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    4/25/24 San Mateo Beach

    I was there this morning, went back to the same spot in the middle of the beach & hookup 4 and lost 2 and continue on down to the corner, in the mid way hookup a nice one (the big girl) continue to the corner and ended up 2 more with HairRaiser. The howling wind started to blow. outta there...
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    4/22 SF Ocean Beach

    Woke up @ Dawn and was out the door around 6 am Down to the beach about 6:30 It was the same old story, big high curly waves and strong sidewash. No one had any taker for about an hour, The waves gradually subsided and it was fishable. The person next to me hookup but was short and a few...
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    4/21 San Mateo Beach

    After yesterdays outing, thought the condition would be the same. Wrong it was the opposite. The surf was so strong and rough couldn't keep the lure down. it was like casting into a washing machine. The lure got toss around like a rag doll. But, did not give up hope. stuck around for the high...
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    Ideal water and weather condition for Plugging

    Hookup 4 and landed 2 this morning. fish the incoming tide, the surf was just perfect for plugging. hookup with the first cast, it was a short-released and kept moving down on the beach and hookup 2 more(bigger one) but came off :(( slowly walking back to the first spot where i hookup and...
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    Changed Tactic For Better Luck

    I had been watching other anglers hooking up fish left and right of me and i couldn't. There must be i'm doing something wrong here. So i decided to switch up to a longer rod and more limber tip so i could keep the lure down more in the water column. throw out a few cast and on the next cast...
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    Haven't Seen This For A While

    The plan was to target surf perch and this little fellas showed up instead. Location- Northern Ca, Bait-Grub, Tackle- 9" Phenix w/Curado reel.
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    SF Ocean Beach 2/22/24

    Grab the tackle and Dash out the door straight out to the beach. got there an hour before the high tide, the surf was moderate. Notice a patch of sandcrabs right in front of me and the trough was right there. I told myself to be more consistent working this area. well enough said.
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    Took Advantage of the Nice Weather

    Swell were down, no strong sidewash, just perfect for grubbing. setup with the carolina-rig with a plastic grub at the end. cast and retrieve back and forth. it was a steady hit and missed throughout the entire hour. waited for the change of the tide then it was more constant hookup afterward...
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    First of the Year

    An incidental catch of the year. we were fishing for perch when this guy decided to take the grub. great fight.
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    The Big Boys Are Showing Up

    Went out to the surf to inspect the last storm we just had in the Northern Ca Coast. Let see if the dungies want to come out to play, play they did and they even brought along with their friends too. It was an amazing day. The quality of the Dungies were fantastic. Went home with 7 dungies all...
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    Dungeness Crab Opener 2023

    I heard it was a mad house @ the Pacifica Pier, So second option was to go to the beach and do some crab snaring. it turn out we had a great time. The beach was quiet, it wasn't crowded and the heavy thick fog had something to do with it. bait up with squid in the snare and sling it out as far...
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    The striper still hanging around

    Such a beautiful morning here in Northern Ca Coast, Took a stroll down to the beach with my rod and reel. just walk and casted repeatedly for about an hour or so. came upon to this location and just work that spot continuously. all of a sudden my rod started to shake and the reel start to peel...
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    Tough Fishing

    Man it is tough fishing in the past couple of weeks, Always something in the mix. But luckily i found some of them today. Bait - Sandcrab, Tackle - Carolina Rig.
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    El Nino Did That

    The regular bunch of pier rats has been during quit well in term of catching mackerels. So i decided to join them this morning to see if i can match the hatch with them(some sort of). Thanks for the fish god, the mackerels did not disappoint. they were there in bunches and nothing for a while...
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    It was a quick session

    It was a quick session for this morning and ended up with some food for tonight.
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    Had Fun With The Biggies

    The Huge Barred Fought Like a mid-size stripe bass. I was grubbing along the trough and found this nice little hole. just worked at that spot for a few minutes and it produced that pot of perch. amazing.
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    If The Stripers Are Not Around

    The Stripers has not been around the area for about couple of weeks now, so decided to check out the surf to see what's out there. Throw out a plastic grub and just work the trough. Did not get disappointed. Had a great time.
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    El Nino is Here

    Oh, i also caught a Mackerel and Anchovies and Shiners Too. those fish were given away. With Lite-Tackle Outfit. Rig-Home made Sabiki Rig Location-PPier Northern Cal.
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    Different Kind of Fish

    went out to the surf this morning and did some plugging. No one home. it was quiet. Drop by the pier and saw this. Wow.