Shimano Baitcasting Reel Maintenance

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Surf Halibut Tips - Winter

Although the halibut bite begins to slow down during the colder winter months of December through February, halibut can be readily caught during the coldest of winter days!

A few facts to understand…

Fish are cold blooded creatures. When the water cools, their metabolism slows down causing them to become sluggish and at times down right difficult to catch. Moreover [Read more]

How to Dropshot - Surf Fishing in Southern California

Hooks: Countless plastic sizes and designs exist on the market today. Because  I often target a variety of fish in a single day, I carry an assortment of hooks ranging from dropshot style hooks and straight shank worm hooks.

There are two hook models that I use when “nose hooking” smaller baitfish imitations such as Zoom Tiny Fluke and Bass Pro Shop Quiver Minnow: Gamakatsu Splitshot/Drop Shot and Owner Mosquito. [Read more]

How to Catch Barred Surfperch - Carolina Rig

When the fall halibut bite begins to slow down with cooler water temperatures, many anglers will begin to prepare for winter/spring barred surfperch action! During this time, larger barred surfperch are readily caught (although large “slab” barred surfperch can be caught throughout the year).

Description: “The body of the barred surfperch is oval and compressed. The head is blunt and the mouth is comparatively [Read more]

Lucky Craft Flash Minnow 110 - Hook Replacement

The Lucky Craft Flash Minnow 110 is the most heavily used hardbait along the shores of southern California. Although these lures are incredibly effective, the lure can be upgraded by replacing stocked hooks.

The Lucky Craft CIF model Flash Minnows are stocked with (3) #6 Owner ST-31 treble hooks. Although these hook are “sticky” sharp, the size and inability to resharpen the hooks (due to cutting point design) is enough to convince an experienced user of hardbaits [Read more]

Surf Cranking Rod - Hardbaits for Surf Fishing

To the naked eye, rods that are of the same length and line class may seem they were designed for similar styles of fishing, but many rods on the market today are designed with specifications geared directly for a certain fish and/or lure presentation. These specifications are commonly referred to as “action.”

In this article, I will explain the benefits of utilizing an ideal “surf cranking” rod when [Read more]

Barred Surfperch Tips - Targeting Slabs!

Barred surfperch are abundant in the surf environment and can be caught on both artificial and natural baits. Because they are readily available and easy to catch, barred surfperch offers both children and novice adult surf fishermen a chance to fish a local beach with the utmost confidence that they will not walk away empty handed.

For decades, anglers seeking barred surf perch have utilized the Carolina rig (C-Rig) with natural baits such as sand crabs

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Hard Jerkbait: Weight Shifting

Many hard jerkbaits on the market today are constructed with some sort of internal weight transfer system. After the initial cast, the weights will be positioned at the tail end of the bait. The weight at the tail will hinder the natural action of the lure as the tail end becomes heavier than the rest of the body. [Read more]

Surf Fishing with Lucky Craft Hardbaits

There is no question Lucky Craft hard baits are well designed and extremely effective in the surf. These fantastic works of art have caught everything from large halibut, striped bass, barred surf perch, white sea bass, calico bass, sand bass, corbina, yellowfin croaker, leopard shark and even coho salmon!

There is an overwhelming number of Lucky Craft lures on the market today and selecting a proper lure for a certain fish or [Read more]

Surf Fishing for California Halibut - Lucky Craft Hardbaits

The California Halibut is one of the most sought after game fish by surf anglers. Their size, table fare and willingness to strike both artificial and live baitfish put the halibut on the top of many surf anglers’ priority list.

The California angling record stands at 58 lb. and 9 oz. caught by Roger W. Borrell at Santa Rosa Island on July 26^th, 1999. However, a 72 lb. and 8 oz. halibut was speared at Santa Cruz Island by William

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