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.
I’ve been on top of corbina for a whole month and caught two. That tells you exactly what corbina fishing SoCal is. These are not fish you figure out in a session. They are not fish you luck into on artificials. If you catch one on a jig or a soft plastic, you earned it.…
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.
A cluster of arms reads as a bait fish ball and pulls bites a single soft plastic can’t — here’s how to rig the A-rig and C-rig and decide which one to throw for the water you’re fishing.
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.
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.
The Ned rig catches spotted bay bass that won’t touch a swim bait or drop shot — here’s when to reach for it, how to choose between the Firecracker Ned and Roll Head, and how to work it around dock structure.
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.
California halibut share the same harbor water as inshore bass but hold on sandy bottom instead of structure — here’s how to find them, adjust your hook set, and stop losing the ones you do hook.
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.