Overall Conditions – Morning
Weather: Sunny and 44 degrees
Ocean Surface: Smooth
Water Temp: About 57 degrees
Surf: 6-9′ faces
Bait used: C-rig with 1oz slider and thawed salted mussel meat.
Fishing Summary
Mussels are proving to be the way to go. Got this little surf perch this morning. Waves were pounding the shore with 5-8 foot faces. Just happened to let my slider sit in the near-shore trough for a little longer than normal. A wave slammed down and my rod tip kept bouncing. I felt a small tug, but as you can see by the size of the fish, I really didn’t think there was anything there. Low an below, a palm-size surf perch on the hook. Solid hook placement in the upper corner of the jaw. Sometimes I definitely would rather be lucky than good.
