Great vids! Everrytime on the water is a lesson to take notes from. Please keep making more vids in the bay as well as the islands/offshore. Warbaits!!!
I'm from I.B. and fish the back bay on a kayak. Great job on showing the reality of fishing a slow day and navigating a busy bay." Go fishing hook that giant "
I'm a SD resident and fish the bay from my Pro Angler often. The key to killing it in the bay is to start EARLY. Especially on a slow tide with little movement. If you can start at grey light, then that is ideal. These are my recommendations...... If you want a day FULL of having your rod bendo, then launch from Tidelands Park under the Coronado Bridge. Work the pilings, especially between 15 and 19. There are 2 shelves that have been dredged that you will encounter as you run perpendicular to the pilings. One between 15 and 16, and the other between 18 and 19 (which is where the main channel is dredged). Use your Mirage drive and steering rudder to your advantage. I recommend a drop shot configuration. I sometimes use 2 hooks at once on my drop shot. You don't even see baitfish traveling alone. So 2 seems more realistic a presentation to me. Slowly do circles around the pilings. If you're facing the tide, pump your Mirage drive VERY SLOWLY to create forward momentum. Keep it a less than 1 MPH. If you're going with the tide, let the tide do the work. Push in close and toss at the edge of the pilings. The concrete skirt only goes down about 8-10' underwater. Then it's hollow with huge concrete pilings inside the skirt below that point. It's LOADED with QUALITY spotties. If you want attractant to stick to your bait, then straighten out a paperclip and heat up the point with a lighter. It doesn't need to be red hot. Just hot enough to melt cured plastisol. Slowly poke the heated paperclip all over the bait to create tiny, shallow pockets for attractant to embed inside of. Heat the paperclip as necessary. Make a bunch of them all over the bait. They will have ZERO effect on the action. Then rub the bait down with your favorite attractant. The attractant will fill up the little holes and stay in place for a good while before another application is necessary. Those are some of my personal tips. I've had many 50+ fish days by doing this. I've caught multiple species doing this as well. Spotties, Sandbass, Sculpin, Halibut, Barracuda, Bonita, YF Croaker, etc....
@@ALEXCHAVEZ-ix4yo Do you live in San Diego? The fishing community here is AMAZING! We freely share our knowledge about fishing, and we strongly support and promote the sport. San Diego has one of the greatest fisheries ever!
I'm near yes. I don't really have buddies who fish etc. But I love the smell of the bay in the morning you know. I love outdoor activities but the only thing is I really don't know any body who does that.
@@ALEXCHAVEZ-ix4yo Send me an email at ...... . We can communicate outside of this RUclips video. I want to respect Warbaits and not hijack his thread. I'm going to leave this up for 24 hours before I edit it and remove my email address. I try to maintain my privacy.
Bay fishing is really fun and you can apply the same freshwater techniques with great success. Fish a bit heavier line and wash all your gear off with fresh water after use.
I have had some great fishing on San Diego Bay. I prefer the back bay from the Coronado Bridge back. Chartreuse 3/4 oz Strike King spinnerbait with willow blades on a slow steady retrieve is deadly. A 4" Berkley Gulp Shrimp on a 1/2 oz red leadhead fished in the deep channels on 10lb test line and a heavy action rod will put some big fish on the boat. Cast out and drift with the tide letting the baitdrag across the bottom. If you fee like you got hung up swing for the fence because it is a fish on. Fishing the eel grass flats with the spinnerbait on 10lb line or grubs on a 1/4-3/8 oz leadhead can be productive. Dropshotting the deep channels by the bridge on 6lb line and a 2" Gulp Shrimp about 18-24" up from a 1oz torpedo sinker can sometimes catch more spotted bay bass than you can count. You never know what you will catch in San Diego Bay. One year in January in a friend's boat we were trolling blue and silver jointed Rebel Spoonbill plugs around the Coronads bridge and ran into the motherload of legal log size barracuda. We caught and released so many fish we left them biting. I came back every day that week In my kayak trolling those jointed Rebel plugs and scored a bunch more of those cuda's. Your video brought back a bunch of great memories. Thanks for that!
