Hey Gimme, looks like you had much better luck than I did.
I hit the surf in Hermosa on Saturday morning (3/20). This was my first time fishing the surf this year. I fished 28th st area from about 6:00am to 8:00am. Waves were small, tide on the rise, overcast skies, conditions looked favorable. Doesn't matter, I still got skunked. Nothing. I was throwing motor oil grubs w/red flakes (1 3/4 and 2"). Also threw 3" Big Hammer swimbaits for nothing. My fishermans excuse is that the water was to clear.

Anyways, highlight of the morning was seeing a whale (gray, I think, I'm no marine biologist) in close to shore. Maybe about 50 yds out. It was definately a juvenile.I don't know what it was doing in so close, but what a sight to see.

Also, there were other guys fishing the surf in Hermosa that morning, if you are reading this, how did you guys do?

Kman