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Don’t forget…slots are filling fast for this year’s San Crab Classic down in Santa Cruz (to be held March 12) and entry is limited to the first 300 anglers.
Mike B, Big Al and the gang put on a hell of an event! Don’t miss out! For more details go HERE
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Forget the Olympics, Super Bowl and Bassmaster Classic…the world’s greatest sporting event, the Sand Crab Classic Surf Perch Derby, is coming to Santa Cruz March 12!
Already in it’s 7th season, the Classic is a really cool, family-friendly event that features some good clean fun, great grub and, if you’ve got skills, maybe even a trophy!
Santa Cruz legends Mike Baxter and Allen Bushnell host the event, and they’re saying that the perch fishing has been much better already this year, so the 2011 incarnation of the derby should feature some pretty good action. Perhaps, more importantly, they’ve got a new T-shirt design for this year’s event (shirts from past Classics have sold for as much as $1.50 on Craigslist and are highly coveted along the coast).
You’d better hurry…entries are limited to the first 300 anglers. To register, click HERE
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JD, I just moved to southern California and I looking for fishing suggestions at the beaches. I got no problem with getting wet, was even thinking about a kayak. What do you think?
–Damon
Well, there’s some pretty darned good perch, corbina and croaker fishing to be had on the beach right around the Santa Monica Pier if you can believe that. It’s more of a summer thing, but you can get halibut there too. Just north of Malibu are some nice beaches and Leo Carillo is always good. If y ou get a kayak, head for Newport Harbor/Balboa Island for some sweet sand bass action on plastics. Good luck!
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Want to be a better surf perch angler and have more fun doing it? If so, forget everything you know about the sport. Leave the 40-pound test and the 4-ounce pyramid sinkers at home and put that 14-foot telephone pole and giant coffee grinder you’ve been using on Craigslist once and for all.
We’re not chasing sailfish here, people…the biggest perch you’re going to find off West Coast beaches are going to be redtails, which rarely top 3 pounds…so why all the heavy gear? If you scale back your tackle you’re going to put more fish in the bucket — and have a way better time doing it! [click to continue…]
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Sometimes you’ve just got to get back to the basics. You know — ditch the boat, the 50-pound tackle boxes and $20 baits and keep things simple. Grab a rod, throw some terminal gear into a box that fits in your pocket and head for the water.
That’s precisely what Reilly and I just did…we hit some Nor Cal beaches for redtail surf perch last week for a couple days — and I have to say we both had a blast. Here’s a little photo essay of the mission. If you get fired up and want to try it on your own, check out my little how-to article Light Tackle Surf Perch. Otherwise, sit back and check out the pix… [click to continue…]
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Spring’s here and that means it’s surf perch time all up and down the West Coast. From Baja to Washington State, these little bad boys will congregate along sandy beaches and you can have a ball catching them on light gear.
Here’s how to do it…
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