Surf Fishing Catch and Release

CanuckBob wrote:Nice fish. Where about was this one caught?

RoofBob wrote:Uh Blondie1, at which beach might your husband be fishing and what time of year is best and what kind of gear and bait is he using and can you post a map of how to get there? Not that I have any interest mind you.

Hey RoofBob,

This is the "Hubby". Truth be known, I could never get anyone Lakeside, interested in surf fishing. A few times I went to Chuck Gasser's (RIP), home where he held the monthly fishing club meeting's. 99% of the interest was in Bass fishing. Seeing that I had fished Bass most of my life, I wanted different, so I started to learn about surf fishing and it has paid off. Some of these fish will take you a half hour to 45 minutes before you can land them.

Sorry I can't tell exact location, it took me 3 years of lots of walking in the Hot Sun and humidity to find these places. I now have an ATV and put 500 miles on it at the beach last year. Best time of year is, YES in the Heat of the summer. This will seperate the real fishermen from the wannabees! LOL I use a custom built 12'6" rod and a Spinning reel. I cast anywhere from 2 to 4 OZ lures. You also need to cast extremely long distances to get past the breakers here on the Pacific.

At my age the clock is "Ticking", don't know how much longer I will be able to do this surf fishing, it is very physical demanding.

Hope this helps and

Trailrunner wrote:Especially the Pescado Gallo! I caught a 35 lb one once off Zihua in a boat that took me 45 minutes to bring in and I was black and blue all over! They are beautiful animals but they can really put up a fight. We fed the entire village with it that night.

viajero wrote:IMO surf casting beats bass fishing anyday,you never know what you're going to hook,it can be physically demanding especially if you wade out into the surf.
Had some great fishing at Tenacatita before they closed it.

blondie1 wrote:

RoofBob wrote:Uh Blondie1, at which beach might your husband be fishing and what time of year is best and what kind of gear and bait is he using and can you post a map of how to get there? Not that I have any interest mind you.

Hey RoofBob,

This is the "Hubby". Truth be known, I could never get anyone Lakeside, interested in surf fishing. A few times I went to Chuck Gasser's (RIP), home where he held the monthly fishing club meeting's. 99% of the interest was in Bass fishing. Seeing that I had fished Bass most of my life, I wanted different, so I started to learn about surf fishing and it has paid off. Some of these fish will take you a half hour to 45 minutes before you can land them.

Sorry I can't tell exact location, it took me 3 years of lots of walking in the Hot Sun and humidity to find these places. I now have an ATV and put 500 miles on it at the beach last year. Best time of year is, YES in the Heat of the summer. This will seperate the real fishermen from the wannabees! LOL I use a custom built 12'6" rod and a Spinning reel. I cast anywhere from 2 to 4 OZ lures. You also need to cast extremely long distances to get past the breakers here on the Pacific.

At my age the clock is "Ticking", don't know how much longer I will be able to do this surf fishing, it is very physical demanding.

Hope this helps and

blondie1 wrote:

viajero,

Yes, I fished Tenacatita many,many times. Caught some small Roosters, some Big Jacks and Needlefish. It was a great place cause the wife could go to the calm side and swim, read and just take it easy while I enjoyed my fishing. Walked all the way to the Lagoon past the cemetary one day. Saw some of my amigo's with some nice snook. Too bad , the situation up there.

RoofBob wrote:

blondie1 wrote:

RoofBob wrote:Uh Blondie1, at which beach might your husband be fishing and what time of year is best and what kind of gear and bait is he using and can you post a map of how to get there? Not that I have any interest mind you.

Hey RoofBob,

This is the "Hubby". Truth be known, I could never get anyone Lakeside, interested in surf fishing. A few times I went to Chuck Gasser's (RIP), home where he held the monthly fishing club meeting's. 99% of the interest was in Bass fishing. Seeing that I had fished Bass most of my life, I wanted different, so I started to learn about surf fishing and it has paid off. Some of these fish will take you a half hour to 45 minutes before you can land them.

Sorry I can't tell exact location, it took me 3 years of lots of walking in the Hot Sun and humidity to find these places. I now have an ATV and put 500 miles on it at the beach last year. Best time of year is, YES in the Heat of the summer. This will seperate the real fishermen from the wannabees! LOL I use a custom built 12'6" rod and a Spinning reel. I cast anywhere from 2 to 4 OZ lures. You also need to cast extremely long distances to get past the breakers here on the Pacific.

At my age the clock is "Ticking", don't know how much longer I will be able to do this surf fishing, it is very physical demanding.

Hope this helps and

Hey "Hubby",

Thanks for the detailed response to my post. My surf fishing days are past as are my days in the sun and heat. I just had to respond because of my fond memories of surf fishing in Mexico and Costa Rica. I've worked the sport boats, crewed commercial and when I wasn't working I was surf fishing along the San Diego coast. Finally had to hang it up and get a real job in my early 40's. Anyway, fresh water bass are nice but surf fishing is much more exciting in that you never know what you are going to catch. My surf gear was a Penn Jigmaster 500 on a 16' custom rod throwing 4 oz. metal jigs. For halibut and bass used to have a ton of fun with a fresh water rod, spinning reel and 1 oz. scampis. Anyway, looks like you are into some sweet spots and ya gotta love those Roosters. I swear they fight better than tuna and there isn't anything much more exciting that seeing a rooster chasing bait with his dorsal up. So how about favoring an ol' salt by taking and posting pictures of your catches including some narrative? I'm sure more than a few of us would be pleased. Thanks again.

Trailrunner wrote:When I lived in Sayulita I used to watch the beach guys surf cast. They did pretty well, looked like Mahi and Sierra mostly.

A 72# rooster fish from the surf - WOW! That must have been a battle!

BTW, why do you release? That Pescado Gallo was delish! Al mojo de ajo a la parilla. . .sweet.

viajero wrote:

blondie1 wrote:

viajero,

Yes, I fished Tenacatita many,many times. Caught some small Roosters, some Big Jacks and Needlefish. It was a great place cause the wife could go to the calm side and swim, read and just take it easy while I enjoyed my fishing. Walked all the way to the Lagoon past the cemetary one day. Saw some of my amigo's with some nice snook. Too bad , the situation up there.

Tenacatita was great,snorkle in the "aquario" in the morning, surfcast in the afternoon and grill your catch in one of the empty palapas,hope they get it open again soon.

viajero wrote:Catch em & cook em...till they're all gone.

blondie1 wrote:

viajero wrote:Catch em & cook em...till they're all gone.