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Category: Time on the Water
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Slow pitch jig rigging, the Chovie Death drop sellout, and a jetty calico on a full-burn bladed jig at San Pedro — Episode 131 covers what’s moving in SoCal right now.
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Fred Klinshaw on how coastal proximity staggers spawn timing across three lakes, why post-spawn bass are eating shad on A-rigs in open water right now, and what 11 years of full-time guiding teaches you about decision-making on the water.
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Derek Wurtz of Deek’s Jigs on the hook decision that shaped the Cheapskate, why SoCal anglers are running bladed jigs at 2 oz along the bottom, and what four months of island calico testing proved about durability.
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Andrew Navarro of Top Notch Leadheads on the corbina retrieve that works from the sand, why the trapper head gets more fish per bait, and the shad spawn strategy that puts bigger fish in the net.
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Oliver Ngy and Dejon Wells on why disappearing kelp is changing the exposed hook argument, how to count a big bait down to structure without snagging, and when scent actually converts short bites.
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Chase Collins of CMC Fishing on building a tournament limit before going big bait, why a minnow-taper trailer outperforms a paddle tail on a bladed jig, and the one-session commitment that finally unlocked glide bait fishing for him.
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Robert Kane on why glide bait fishing only clicks after you commit a full session to it, how rat baits require the angler to create the action, and what the Ed Roth confidence principle has to do with catching fish.
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Gary Reyes and Mike Stembridge on why paddle tails kill bladed jig action, how switching from lead to tungsten flipped a catch rate from 1:4 to 4:1, and the full moon feeding window that makes evening-into-dark the calico move.
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Glizzies at the Ramp stripped back to basics, why the vertical bladed jig down pylons is producing as a secondary presentation, and Daniel’s plan for Costa Rica with lighter surf tackle this time.
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Kyle Lysdale of GoonieWolfe on why your shadow announces you before the bait lands, what bank fishing stealth actually looks like in clear harbor water, and why glide baits draw spotted bass that won’t eat conventional swimbaits.