Spot & Bean Help!!!
Hi there all so I was hoping I can get a lil help with some tips to help me accomplish my goal of catching a spot and a bean. I can see them in the surf but just no luck idk if its because of my set up. I use a C rig with a size 8 or 6 mosquito hook and 1/4oz egg sinker and Soft shell SC as bait. Any tips or advise would be awesome thanks everyone
Mike
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Never caught either of those species yet, but I say lose the sinker and fly line the crab. Don't know what pound test you are using, but from what i have seen, most guys go light.
Depending on the size of the surf I usually toss a 1/2 egg to a swivel and a 18" leader with 4 lb fluoro to a 4 - 6 Owner Mosquito hook. Do you fish OC or SD ?
Good luck finding a Spotfin in Santa Monica Bay.
DR
Thanks for the tips guys and I fish anywhere in the South Bay Area from marina del ray to LB
Help land 2 19" Spotfin in HB on Saturday. Both were caught w/ Sandcrabs on a Carolina rig.
Good luck,
Homefish
Never seen or heard of any Spotfin in Hermosa so you must be talking about Huntington ?Originally Posted by Homefish
Don't know why the Spotfin don't show in SMB ?
DR
That's because they need a good harbor or estuary to hang out in and Marina Del Rey/Redondo don't really fulfill that role.
Yes, it was in Huntington Beach. Sorry, forgot there is more than 1 HB.
Later,
Homefish
Mussels works well on spotfin. The beach I got to I ave. about 1 fish or more and there size are from 18" to 23.5" long.
Here is a pic of two of my biggest spotfin caught on mussel.
Beans spook very easily just like trout fishing in the creeks , lite line the smallest weight you can get away with and a good reel is a must .
Hope this helps .... good luck ..
And please practice C&R on them beans very fragile and they take a long time to grow !!!!
Sean
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