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Tag: fishing community
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Carlos of Weird Bait Club joins Daniel, Charly, and Luke to talk RX Slug rigging options, dead-sticking a slug like a dark sleeper, and the difference between a swing head and a wobble head.
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Reggie and Dave Day of Team RePOWER on why the SBS rewards consistency over hero fishing, the crankbait rod specs that improve your landing rate on spotties, and what the current size cycle looks like from eight years inside it.
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Daniel, Charly, and Luke on why the calico bite stayed wide open on the 8-inch Slug during an overnight yellowtail run, how to read a bite by what’s left on your bait, and why a half-spooled 300 reel can cost you a fish offshore.
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Marcus Fain of CDFW on SoCal fishery health, what warm water and kelp loss mean for local bass, and how to set up for yellowtail on an overnight trip.
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Verne Sweeney of Toronado Sportfishing on rod and leader selection for the June SoCal offshore window, why watching the fish count before you book is the wrong move, and how soft plastics fit when the live bait situation is thin.
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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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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.