BBL2Baja
08-13-2007, 09:31 AM
Had a family reunion in Ventura this last weekend (of which I am still recovering 8) ). On Saturday morning, me, my Uncle and my Dad all headed out to the end of Seaward Ave. Mind you, my Father lives in the desert, I'm a mountain guy and my uncle is from Wisconsin (walleye/pike/muskie/trout). But, we decided to give surf fishing a try. In my limited exposure from my trips to Baja and reading reports, I knew what would hopefully work. My Uncle had picked up some squid and I had brought some Gulp (Camo sandworms and Natural Sand Fleas) and a large assortment of lures.
I was the first to hookup with a smaller size SNGF and the bite was wide open from there. They bit on all three baits with the frozen squid being the clear favorite. I did some light line stuff to no avail, but was still nailing the guitars on my larger surf pole. My Dad and Uncle had an absolute blast as did I. A lady fishing downsand from us brought in a perch on a sandcrab, but that was the only thing non-SNGF that I saw. If you just want some serious action and nothing to keep, I'd recommend the spot. Even for a total surf-noob like myself I was able to keep a rod bent for most of the session. I don't even know how many total we caught, nothing of any size, but very numerous.
The reunion was a blast too. We set a plot on the beach and it ran from mid-morning all the way to the fireworks show from the Ventura County Fair at 10pm. My daughter learned to boogie-board from her beachbum cousins and we all had a good time. And just a few Coronas. :wink:
Later,
Scott
I was the first to hookup with a smaller size SNGF and the bite was wide open from there. They bit on all three baits with the frozen squid being the clear favorite. I did some light line stuff to no avail, but was still nailing the guitars on my larger surf pole. My Dad and Uncle had an absolute blast as did I. A lady fishing downsand from us brought in a perch on a sandcrab, but that was the only thing non-SNGF that I saw. If you just want some serious action and nothing to keep, I'd recommend the spot. Even for a total surf-noob like myself I was able to keep a rod bent for most of the session. I don't even know how many total we caught, nothing of any size, but very numerous.
The reunion was a blast too. We set a plot on the beach and it ran from mid-morning all the way to the fireworks show from the Ventura County Fair at 10pm. My daughter learned to boogie-board from her beachbum cousins and we all had a good time. And just a few Coronas. :wink:
Later,
Scott