If the surf is running over 5 feet , wear a life jacket . Don't wade unless it is dead flat !
Feel is important . Sometimes , with the tide/current ripping down the beach , it's almost impossible to feel a tug . Should you find yourself in this situation (bow in your running line) .... instead of waiting for a hard hit , you will sometimes feel like that water is getting 'thick' . That is usually a Fish , so strip strike several times while backing away from the water .
No matter how nice the day is , wear waders , Eye protection and a jacket . Watch the wind direction to avoid a 'wrap n slap' or sticking yourself with that big sharp hook .
Use wave action to land your Fish . Swell going out , wait for it to surge up before putting the pressure on your Fish to get it coming your way (Head first) .
Hit the hook with a hone every 15 or so casts - dragging thru the sand will dull it quickly .
When the surge is going out , it will take the sand from underfoot , so don't stand still . Move left , right , back to insure firm footing .
Use a stripping basket , it'll save your sanity and help you avoid fantastic tangles and knots in your running line .
Unless you see bait blowing up , don't throw long . 90+% of the Fish I catch in the surf are close in .
D.~
Thanks David.....
I was looking at spear guns today?
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567 Barber Street
Sebastian, Florida 32958
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Email: billkiene63@gmail.com
Cell: 530/753-5267
Web: www.billkiene.com
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Birds diving. How often does that happen, Bill? Only seen it a couple of times on the coast when bait was being pushed along the South jetty outside Princeton to the shoreline and then down the shoreline. Never saw so many birds diving as something was pushing the bait around.
Found this article at SFGate, "Sardines falling from the skies in San Francisco",
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/artic...-Editors-Picks
We brought out sit on kayaks to Bodega Bay. There is a nice launch at the county park. We got one of my wife's friends on one and pushed out in the current (incoming tide). Before she could figure out the paddles, she ran into one of the channel markers and was stuck. Thank god the tide wasn't going out. She would have been a goner.
Last edited by gitt; 06-29-2022 at 10:10 PM.
This.
I've always had better fishing during low light periods in the early morning and evening. This has affect my success the most on the surf regardless of any other factors.
I'll chime in and say that tides can also affect the fishing as well. I find that 2 hours before and after the peak of a high tide is the optimal time. The low tides just don't seem to produce as much as the fish are probably out deep waiting for the tide to go up.
Don't forget your stripping basket! I've had absolutely pain in the butt days fighting my line after forgetting mine.
I like to use a sink tip line rather than a full sinking line. I feel like the floating line helps me keep better track of where my fly is and I can mend it around the waves to keep better control. I've found that a heavy sink fly line tends to drag on the sand too much for me.
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