Wow! You really caught some very nice fish. Do you fish NorCal? Monterey or Santa Cruz areas? You told another fellow to use lighter gear. What rod do you use?

@caloha7057

Ай бұрын

Thanks man. Yeah I fish from Santa Cruz to Carmel, mostly in the Santa Cruz area. My rod is a 10’ daiwa salmon steelhead rod. Think they discontinued it. It’s rated for 1/4-1/2 oz lures. Perfect for throwing Lucku Craft and jerk baits up to 3/4oz. I like rods in that 1/2-2 oz rating. I use 15lb braid.

@ronmodafferi8202

Ай бұрын

@@caloha7057 Thanks. 15 braid; most use 30. Do you have a fluoro leader or just straight braid to the LC, Calissa or Battle Star. I'm 80 years and don't wade much and have trouble casting those lures far enough. I just got a super light rod Okuma SP shorth handle 8"6" but have other Okumas and a Hawaiian Custom 10'7". I have fished Twin Lakes, 4th Ave, Sea Cliffs, Sea Bright, Rio Del Mar, and Black Rock Beaches with variable success, I always get there when "You should have been here last week. Ha Ha

@caloha7057

Ай бұрын

That okuma Hawaiian is perfect. I was thinking about picking one up. If you don’t go deeper in the water with waders, fish at the higher tides. Easier to get to deeper water. Look for beaches with sand piled up. A nice slope makes for better structure.

@ronmodafferi8202

Ай бұрын

@@caloha7057That sounds more like the Sea Bright area than the father south Rio Del Mar areas. Yes! I always look for deep sloping beaches with near shore "blue" deep water so I don't have to wade. The Hawaiian Custom is a Roles Royce of surf rods. But for an old guy like me that long rod seems to get tip heavy (unbalanced?) after an hour of constant casting and retrieving.