That's part of it. The thing that sucks about San Diego Bay is when the day goes on and the wind picks up, so does the boat traffic, especially those f×@#ing sailboats! It is insane being out there in a kayak or a small boat and having scores of them bearing down on you tacking back and forth. It's dangerous. I found a place where you don't have to worry about that. Launch out of Pepper Park in Chula Vista and head straight out the channel to the flats where the no wake zone signs are. Drift that area casting spinnerbait and 4" Gulp Shrimp on a 1/2oz leadhead working it slowly across the bottom as you drift. I have caught everything from orangemouth corvina to bonefish, to huge halibut there. Biggest halibut was 34". Of course lots of spotted bay bass too. Best of all, no sailboats ruining everything. They do take off out of J Street Marina, but they all head North to join the cluster F*$k with the other boats and this area you will have all to yourself. If the tide conditions are right this place is money in the bank!
Dude I never thought about that aspect, the fact that the bait can slide toward the hook point more easily with scent! That's a solid piece of info bro, thanks. Especially useful when throwing bigger profiles 🤘🏻
Dude I have the same Revo x abu Garcia baitcaster reel! I use it here in the sf bay for striper, and have even dropped swimbaits for rockfish and lingcod with it. It performs so well, super happy I got it! And I’m surprised how well it holds up to saltwater as well.
Man. I was out yesterday morning on my compass for 3 hrs and didn't even get a bite with squid. I was under the bridge targeting halibut and the only thing I brought out of the water was the trash I picked up. And yeah the tide was on the ebb and was very slow, but that was the time I had to fish. Thanks for the vid.
Love that demonstration on the plastics. If you could make a series on how to fish/jig certain plastics with underwater footage! Keep up the great work! You goin to Fred Hall this year in LB?
Just got the 1/2 ounce underspin today. Can't wait to try it out. Any suggestions on what to pair it with? I got some swimbaits that I can use with it as well. Thanks in advance.
I spotted the Revo Inshore baitcaster generation 4 that shit is sweet pulled me a nice size chunky Angel Shark paired with a Californian inshore series rod from Turner's outdoorsman 20 braid to 20 seagurd blue label. Question what power handles do you put on your Abu Garcia and where do you purchase them boss.
I do love the Inshore for the power and smoothness. I bought those power handles on Amazon. It’s a little weird and sketchy but the arrived perfect. Thank you!
Hey man, when you are tying your leader to the jigpara or another micro jig are you tying directly to the ring that is set in the jig or are you tying your leader onto the split ring?
I fish that bay everyday for 3 years 8 hours a day you will catch 50 times more fish if you use natural colors. Through the bright color plastic away. Got to ask yourself whens the last time have seen a hot pink and hot green fish swimming around in the wild? I'll tell you never. Natural colors are always better. Cool video.
I live in imperial beach. Love your baits they are awesome, if there is a time that your going out please let me know. I also have a hobie 2019 outback. My name is Tai.
Hot sauce YES SIR. I prefer New Port because when the fishing is like that there is always naked chicks laying out to look at. But the Dam Cops have been stopping me and looking through all my shit lately man.
@@WARBAITS YES SIR! just trying to figure the weather. got the spots for the female nudists, and the fish figured. It's great to tie up to the dock, walk up get burger, a beer in a glass, maybe a shot and back to the bite in 20 min. Back Bay bro.
@@yepyep340 I may have to find your spots dude. And what's this about the cops searching you? Not cool. Are you a 4th waiver. If they don't suspect you of commiting a crime they can go pound sand. I recommend you tactfully exercise your rights with humility. God speed to you.
@@AllNighterHeider 4th waiver. Nope .Haha. 2 times in 6 trips. Cunningham defense. I figure those 1%urs going mental. They're wives showing off cosmetic surgery, and not wanting me flipping lead heads around there million $ yacht docked out side their multi million $ house.
