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PKDavis

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    Fishing, outdoors, family, music, fun.
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    Try to make good things happen and stop bad things from happening.

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    Capitola. Most of the Time

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  1. Nothing to show for it, but they’re there in MB. Saturday spent three hours at incoming am tide and found what they wanted: 1.5 oz Kastmaster. But they were teasing me only. Got five solid strikes on eight casts. But nothing stuck and then the lights went out for the brief bite.
  2. I started carrying two rods this year. One for a 10'6 lamiglas crossover for perch and stripers, the other a heavier St. Croix for bigger surf and specifically for stripers. I use a Cabelas backpack that has a rod holder (a velcro slit in a pocket with a higher clip to retain it to the pack) and absolutely love it. Do I need to do this? No. But it gives me more options and is useful if there's a change in conditions, the targeted species, or if annoying gear problems happen so you can switch to the other quickly.
  3. Was with Bushy in Northern MB and saw what was likely a GWS breach about 150 yards offshore but it didn't linger. I was skiff fishing off Capitola two years ago and one cruised me. Got a short clip on my iPhone and it's in the link below. After I stopped filming it, it circled me once. The skiff was 14'. The camera doesn't reveal the size beneath the fin, which was visible to the human eye and was grotesquely wide as well as long. The shark's length was at least as long as the skiff. Last year I got a picture of a smaller one, maybe nine feet, lingering around the Sponge Bob buoy in Capitola. Powerful, powerful experiences. Glad to have seen them but it did nothing to foster my passion for kayak fishing the area.
  4. As Stu described, the Krusteaz are tough little bastards. I rig mine hammer style--or nose (butt, really) hooking it, about a quarter inch from the butt end. I generally rig grubs or plastic worms that way as well, unless I'm getting repeated short strikes. Have been out with the same bait three times now--it's caught eight perch. The bait is clawless now, but still effective. Seemingly more durable than grubs or plastic sandworms.
  5. Used them for the first time this morning. Nothing else worked but the krusteaz. Not a lot of hits, but those that did were nice sized. Really appreciate the suggestion for them.
  6. Beautiful shots, spearo. and albycore, great recommendations on the plastics. I’m giving them a try this weekend.
  7. great recipes and comments. I’m gonna steal them for other species!
  8. At sunrise Sunday northern MB was on fire. Then a dude set up on my hole, planted two poles using grass shrimp and my bite turned off. His turned on, and after watching him catch and keep perch after perch, called it a morning. There seem to be two schools of thought about how fit surf perch are for the dinner table. While I’ve caught hundreds of them, I’ve always shied away from eating them. The wife jokes that she doesn’t know I’m actually fishing because I talk about catching fish yet never bring them home, so I finally decided to give one a try. Caught this fatty on Sunday. Filleted it, then brined one fillet and briefly dry brined the other with a little salt and baking soda (awesome plumping/firming trick for shrimp and other tasties). Laid down a bed of white onions, leeks, then the fillets, basil leaves, seasoning, a llittle olive oil and olives. Baked At 400 for 20 minutes or so. They were done and beautiful. We both agreed each fillet tasted ok but the texture was similar to mashed potatoes and I was advised there was no need to bring another one home to eat. Which I welcomed. its a preference thing and I’m glad a lot of people like them. But they’re safe from the table at home for us.
  9. I am probably the least qualified member to opine on this thread because I fish the beach maybe two to three times a month at most and only started targeting stripers last year. However, I still have an opinion. And that is, Thank God I began surf fishing for stripers last year because I I caught them as often as I got skunked. Had I started this year, I doubt I would have become as excited about the fishing as I remain, despite landing only one shaker this year.
  10. Nice! Good luck!. Text me some fish porn if you get into them. I'm probably good to hit it next weekend if you're around.
  11. Just want to say thanks, Slayer, for taking on this responsibility. Impossible to please all but I think we know you're doing your best to make it work for as many as possible. I'm rooting for Watsonville, but regardless of the location, hope to make it.
  12. Sperm whale! Lol! We were torn about what it may have been. We saw no other spouts or action.
  13. Fished northern MB Sunday from 5:30-7:00 am for nothing. However, saw a breach of something too big for a porpoise and too small for whale, about 400-500 yards from shore. Allen Bushnell was fishing down the beach from me and also saw it. Can't say with any certainty what it was, but we sure had a nice time talking about it.
  14. I used Kastking and experienced more wind knots with it than other braid.
  15. Understand how perch can appear underwhelming compared with more aggressive and bigger fish. Kind of like saltwater panfish. Yawn.....Except, not. With the right tackle, they are a total blast. Not the adrenaline squirt of stripers, but they are VERY fun. I avoided them entirely until recently and wished I had targeted them years ago.
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