After many attempts to have some love from the surf recently and with marginal results, I decided to harvest some fresh mussel from the Oceanside Jetties at low tide and fish the Oceanside Harbor Channel.

A couple of weeks ago, I was down at the docks and observed all of the big piling perch that were there but I wasn't equipped to do battle with those brutes with the light stuff I was toteing.

Usually, those little black crabs will win the perch over if presented properly but they we wouldn't have it today.

The pay off today was on the incoming tide on a rig that consisted of a basic rig of

(1) 1/2 oz egg wieght
(2) 24" leader
(3) #6 bronze bait hook
(4) 4# P-line.

Landed 6 Spotfins in the 3-5lb range. All released. All Spotties caught in about an hour's time. After that, the bite shut down big time.

Good to have some love for a change!!:7