5 Tips For Surf Fishing with Sand Crabs
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- Опубликовано: 13 мар 2023
- In this video, I'll provide 5 helpful tips for surf fishing with sand crabs in So Cal. We use a light tackle set up featuring an 8'6" rod and a 4000 series reel with 15 pound test and a size 2 mosquito hook. There's a lot that goes into surf fishing in San Diego, but realistically, you can make it as simple or as complex as you want.
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I really like your calculated fishing skills. Been fishing for 55 years and I thought I was using my brain, boy was I wrong. Thanks for teaching your knowlege!!!
Thanks! Always helps do bounce ideas and experience off other anglers.
Thanks for showing me all the things I'm doing wrong. Great video
There’s certainly more than one way to do it right. These are just the ways I do things🤙
Learned a lot from this video. Everything you said about a transitional bass fisher was spot on lol. Every time I'd get a bite, I would try to set the hook right away.
Thanks! Yah patience pays!
I was wondering if I should be constantly retrieving or not. Thanks Nick. Your blog is the bible for socal surf fishing, I read those posts like its my religion. Appreciate all the hard work and free knowledge you put out there.
For sure man! Yah keep it out there and don’t retrieve if using sand crabs.
Thanks! Caught my first surf perch and a undersized halibut today. All thanks to your videos and site. Thanks nick.
Thanks for all your help.
Great Step by step tips! Can't wait to get back out there this summer and hook some more fish!
You’re gunna kill it!
Love the vids! Can’t wait to see the SD series again!
It’s coming back I promise!
@@surffishinginsocal Take your time dude! Loving the current content! Just keep it up!
Go Nick!
thanks for this!
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Great video bro
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yes, every time i watch one of your videos, i feel like i am back home. SDSU '93 Zura Zooo 4EVA =D
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Gotta get back here!
@@surffishinginsocal bruh, i'll look for you this summer along s. jetty, my old surfing haunt..
namaste'
Great info, just started surf fishing, got a couple, but I was probably using too big a hook and sand crabs. Thanks
Goodluck!
....interesting casting technique..
Yessir. All about efficiency. Don’t need to wind up to get distance.
Nice video! What size weight did you use for your Carolina Rig?
I use 1 oz. Common weights are between 1/4-1
Hello sir, thank you for your beautiful videos.
I have an ultra ligth rod 5-30g what weight for lead you advise me?
Thanks
Personally I’d up the rod to what’s mentioned in my gear and tackle link but if you’re sticking with the rod, you might wanna go 1/2iz to 3/4oz
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How long will the crabs stay vibrant in the plastic bottle? No water or sand in bottle?
@@ronpassmore7053 as long as it’s not too hot, all day.
I like to run some water through them every hour or so to give them a cool down and some added oxygen
Thx. Great video, is that reasent ?
Thanks! This was in November I believe.
@@surffishinginsocal nice upload! Was wondering if there's still fishing at this time of the year / when should I start?
Ahhhh November? I hit the north county beaches lately and there’s no sand! All stones and pebbles. 😢
@@chazzman8206 yah that can be good for lures but definitely sand is better for these species
@@extrastout1111 now! Fishing will get better and peak in June/July and then fade in September through February kind of.
Take a look at this page: surffishingsocalsd.com
It’s a good start and it has a chart near the bottom of the peak seasons per species.
Are there sand crabs this time of year? I can’t find squat. Maybe I’m not looking hard enough.
Yessir! They’re here and they’re thick right now until September.
I use circle hooks and just lift the rod up. No need to set the hook.
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Is using smaller hooks and only one small sand crab a viable option? Or is using the mosquito hooks with 3 crabs better?
There are many ways that will work. This is just what I use
Would it be alright if I did this exact rig and just put it in a rod holder? or do you have to stay on it?
You’ll still catch fish depending on the conditions but you’ll typically catch less fish, your like will get swept around, and when you do catch you’ll gut hook more often. I’d recommend the fish finder rig in this article if you were using a rod holder… surffishingsocalsd.com/6-best-surf-fishing-rigs-when-to-use-which/
@@surffishinginsocal The only issue I have had with the fishfinder is the line after the weight become tangled around the mainline, possibly because I didn't use a swivel. Could I use light line leader and catch corbina on it?
@@JackCCG yup
What size sinker are you using?
1 oz
Looks like I've been messing up going to the bay. It's surf season huh? Been seeing dozens of videos of people killing it rn
I avoid the bay always haha. I just like the surf better but fish can certainly be caught in the bays. Often more fish… usually smaller though.
Why do you cast that way? Don't you want to keep a hand on the bottom of the rod to get a bend in the rod as you cast to maximize distance and accuracy?
I was purposely casting short so distance wasn’t necessary. I have a “unique” casting technique in general though. It started when I was throwing lucky crafts on a shorter rod. In order to get max distance, I would start with a twirl to make sure:
1) that the weights were balanced
2) that there was no accidental chance for slack to occur
3) for a little added momentum
And then I really focus on bend in the vs arm movement. I found that I could cast just as far as most who use their whole body when I would just use my wrists. Played a lot of hockey so it made sense to me. Might not be the easiest thing to understand or pick up but that’s how I cast a lot of the time now🤷♂️
Do you ever fish during the day? I work mornings and evenings so middle of the day is usually the only time I have to fish besides at night. I have decent luck sometimes but most the time I find myself asking “is it not the right time?!” “Is it too hot?” “Is it not the ride tide?”. I have been following your website and RUclips for a year or so now and I feel I haven’t dialed in surf fishing. I’ve got poles for every situation almost down to the fish. Using all the right tackle and I end up snagged or line twisted before I can even get a bite. You make it look so easy bro, lures are almost automatically a no go for me besides in bays and harbors because of my failed attempts at trying them
Lures take time and luck at first to really click. You’ll get it if you keep grinding. Yes I fish day time too. You can have just as much success. Only issue is crowds sometimes but yah not a problem at all
@@surffishinginsocal you’re best, thanks for responding. I just needed a little bit of hope to keep going, look forward to more uploads
@@IEatMyCatch I’m the works! Life is busy rn haha
Dude thats what a reel is for
No need to walk and move back .
Its simple reel the😂😂😂slack
🤦♂️you clearly missed the purpose of that. By reeling in, you move your bait in closer and closer to shore. By moving your rod tip up when you feel slack and dipping it down when you feel pulling current, you’re able to maintain proper tension the entire time and not reel a single time, keeping your bait where you want it. It’s something you pick up as you gain experience🤙