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Anyone been to Usal beach lately?

Discussion in 'Northern California' started by aficianado, Mar 5, 2020.

  1. Mar 5, 2020 at 9:19 AM
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    aficianado

    aficianado [OP] Well-Known Member

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    back to bone stock.
    planning on a camping trip next week for a few nights. surf-fishing and stuff. wife, me and my dog.

    how is it these days? total shenanigans? it is a shit show? clean?
     
  2. Mar 5, 2020 at 9:41 AM
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    Was just told about this spot. Is it up past Fort Bragg?
     
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  4. Mar 5, 2020 at 9:52 AM
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    back to bone stock.
  5. Mar 5, 2020 at 9:53 AM
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    Not much info, but figured you could reach out to him for details.
     
  6. Mar 5, 2020 at 9:53 AM
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    back to bone stock.
    i'll report back next weekend.

    i hope the surf perch are biting!!
     
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  7. Mar 12, 2020 at 7:21 PM
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    stock ish
    Did they bite?
     
  8. Mar 12, 2020 at 8:03 PM
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    Yes they were! I didn’t fish that long and they were pounding my bait. I wanted to hang out with my wife, so I fished for a limited time only.

    nobody else was fishing when I was but when I left a kid showed. He was on his last bait, so I gave him the last of mine. I hope he killed them.

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  9. Mar 12, 2020 at 8:15 PM
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    Man I love fishing...I need to get back into it
     
  10. Mar 13, 2020 at 11:03 AM
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    What setup were you using? I want to get into perch fishing but I think my surf rod/reel is too heavy for it.
     
  11. Mar 14, 2020 at 7:30 AM
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    back to bone stock.
    Light. I have a salmon steelhead rod. 8.5 foot I think. Med action

    3000 series reel. (Not sure what that means - it’s a salt water reel). 20 braid with a about 15 feet of 10lb mono on the end. Then I just fish a 10z grape shaped slip sinker Carolina style. Fake Gulp bloodworms.
     
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