Newport Beach is still great for Barracuda, Bonito and sometimes Yellowfin.
Started from 6am, and it caught on every 20 to 30 casts. The key was to slow retrieve around the bottom. It's nice to rotate Flashminnow 110, Flashminnow 130 and Surf Pointer 115MR. I also used the iSV 24g which is actually our special Japan Item.