>Fished the high tide today for just over an hour. >Unfortunately, I couldn't find any sandcrabs (only a few >micro-crabs). I used shrimp for bait (a first). Conditions >were decent...small surf, but some wind and kelp. >Caught/released nine surfperch (some large and some dinks). >Saw no sign of any corbina at all. The kelp really started >moving in at peak high tide. I conclude that shrimp is much >better bait than squid for the perch...I would get nibbles >or a fish on almost every cast! All the perch looked like >they were spawned out.
Brumfield,
Are you talking about Shrimp or Ghost Shrimp? I feel your pain regarding the scarcity of Corbies and Crabs. Water Temp today was 60. When it reaches about 65 I think we will be in business. :)