Great vids! Everrytime on the water is a lesson to take notes from. Please keep making more vids in the bay as well as the islands/offshore. Warbaits!!!
Lessons learned for sure. Boat is in the shop right now. Hoping it gets out soon
I'm from I.B. and fish the back bay on a kayak. Great job on showing the reality of fishing a slow day and navigating a busy bay." Go fishing hook that giant "
Thanks!
I'm a SD resident and fish the bay from my Pro Angler often. The key to killing it in the bay is to start EARLY. Especially on a slow tide with little movement. If you can start at grey light, then that is ideal. These are my recommendations...... If you want a day FULL of having your rod bendo, then launch from Tidelands Park under the Coronado Bridge. Work the pilings, especially between 15 and 19. There are 2 shelves that have been dredged that you will encounter as you run perpendicular to the pilings. One between 15 and 16, and the other between 18 and 19 (which is where the main channel is dredged). Use your Mirage drive and steering rudder to your advantage. I recommend a drop shot configuration. I sometimes use 2 hooks at once on my drop shot. You don't even see baitfish traveling alone. So 2 seems more realistic a presentation to me. Slowly do circles around the pilings. If you're facing the tide, pump your Mirage drive VERY SLOWLY to create forward momentum. Keep it a less than 1 MPH. If you're going with the tide, let the tide do the work. Push in close and toss at the edge of the pilings. The concrete skirt only goes down about 8-10' underwater. Then it's hollow with huge concrete pilings inside the skirt below that point. It's LOADED with QUALITY spotties.
If you want attractant to stick to your bait, then straighten out a paperclip and heat up the point with a lighter. It doesn't need to be red hot. Just hot enough to melt cured plastisol. Slowly poke the heated paperclip all over the bait to create tiny, shallow pockets for attractant to embed inside of. Heat the paperclip as necessary. Make a bunch of them all over the bait. They will have ZERO effect on the action. Then rub the bait down with your favorite attractant. The attractant will fill up the little holes and stay in place for a good while before another application is necessary.
Those are some of my personal tips. I've had many 50+ fish days by doing this. I've caught multiple species doing this as well. Spotties, Sandbass, Sculpin, Halibut, Barracuda, Bonita, YF Croaker, etc....
Excellent info and tips
I want to go fishing. I never really been. I'll pay my way to learn.
@@ALEXCHAVEZ-ix4yo Do you live in San Diego? The fishing community here is AMAZING! We freely share our knowledge about fishing, and we strongly support and promote the sport. San Diego has one of the greatest fisheries ever!
I'm near yes. I don't really have buddies who fish etc. But I love the smell of the bay in the morning you know. I love outdoor activities but the only thing is I really don't know any body who does that.
@@ALEXCHAVEZ-ix4yo Send me an email at ...... . We can communicate outside of this RUclips video. I want to respect Warbaits and not hijack his thread. I'm going to leave this up for 24 hours before I edit it and remove my email address. I try to maintain my privacy.
Definitely more bay/deep sea fishing.. subscribed for those videos.. I’ve graduated fro freshwater long ago and tired of large mouth bass
Bay fishing is really fun and you can apply the same freshwater techniques with great success. Fish a bit heavier line and wash all your gear off with fresh water after use.
I have had some great fishing on San Diego Bay.
I prefer the back bay from the Coronado Bridge back.
Chartreuse 3/4 oz Strike King spinnerbait with willow blades on a slow steady retrieve is deadly.
A 4" Berkley Gulp Shrimp on a 1/2 oz red leadhead fished in the deep channels on 10lb test line and a heavy action rod will put some big fish on the boat. Cast out and drift with the tide letting the baitdrag across the bottom. If you fee like you got hung up swing for the fence because it is a fish on.
Fishing the eel grass flats with the spinnerbait on 10lb line or grubs on a 1/4-3/8 oz leadhead can be productive.
Dropshotting the deep channels by the bridge on 6lb line and a 2" Gulp Shrimp about 18-24" up from a 1oz torpedo sinker can sometimes catch more spotted bay bass than you can count.
