![[FISH]rx Logo in Black](https://fish-rx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FRXLOGO-BLK.png){kind=small}
Tag: fishing community
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.