I've been going to the office lately in South San Francisco and decided to take a couple of breaks at work to sneak out and fish. It's a great stress reliever.
1st trip - 9/11/24:
Fortunately, Point San Bruno is really close by, and it felt good to get out after not fishing for some time. I have to say it's one the best striper spots that I've ever fished. Today, was such an exceptional day. I caught 8 stripers in total in about 40 minutes of actual fishing time. I also caught four in four consecutive casts which is a new record for me. I used to track the tides over here and when I caught fish at which part of the tide, and in some spots, the tide is the most important factor, but at this particular spot, it doesn't seem to matter what part of the tide it is. This is great because you can just go fishing at this spot anytime you want without having to worry about the tides. Also, I learned that you can have the utmost confidence in the bucktail jig. It's probably the single best striper lure there is. I know that the bucktail jig looks like a weird lure. The bucktail jig resembles everything but doesn't exactly represent anything. That's one of the key reasons why it works so good! These days no one uses the bucktail jig. Everyone throws a swimbait. Seriously, check what every other plugger is throwing, and it's a swimbait. That's fine with me. I'll keep throwing my hair raisers.
I also got a bunch of 1/2oz B52 Bucktail Jigs for $1.49 each ($1.65 with tax). That's a steal price for a bucktail jig. The B52 bucktail jigs are the ones that Dan Hernandez makes and endorses. Although, any bucktail jig of any brand will work. I'm just happy that I got a bunch of bucktail jigs for a steal price and slayed the hell of the stripers with them. A comparable 1/2 Spro bucktail would cost you $5 at the tackle shop. The B52 bucktail jig is the white one in the picture. 10 out the 11 fish caught from yesterday and today were caught on the white B52 bucktail jig, and the hook stayed sharp even after catching 10 stripers on them. Seems like hooking fish doesn't dull the hook point. Only rocks do.
2nd trip - 9/12/24:
I caught my first fish at around 12:15pm after about 30 minutes of fishing, then I caught my second fish a couple minutes after that, and then I caught my final fish at about 12:35pm. I fished for a little while longer just because it felt too early to leave. I simply wanted to fish longer as I enjoyed being in the outdoors. Action wasn't on fire like yesterday, but still, I limited out in 30 minutes or so. That's still pretty good in my book.
All of the fish were in the 20" - 23" class, so nothing big, but still very fun to catch.
I didn't take pics of all of the fish. When I'm catching them, I like to unhook the fish and fire off another cast as fast as I can while the school is there, but I've attached some pics of what took for you guys to enjoy.
Just FYI, if you decide to take a break to go fishing, bring an extra set of clothes and shoes and bring a cooler and get ice at a 7-11 if you catch anything. Bleed the fish out, dump them in the cooler and pour ice over them. This will keep the fish fresh until you go home to filet them. Also, go to a McDonalds and wash your hands, so you don't smell like fish in the office from lipping fish. I bring cheap coffee grinds and wash my hands with them. It gets all of the stink out without fail.
1st trip - 9/11/24:
Fortunately, Point San Bruno is really close by, and it felt good to get out after not fishing for some time. I have to say it's one the best striper spots that I've ever fished. Today, was such an exceptional day. I caught 8 stripers in total in about 40 minutes of actual fishing time. I also caught four in four consecutive casts which is a new record for me. I used to track the tides over here and when I caught fish at which part of the tide, and in some spots, the tide is the most important factor, but at this particular spot, it doesn't seem to matter what part of the tide it is. This is great because you can just go fishing at this spot anytime you want without having to worry about the tides. Also, I learned that you can have the utmost confidence in the bucktail jig. It's probably the single best striper lure there is. I know that the bucktail jig looks like a weird lure. The bucktail jig resembles everything but doesn't exactly represent anything. That's one of the key reasons why it works so good! These days no one uses the bucktail jig. Everyone throws a swimbait. Seriously, check what every other plugger is throwing, and it's a swimbait. That's fine with me. I'll keep throwing my hair raisers.
I also got a bunch of 1/2oz B52 Bucktail Jigs for $1.49 each ($1.65 with tax). That's a steal price for a bucktail jig. The B52 bucktail jigs are the ones that Dan Hernandez makes and endorses. Although, any bucktail jig of any brand will work. I'm just happy that I got a bunch of bucktail jigs for a steal price and slayed the hell of the stripers with them. A comparable 1/2 Spro bucktail would cost you $5 at the tackle shop. The B52 bucktail jig is the white one in the picture. 10 out the 11 fish caught from yesterday and today were caught on the white B52 bucktail jig, and the hook stayed sharp even after catching 10 stripers on them. Seems like hooking fish doesn't dull the hook point. Only rocks do.
2nd trip - 9/12/24:
I caught my first fish at around 12:15pm after about 30 minutes of fishing, then I caught my second fish a couple minutes after that, and then I caught my final fish at about 12:35pm. I fished for a little while longer just because it felt too early to leave. I simply wanted to fish longer as I enjoyed being in the outdoors. Action wasn't on fire like yesterday, but still, I limited out in 30 minutes or so. That's still pretty good in my book.
All of the fish were in the 20" - 23" class, so nothing big, but still very fun to catch.
I didn't take pics of all of the fish. When I'm catching them, I like to unhook the fish and fire off another cast as fast as I can while the school is there, but I've attached some pics of what took for you guys to enjoy.
Just FYI, if you decide to take a break to go fishing, bring an extra set of clothes and shoes and bring a cooler and get ice at a 7-11 if you catch anything. Bleed the fish out, dump them in the cooler and pour ice over them. This will keep the fish fresh until you go home to filet them. Also, go to a McDonalds and wash your hands, so you don't smell like fish in the office from lipping fish. I bring cheap coffee grinds and wash my hands with them. It gets all of the stink out without fail.
