This past week, I was presented with the opportunity of a lifetime and I jumped on it. Some unanticipated free time led to a little bit of last minute planning for a quick trip up the coast. I had the opportunity...
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Vincent Alexander, he typically fishes the surf using lures like swim baits and jerk baits primarily up near Santa Barbara. He fishes lots and he fishes hard. You can follow his stories and...
To this day, I still don’t fully comprehend the concept of a nude beach. I’ve fished just about all the beaches in San Diego, and I’ve fished most of them countless times. Of the three nude beaches local to San Diego...
Like many things, surf fishing is seasonal. Lucky for us, each season still offers some solid potential to catch fish from the beach. Every year, a large percentage of anglers hang up their rods when November rolls around as they await...
I’ve been fishing the surf for a while now and I mean it when I say, “no other style of fishing comes close, nor compares”. Just recently, my eyes have been opened and now locked on a new target/style of fishing...
The bite can’t be fantastic all the time guys. If that were the case, would a good bite even be “good”? The same goes for happiness. Anyways, today, I want to talk about the productivity in the overall bite as September...
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” – Henry David Thoreau It was June 5th, 2018 and I remember the entire day like it was yesterday. I woke up around...
Alright, guys! Today, we’ll be covering some of the most popular questions and topics about surf fishing. Increasingly often, anglers reach out with great questions regarding surf fishing whether it’s about tactics, species, gear, or something totally different. This website has...
A question for the ages, “should you use braid for surf fishing?”. Given the multitude of different styles of surf fishing, there really isn’t any definitive yes or no for the all-encompassing term, “surf fishing”. Rather, there are certain instances and...
Recently, we went over some of the most common mistakes new anglers make in the surf. This week, I’ll touch on the #1 mistake new anglers make with a spinning reel. I, personally, have seen some 85% of my clients (typically...