01-25-2003, 08:03 AM
01-25-2003, 02:36 PM
[cool] You might want to shoot an email or PM to LeapinBass. He lives in Santa Barbara, as I once did.
What species are you targeting? Perch, halibut, Calicos? They are all there. Pete has been taking quite a few small 'butts in fairly shallow water right around Santa Barbara, so they should be in the same zone further north. He uses Hammers a lot, but everything from small spinners to twisters to marabou jigs will get the job done.
For surf perch, use sand crabs if you can find them. I also invested a lot of time digging in the wet sand zone for green sand worms. They are BSP candy. I also use small green plastics and flies to imitate them. Mussels and fresh clams work great too. Even a piece of shrimo will get bit.
If you use cut anchovies, you can also get some big BSP, small halibut, bass and a variety of rockfish. Caught some sizeable cabezone up there when casting next to rocks.
If you take a long stick and a good long distance casting reel, drop swim baits next to kelp or rocks for some calicos and sand bass. Or, you can soak dead squid...or tip jigs with it. Again, lots of different rock fish in addition to the bass.
If it's a BSP session, look for beaches that get some wave action. They often hunt close to the beach, looking for sand crabs as they wash out in the suds. If there is a little trough in the sand, running parallel to the beach, that is sometimes a good holding zone. It's amazing how shallow they will come sometimes. A lot of surf casters are guilty of wading in the middle of the fish and casting out beyond the best fishing.
However, there are days when you need some distance to your casts. I have taken some two to three pounders up there while soaking anchovy or pitching big lures for other species...way out beyond the waves.
There are a limited number places where you can get to the beaches north of Goleta. Do you have any definite spots picked out? Also, are you going with light spinning tackle or will you be throwing heavier stuff? If I have a choice, I would prefer light spinning, 4 - 6# line and light jigs. As a plan B, I would take an 8" rig, for tossing bigger jigs and small spoons.
Hope this helps, and try to get ahold of Pete for current info...or dig out a website for any clubs or tackle shops in the area with uptodate stuff.
Good luck. Expect the full report to be good.
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What species are you targeting? Perch, halibut, Calicos? They are all there. Pete has been taking quite a few small 'butts in fairly shallow water right around Santa Barbara, so they should be in the same zone further north. He uses Hammers a lot, but everything from small spinners to twisters to marabou jigs will get the job done.
For surf perch, use sand crabs if you can find them. I also invested a lot of time digging in the wet sand zone for green sand worms. They are BSP candy. I also use small green plastics and flies to imitate them. Mussels and fresh clams work great too. Even a piece of shrimo will get bit.
If you use cut anchovies, you can also get some big BSP, small halibut, bass and a variety of rockfish. Caught some sizeable cabezone up there when casting next to rocks.
If you take a long stick and a good long distance casting reel, drop swim baits next to kelp or rocks for some calicos and sand bass. Or, you can soak dead squid...or tip jigs with it. Again, lots of different rock fish in addition to the bass.
If it's a BSP session, look for beaches that get some wave action. They often hunt close to the beach, looking for sand crabs as they wash out in the suds. If there is a little trough in the sand, running parallel to the beach, that is sometimes a good holding zone. It's amazing how shallow they will come sometimes. A lot of surf casters are guilty of wading in the middle of the fish and casting out beyond the best fishing.
However, there are days when you need some distance to your casts. I have taken some two to three pounders up there while soaking anchovy or pitching big lures for other species...way out beyond the waves.
There are a limited number places where you can get to the beaches north of Goleta. Do you have any definite spots picked out? Also, are you going with light spinning tackle or will you be throwing heavier stuff? If I have a choice, I would prefer light spinning, 4 - 6# line and light jigs. As a plan B, I would take an 8" rig, for tossing bigger jigs and small spoons.
Hope this helps, and try to get ahold of Pete for current info...or dig out a website for any clubs or tackle shops in the area with uptodate stuff.
Good luck. Expect the full report to be good.
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