You never know what you will catch in San Diego Bay.
One year in January in a friend's boat we were trolling blue and silver jointed Rebel Spoonbill plugs around the Coronads bridge and ran into the motherload of legal log size barracuda. We caught and released so many fish we left them biting. I came back every day that week In my kayak trolling those jointed Rebel plugs and scored a bunch more of those cuda's.
Your video brought back a bunch of great memories. Thanks for that!
💯 great info
That's part of it.
The thing that sucks about San Diego Bay is when the day goes on and the wind picks up, so does the boat traffic, especially those f×@#ing sailboats! It is insane being out there in a kayak or a small boat and having scores of them bearing down on you tacking back and forth. It's dangerous.
I found a place where you don't have to worry about that.
Launch out of Pepper Park in Chula Vista and head straight out the channel to the flats where the no wake zone signs are. Drift that area casting spinnerbait and 4" Gulp Shrimp on a 1/2oz leadhead working it slowly across the bottom as you drift. I have caught everything from orangemouth corvina to bonefish, to huge halibut there. Biggest halibut was 34". Of course lots of spotted bay bass too.
Best of all, no sailboats ruining everything. They do take off out of J Street Marina, but they all head North to join the cluster F*$k with the other boats and this area you will have all to yourself. If the tide conditions are right this place is money in the bank!
Dude I never thought about that aspect, the fact that the bait can slide toward the hook point more easily with scent! That's a solid piece of info bro, thanks. Especially useful when throwing bigger profiles 🤘🏻
It’s a good tip, learned it from guys that fish giant Swimbaits for large mouth, they slather the bait in sauce
Yeah it really is a super effective tip. I bet it makes a huge difference on giant swimbaits.
Sculpin , good beer bad fish !
Very good beer
looks like a nice day. i moved up North and i miss my Kayak fishing there. Your cameras take excelent pictures and video, 4k ... "keep it fishing"
Are you able to kayak fish up there? Maybe the coast or lakes?
Another fun episode!!!
Nice video love it beautiful place and happy holidays god bless you always 🙏🏻🙋🏻♀️🎣
Favorite videos on RUclips
That means a lot. Thank you
Another awesome video!
Love the vids man! Love the products too!! My collection is getting bigger with ur products weekly 😅✌🏽
Excellent to hear. Can never have enough. Thank you!
Brought home a #9 sand bass out in hermosa on the hobie revo
Congrats on the 9lber!
Dude I have the same Revo x abu Garcia baitcaster reel! I use it here in the sf bay for striper, and have even dropped swimbaits for rockfish and lingcod with it. It performs so well, super happy I got it! And I’m surprised how well it holds up to saltwater as well.
That’s how I feel about them. Best $100 reel on the market. Especially for salt. Thanks again!
Man. I was out yesterday morning on my compass for 3 hrs and didn't even get a bite with squid. I was under the bridge targeting halibut and the only thing I brought out of the water was the trash I picked up. And yeah the tide was on the ebb and was very slow, but that was the time I had to fish. Thanks for the vid.
Hopefully the bite picks back up
Love that demonstration on the plastics. If you could make a series on how to fish/jig certain plastics with underwater footage! Keep up the great work! You goin to Fred Hall this year in LB?
I definitely want to do more deep dives into how the baits work. Thank you!
hahah "got em" got me all lol . great vid afran :)
I can catch the smallest ones!
Sweet video I like that you show all the baits you use. Where can I get the slow pitch jig? Thanks really love your baits keep up the good work 👊🏻
I bought these jigs at the last Fred Hall show. But most of the jigs I buy are from online shop or even Amazon. They mostly come from overseas
Cool video, as always, Thanks
Just got the 1/2 ounce underspin today. Can't wait to try it out. Any suggestions on what to pair it with? I got some swimbaits that I can use with it as well. Thanks in advance.
I like the Keitech Fat Shad or the Berkeley Power Shad. They are round body paddle tail Swimbaits
@@WARBAITS cool. I'll pickup one of each and try them out. And thanks again.
