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Tag: calico bass
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Calico bass are the hardest-fighting inshore species on the California coast and they’re available year-round. Luke Dean of Artemis Charters breaks down kelp lanes, breakwall approach, size selection, and the colors that have been producing at the wall.
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Gary Reyes and Mike Stembridge on weedless swimbait size for calico, why paddle tails don’t belong on bladed jigs, why tungsten changed Gary’s fishing at the wall, and how the full moon affects when calico actually eat.
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Time on the Water hits episode 100 live at Tackle Meet — Daniel and Luke reflect on three years, fishing setups from the floor, and a wall fishing breakdown with VikingHeads’ Nick Trujillo in attendance.
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Daniel, Charly, and Luke break down Beast hook jig rigs for the wall, Luke’s 5-inch paddle tail system with small bait in the water, and the Cabrillo Killer — a custom [FISH]rx-branded rod from Waterman’s.
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Jon Kay of JK Baits on six years chartering in Rocky Point Mexico, his crankbait setup for SoCal bass, why he always throws weedless on the A-rig, and how an airbrush he took as a tool debt turned into a custom bait painting career.
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Luke Dean of Artemis Charters breaks down the Long Beach breakwall night fishery — 8.5 miles of wall, inside vs. outside, oil rigs, and why bait patterns can flip mid-night.
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Nick Trujillo of VikingHeads on the weed-guarded swim jig head he built for calico fishing, why no one else had made it before, and the full pivot from podcast host to bait maker.
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Grant Beck of Waterman’s Collective on custom rod building for [FISH]rx and Bait Slingers, the Two Waters mixed-species tournament, and the rod that caught his famous halibut — now a tournament prize.
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Alex Manibusan on the glide bait as a fun and underrated spotted bay bass presentation, fishing one rod and one reel on foot, and the Kicker Fishing / War Baits setup he’s been running.
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Adam Papai of OC Fishing Slayer on catching an 8lb calico on a crankbait, his iRod setup for the wall, and why fishing both fresh and saltwater makes you better at both.