Upcoming Events 2012

Current Club Events

Monthly Speaker

The meeting will be at Padre Gold, on June 7th--- corner of Linda Vista Rd. and Genesse, 7245 Linda Vista Rd this month only. The speaker is Cory Sanden from MC Swimbaits. Corey, maker of big swimbait, has introduced a new smaller one that measures 5.5 inches (the other 3). The big one he fished with 80# spectra to 80# fluoro, but he said a lot of people couldn't get their head around fishing that way. So he developed this smaller bait. He prefers to rig it with the 7/0, 3/8oz Gamakatsu Superline Spring-Lock hook, and recommends fishing it 50# spectra to a 50# fluoro leader (not less than 30#). Corey is using the Seeker Blue Lightning II Inshore Series line of rods which have a fairly fast action tip, but shut off pretty quickly so that you have the backbone to turn fish quickly in the kelp. He says that with using the heavy spectra, he needs a faster tip to prevent ripping the bait out of a fish's mouth on the hook set.

One advantage to fishing this smaller bait, is that it swims correctly on the drop. What this allows you to do is cast over the kelp, slide it over the top, and then let it drop into the 'manholes' or little openings in the middle of the kelp. In this scenario, all the action happens in the top 2 feet of water or so. What you want to do is swim the bait'SLOWLY' allowing the fish to track it coming across the top of the kelp (remember, fish mostly look up). When you hit that manhole and let it drop, the bite will often happen on that drop. Just as often, he said they'll crash the bait from the bottom up before you hit the hole.

What you don't want to do though is drive your boat right up to the kelp's edge and skip the kelp stringers emanating out from the main body of the kelp jungle. If you are on the outside edge and the current is running toward the kelp, often times the bigger fish will work their way to the outer edge to get the jump on their smaller counterparts. What you want to do is start your drift well away from the kelp and work the outer edge. Let the current take you in and cast further in and over it as you get closer to the edge of the main body.

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We are finally nearing completion on the new Rod and Reel website.There are still a few things that need done on it but most of it is working!

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