Great video Afran! Any word on if you guys will do a holiday special package like last year?
We have a good amount of items on Sale. We did not get are plastics in time for the Holiday Pack. Thanks!
Great video, bro
those kayaks look super fun
It's a good way to get on the water
They are a well worth it big investment. Take your time and pick the right one for you.
Another banger! Great info
Thank you
What size is that rod and size line you are using with the slug?
Always enjoy the new uploads!
It’s an Abu Garcia Villian 73mh
I spotted the Revo Inshore baitcaster generation 4 that shit is sweet pulled me a nice size chunky Angel Shark paired with a Californian inshore series rod from Turner's outdoorsman 20 braid to 20 seagurd blue label. Question what power handles do you put on your Abu Garcia and where do you purchase them boss.
I do love the Inshore for the power and smoothness. I bought those power handles on Amazon. It’s a little weird and sketchy but the arrived perfect. Thank you!
You rock the outback and pro angler?
Both! But I think I like the Outback more
Hey man, when you are tying your leader to the jigpara or another micro jig are you tying directly to the ring that is set in the jig or are you tying your leader onto the split ring?
I tie a knot to a quick clip and attach that to the split ring. Or I the time direct to the split ring. The split ring allows for more action
Good job on video!
Dope video! Just subscribed!
thanks!
Do you stay in san Diego,or just come down to fish?
Nice sculpin it's been awhile caught one of those 👌
They are fun to fight. Aggressive little fish
Interested in those slugs for bass. Who makes them?
Those are from MC Swimbaits. If those can not be found, a Fluke will also work
WARBAITS FISHING thank you sir, glad to see you posting again. Love the content and products.
When I run out of slugs I toss on a strike king worm cut down to 4inchs. They still hit it.
6-7" flukes work great also
I fish that bay everyday for 3 years 8 hours a day you will catch 50 times more fish if you use natural colors. Through the bright color plastic away. Got to ask yourself whens the last time have seen a hot pink and hot green fish swimming around in the wild? I'll tell you never. Natural colors are always better. Cool video.
You should tell the halibut to stop baiting on chartreuse and pink gulp mullet. They don't seem to know those colors aren't natural prey colors.
I'm up bout to do a lil editing... my son woke me up hungary for some cereal
Got a bite on the bite! Haha
That warbaits hoodie is so rad. I’m about to order one of those today.
I live in imperial beach. Love your baits they are awesome, if there is a time that your going out please let me know. I also have a hobie 2019 outback. My name is Tai.
Thanks!
Will do!
what's up with sculpins, are they venomous on the spine?
Erik Anson yes poisonous spines on the fins.
Bite must've been really slow if they weren't even biting the WB jigs on A-Rig. Cool vid nonetheless.
Slow day. Thanks!
I just caught a bat ray 20 ponds 3 foot
Thats huge!
Gotta talk a bit more about the structure you are fishing since we can't see the sonar.
I'll get the structure more on the camera. Thanks!
Like 188 love you videos thanks
Hot sauce YES SIR. I prefer New Port because when the fishing is like that there is always naked chicks laying out to look at. But the Dam Cops have been stopping me and looking through all my shit lately man.
The scenery sounds nice. I Heard NP has some fish biting
@@WARBAITS YES SIR! just trying to figure the weather. got the spots for the female nudists, and the fish figured. It's great to tie up to the dock, walk up get burger, a beer in a glass, maybe a shot and back to the bite in 20 min. Back Bay bro.
@@yepyep340 I may have to find your spots dude.
And what's this about the cops searching you? Not cool. Are you a 4th waiver. If they don't suspect you of commiting a crime they can go pound sand. I recommend you tactfully exercise your rights with humility. God speed to you.
@@AllNighterHeider 4th waiver. Nope .Haha. 2 times in 6 trips. Cunningham defense. I figure those 1%urs going mental. They're wives showing off cosmetic surgery, and not wanting me flipping lead heads around there million $ yacht docked out side their multi million $ house.
@@yepyep340 Roger that. Give 'em hell. The fish too.