Howdy everyone.....don't drop by here much since moving to Oregon, but I see a few familiar names on this thread so I thought I would say hi. I miss the So Cal surf and pier action but love it here in Oregon. Nothing like stalking a big fat corbina on Hermosa Beach at sunrise though. Fishing is outstanding here, but my wife and I getting way tired of eating salmon. I know, high quality problem, but you can cook it only so many ways before burnout sets in. Best part is I still get to fish from the sand for them. I live on the Columbia River with a perfect sand beach just 15 minutes from my house. My pier slider experience comes in handy here. Sliding out K14 Kwikfish from the beach is killer for big chinook. Fish come really tight to bank, so it's pretty lively when a 25 pound nook eats the thing right under the surface 25 feet from shore. Casting spinners from the bank for silvers and chinook in the fall is what I live for now. Nothing like this back in So Cal. Really good redtail perch fishing up here on the coast also. Two to three pound perch are common and blow away the size of the fish we caught down south. Water is way colder though, and standing in it casting grubs with shorts on can be a real eye opener. Anyway, I saw Baitfish posting and thought I would say hi. Glad to see Florida working out for you. Adam, if you can do me a favor and drop me an email at
mariejoemaestas@msn.com. I have a few questions about Florida. My wife and I are thinking of a Winter home there. Mola Joe over and out........tight lines.