ghostfish slayer Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 the meat was outstanding for early season fish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rweverett Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 Are there any fishing groups from Santa Cruz to Pacific that meet (face-to-face) weekly or monthly? Looking for some new friends as my fishing buddies just moved to Colorado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJimSpearo Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 Been spending some time staring at sand, and have found a few tasty hidden treasures... Can you see the fish in this pic? This one was less obvious...until I shot her. Still no luck with shooting a striper in the surf this year, but I'll keep trying. : ) Sincerely, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishorgethightrying Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 Did a little creepin while some were sleep in. Just a touch over 30" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightpass Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 On 5/11/2018 at 10:25 AM, rweverett said: Are there any fishing groups from Santa Cruz to Pacific that meet (face-to-face) weekly or monthly? Looking for some new friends as my fishing buddies just moved to Colorado. Try Cali Coast Surf Fishing on Facebook... Butch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebayway Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 Nice fish, fishorgethightrying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDog Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 Hit the beach this morning, about an hour after low tide. Pretty slow plugging for 90 minutes, but then it started to pick up. They were a little spread out, but I had good steady action for at least an hour. Was a satisfying morning to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rweverett Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 Are there any fishing groups from Santa Cruz to Pacific that meet (face-to-face) weekly or monthly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealkdeezy Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Long time lurker, first time poster here; Finally got my first stripe from the surf! Got out to the beach around 4 am and fished the outgoing. After two hours of throwing a 1 oz metal and a Sardine pattern SP minnow, and with only 45 minutes left to fish, I decided to try soaking sand crabs. I'd just finished tying on a sliding sinker rig, when I noticed gulls bombing about 200 yards out, just as it became light enough to see. Figuring that there was probably bait in the area, I ran back to my tackle bag, and rigged up a 17 lb mono leader with a TA clip. I clipped on a larger metal because I figured I'd need to make some long casts. After a few casts with the spoon, my intuition and the cloudy skies above told me to go with a topwater bait. Two casts after tying on a 6 inch pencil popper, the gulls started making their way inshore, diving at my bait. A couple of casts later and a large striper slammed my lure about 20 yards in front of me. It shook the hook a few moments later, and I was a combination of heartbroken and more excited than I've ever been about a fish. About ten casts later and I hooked up this nice 23". This fish has been a long time coming.....two years of skunking every time I hit the beach. Turned out to be a delicious breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rweverett Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Congrats therealkdeezy. Nice Fish!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Stu Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 4 hours ago, rweverett said: Congrats therealkdeezy. Nice Fish!! yeah--nice one!! your story proves the old adage... you gotta put your time in. and use the right tool for the job when the opportunity arises! Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alferd Packer Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Therealkdeezy, Welcme! Nice fish, keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linesideslayer Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 19 hours ago, therealkdeezy said: large striper slammed my lure about 20 yards Gotta love when they follow it in on top and then WHAMMY! Going out on a Rockfishing trip today in Monterey, will report back later on. Glad you finally got one therealdeezy, gotta warn you though, like Lays potato chips, bet you want another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manmadeballs Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Nothing like your first surf striper. Congrats!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealkdeezy Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Thanks gentlemen! Look forward to becoming a regular contributor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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