WRHguy Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Recently in my quest to satisfy my need to try a new technique, I had a conversation about throwing big baits in the surf. Anyone ever tried it? I'm not talking about big hammers and stuff I'm talking full on LDC Calcutta swimbait setup swimbaits. My first weapon of choice will be my ayu slide swimmer. Figure it's a generic enough patten to pass as a Spanish mak. To start I will probably keep it pretty shallow and look for trenches(because my biggest fear in the surf will be hooking a big Leo or mud marlin and getting spooled with my expensive bait in their mouth). But I figure it can't hurt to try... Have a nice relaxing day on the beach... And possibly a nice big halibut is enticed by something they have never(or rarely ever) seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbyrd07 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 do it dont be shy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flaswimbaiter Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Use cheap baits, thats what I do when fishing risky areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleung06 Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 depends on what you're targeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRHguy Posted April 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Targeting big halibut and leopards. Went out today. The little leopards chase the bait around all day so it looks promising.Bad conditions. Too much salad to target the big ones effectively. But mark my words... A big leopard will be caught on my Slide sometime soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDBayBassMan Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 what I would suggest is that if you can is to tie a 3 way swivel and and attaching the bait to one and a 3/8 oz weight to the other to keep it low on the bottom. (if you are going to use a slow sinking bait and also so long as it doesn't affect the action) Since you are fishing from surf in CA, I would honestly try a BBZ 6" Fast Sink in the herring/sardine pattern. I have seen guys on Facebook hang some nice halibut just fishing in the Mission Beach surf doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbyrd07 Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 "Not Allowed" a big leopard just flyline whole macks with a jigstick.....go throw that slide swimmer in alleyways of kelp line toad calicos and wsb fish around grunion run get some waders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbyrd07 Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 big leopard or soupfin is going to alligator roll your line and cut it with their sandpaper skin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDBayBassMan Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Use 65 lb braided line and tie a 50 lb fluoro leader and you'll be sit.. I throw that through the kelp and you can rip right through that stuff.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chompot Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 what I would suggest is that if you can is to tie a 3 way swivel and and attaching the bait to one and a 3/8 oz weight to the other to keep it low on the bottom. (if you are going to use a slow sinking bait and also so long as it doesn't affect the action) Since you are fishing from surf in CA, I would honestly try a BBZ 6" Fast Sink in the herring/sardine pattern. I have seen guys on Facebook hang some nice halibut just fishing in the Mission Beach surf doing that. Yup. There is one guy I know of that really does well with the 6" BBZ fast sink. He does well in the trout pattern too. I don't think the color should matter as much in the surf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flaswimbaiter Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 There was a guy on the tackle tour forum that was killing the halibut on the BBZ, some of them were huge. He was fishing off some rocks, I believe it was San Francisco bay. Well, big by my standards, our flatties don't get that big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilog Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Most of the baitfish in the surf are pretty small. I have caught many legals (22" here in California) and three over 30" from the surf. They have all come on the lucky craft flash minnow 110. That being said, halibut are ambush predators so any reaction bait will work. The BBZ 6" would be fun to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceaser Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 in the bay slimmer profile swimmers catch alot of buts and stripers. I think the slimmer profile better imitates a anchovy or 'dine. Drifting Mighty minnows works pretty good on a three way swivel rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nufo Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Big stuff gets bit in the surf. The average striper plug is usually around 7" but many guys throw bigger stuff. Glide baits will get bit big time but the issue is that they won't cast for ish in our strong wind. If the fish are in the first break it wont matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcalbass37 Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 I've had some luck with the S-waiver 168 and the DRT tiny Klash fishing for Halibut. Get your bait down fast and swim it along the bottom aggressively. Caught some decent keeper halibut 23-26 inches that way. good luck! cascadekiller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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