powder paint... Also going to a gloss one coat polyurethane top coat as a drip and dry
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    Home Made Lures...............Post Your Completed Projects Here

    Just got a bunch more paints for my lures.........DAMMIT.......
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    Sooooo......My Vacation was finally approved......

    Yah........you and I both know that the new pier is not NEARLY as fishy as the old one......but it is still my favorite one......none of the other NorCal Piers are even close