Surf Fishin and fish tale thread

[sunfish]

Originally Posted by bananimal

Pinfish --- right. But if you want a big snook an 8 to 12 inch live croaker is tops.

I use the sabiki rig with 6 hooks tipped with little pieces of saved dead shrimp or fresh lizard fish to catch pinfish, pigfish, grunts etc.

Guys who are serious about big big snook fish 3 inch chunks of whateverfish under the bridges at night. The rig I have for this is a stout boat rod with a Penn Senator 113HN Baja Special with 100lb test mono and a 6ft leader of 120lb mono. Strong 150 lb test swivel and 8/0 circle hook.

The heavy line is for getting the fish out of the pilings and abrasion survival from the cement underside of the bridge. When I say fish under the bridge I mean with the tide coming at you so the bait gets way under. The line gets beat up but you still get the fish. And a pier net is a good idea.

Pix when you get one

[momoese]

Wednesday morning is looking good for the outgoing tide with a 5.3 swing and sunshine!

[momoese]

Originally Posted by momoese

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[sunfish]

Originally Posted by momoese

Wednesday morning is looking good for the outgoing tide with a 5.3 swing and sunshine!

Should be good

[momoese]

Gonna wait til Friday. According to this chart the activity level will be really high! Going to fish the incoming in the afternoon with a friend.

Click on the area you want to fish and scroll down the calendar. The more fish to the right the more activity.

2012 Tide Table and Solunar Charts for fishing in California <º(((><

[sunfish]

Originally Posted by momoese

Gonna wait til Friday. According to this chart the activity level will be really high! Going to fish the incoming in the afternoon with a friend.

Click on the area you want to fish and scroll down the calendar. The more fish to the right the more activity.

2012 Tide Table and Solunar Charts for fishing in California <º(((><

12 more days before I'll be fishing.Going to go to the bay and throw top water.

[sunfish]

Heddon Zara Spook image - Google Search

[momoese]

Originally Posted by sunfish

12 more days before I'll be fishing.Going to go to the bay and throw top water.

Aww, going for short fins! From shore or boat?

[sunfish]

Originally Posted by momoese

Aww, going for short fins! From shore or boat?

From shore.Wish I hadn't sold my last boat sure would like to get back out on San Diego bay. Many years ago we would go fish off the bait receivers . Back in the day we would bring lawn chairs ice chest and sit on the barge and fish.With two poles each it was hard to keep up with all the fish we would hook.Lots of Sandbass, big halibut,schools of bonita and barracuda.Non stop action both poles hooked up most of the time.

[momoese]

Do they still allow fishing from the barges?

[sunfish]

Originally Posted by momoese

Do they still allow fishing from the barges?

No they stopped that a long time ago.They won't even let you tie up anymore. The only way now is to make drifts.The fish are tight up against the barges so your only in the strike zone for a short time.

[momoese]

Can you anchor and cast alongside them?

[sunfish]

Originally Posted by momoese

Can you anchor and cast alongside them?

No there are some big boats coming to the barges to load up on bait.Anchor a boat and they'll run right over you.Lots of mackerel there also .

[momoese]

Originally Posted by sunfish

Heddon Zara Spook image - Google Search

I had some vintage models when I was young.

[momoese]

Jack Crevalle have been caught locally.

[sunfish]

Originally Posted by momoese

I had some vintage models when I was young.

I have a few somewhere.

[sunfish]

Originally Posted by momoese

Jack Crevalle have been caught locally.

At one time they were catching some exotics at the hot water discharge from the the power plant in San Diego bay

[sunfish]

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...x0V5mg&cad=rja

[momoese]

That's an old article but they are still here in the bays.

[sunfish]

Originally Posted by momoese

That's an old article but they are still here in the bays.

I was catching bonefish in San Diego Bay in the early 80's