I spent the last few years catching and releasing a ton of surfperch.
I'd give the last several trout I've caught for one perched fried in a buttered skillet. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.🙂
There was nothing like catching them on a Carolina-rigged Gulp! camo sandworm at Bolsa Chica in the surf after work. Cast out, reel in slowly and feel the rig drop into the troughs. Like fishing by braille 🙂
