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Category: Time on the Water
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Bill and Shannon of Sudden Impact Bait Co on the burn-pause retrieve that’s been firing in SoCal harbors, how to fish scrounger heads fast, and Shannon’s breakdown of Sierra trout water after a big flood year.
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Marc Higashi of Performance Tackle on rod and reel as a system, getting beginners started without overwhelming them, and why 28 years behind the counter still starts with asking questions.
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Gary Reyes of Reyes Swimbaits on the fast-wind technique for big calico, how color theory informs his pour decisions, and why weedless single hooks changed his kelp fishing entirely.
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Scott of Bows & Arrows fishes San Diego kelp for calico. His breakdown of cast angle relative to current, glide bait seasons, and where bites happen in the retrieve is the most useful calico kelp content the show has produced.
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Cody Smith has been chasing the California state record spotted bay bass. In this early episode he breaks down the winter bite, why shore pounding gets you to fish a boat can’t reach, and how he rigs a creature bait at the wall.
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Shannon of Sudden Impact Bait Co breaks down how bass behavior shifts in cold water — where they move, what they eat, and why eelgrass and deeper structure hold the key to the winter bite.