Manresa beach stripers

I fished from 7:30 to noon this morning, on foot, incoming tide. Beautiful conditions, small swell, no wind, and clean lovely water. Foggy too.
I landed one around 8 lbs, and another left me shaking and feeling undergunned. I saw it's belly when it started head shaking and thrashing in 3 feet of water, which is where it hit. It was a broad belly, a #20 plus belly.
Both fish came on a krok spoon, 9 1/2' spinrod and 14 lbs line with #30 shock leader.
I also threw Bomber Long A's and 3/8 oz Hair-Raisers.
I saw two other fish landed and heard of two others. I'll be back for the evening bite, if the breeze stays down, and certainly back for early tomorrow.
I forgot my topwaters but 3 fish were caught this morning on top.
I say it again, it was nice out on the beach!

Nice work Juan! Thanks for the intel. Still waiting to catch my first ocean striper 

Stripers from the surf are awesome.  Only caught a couple of them myself though. 

Congrats on the nice catches.

Stripers in the surf are a beautiful thing. So much brighter and cleaner than the bay or delta. I think with the long limber rod and shock leader your rig sounds OK unless you get into a really big one in which case 20-25# test is maybe better.

I like 12 and 14 lb line as heavier line reduces casting range and lure action. A Calcutta 400 with a heavier casting stick is my other rig, the big boy rig, still with 14 lb.
I also switched the spin rig over to a perching rig, with grubs, and caught some small barred perch. Missed many.
Fish on!

SAWHEEET Mako1! Pics please!!!!

Z

Nice one Juan, sounds like a blast!

Pencil Poppers are great.  Need to Walk the Dog with them.

Ken kickfish

Where is Manresa Beach? Sounds totally cool! Tom

Where is Manresa Beach? Sounds totally cool! Tom

Just a few miles south from Santa Cruz.

Z

Very nice Juan, I fish for beach stripers often. This year has been terrible but I have caught fish over 20# and 30# and never use more than 15# test.  I do use a 3 foot leader with 20# test (shocker).  Never lost a fish to a broken line.
Jason