http://www.surffishinginsider.com Surf Fishing California. Articles, Tips, Tackle Reviews, Videos, Forum, Tournaments. Surf Fishing for Halibut, Corbina, Barred Surfperch, Calico Bass... Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:33:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.surffishinginsider.com/1435 http://www.surffishinginsider.com/1432 http://www.surffishinginsider.com/1374 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 ... http://www.surffishinginsider.com/1367 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 ... http://www.surffishinginsider.com/1358 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 ... http://www.surffishinginsider.com/1297 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 ... http://www.surffishinginsider.com/1299 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 ... http://www.surffishinginsider.com/1309 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 ... http://www.surffishinginsider.com/1303 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 ... http://www.surffishinginsider.com/1301