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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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Catch More Spotted Bay Bass with Slow Pitch Jigs
In this article, I talk about how to fish for Spotted Bay Bass with slow pitch jigs. I talk jigs, tips and techniques.
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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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Alabama Rig For Saltwater Bass?
How to fish the Alabama Rig for hard fighting saltwater bass.
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Battle Of The Bays Round 2- Event 1 Mission Bay Pre-Fishing
The Battle Of The Bays Round 2- Event 1, Mission Bay event takes place this Saturday. This is a bay bass event targeting barred sand, spotted sand, and calico bass. The event is put on by Coastal Conservation Association of California and well attended and supported by the fishing community. Last years event was a blast with over 50 anglers joining the tournament. Everyone fished from either a Kayak, Float Tube, or Stand Up Paddle Board. Conditions were tough last year as the wind really started to blow pretty early in the day. I was lucky enough to nab a nice Spotted Bay Bass that came in at 15.25 inches…
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