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Top 3 Baits for Spotted Bay Bass: Proven Lures for Southern California Bays
Spotted Bay Bass in Southern California are renowned for their fighting spirit, making them a popular target for anglers. Key effective baits include the Z-Man ChatterBait for covering water, deep-diving crankbaits for reaching bass in deeper areas, and underspins that mimic small baitfish. Tailoring techniques to conditions enhances success.
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How to Catch More Spotted Bay Bass while Fly Fishing
Discover how to catch Spotted Bay Bass on the fly in Southern California! Davey shares his favorite kayak fishing tips for Huntington Harbor, including his go-to 7-weight fly rod setup, favorite Deceiver flies, productive locations, and proven techniques for presenting flies around docks, pilings, and channel edges.
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Wide Open Bass in January? Epic Saltwater Bass Bite
We had a pretty incredible bass bite in Long Beach Harbor in Southern California right at the beginning of January. Pretty odd for this time of year, especially with 55 degree water. There is nothing like kayak fishing in the middle of winter. I was out with John Bretza from Okuma chasing Sand Bass, Spotted Bay Bass and Calico Bass. We also added a few Halibut into the mix as well. I was out on my Old Town Bigwater PDL 132 and John was on his Hobie Pro Angler. I threw A-Rigs, Spinner Baits and Underspins and got bit on just about everything. It was pretty incredible. Here is the…
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FlyCore Techniques for Sand Bass & Calico Bass
An incredible technique to catch Calico Bass, Sand Bass and Spotted Bay Bass in Southern California is twitching flies with FlyCore.
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2-Piece Rods for Kayak Fishing
In some kayak fishing circles, 2-piece rods have quite the stigmatism. These kayakers say that 2-piece rods are only for those who don't know how to fish, or for those who want to save deck space. They claim that 2-piece rods are less durable and don't fish as well as their one-piece counterparts. But I say, don't listen to the haters!
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Striped Bass Fishing from the Kayak at Silverwood Lake| Big Striped Bass
There is nothing like kayak fishing for striped bass especially when the striped bass fishing is good!
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Silverwood Lake – Great Lake to Kayak Fish – Kayak Launch
Silverwood Lake Kayak Fishing Looking for a new place to do some kayak fishing? Have you tried Silverwood Lake yet? Silverwood Lake is a kayak friendly lake that has a tremendous fishery. From Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Catfish, Crappie, Bluegill and my favorite, Striped Bass, Silverwood has it all. Kayak Launch In the below video, I walk you through Silverwood Lake and the Kayak access that they offer, as well as some of the other facilities they offer. From a nice wide launch ramp area, with 7 ramp aisles, to the side ramps specifically for kayaks, this lake is built kayak friendly. Just be careful out there as it does…
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