Muir Beach rockfish

Despite my intense desire to conquer jigging with swimbait (slowly getting there), I cannot argue with the consistent results I get on a double drop / hi lo rig and some squid.  They're easy to rig yourself at home in front of the TV (I make 30 in an hour or so), or they sell them super cheap. 

Why not do what many do and put a swimbait (I usually use 4 oz but sometimes use  8 oz if the drift is too fast) on the bottom and then put a shrimp fly on a dropper loop a little ways up. Best of both worlds. I usually catch the big lings and cabbies on the swimbait but still bring in smaller rockfish on the shrimp fly if that's all that is around. When I put a strip of squid on the swimbait I catch more big rockfish.

Despite my intense desire to conquer jigging with swimbait (slowly getting there), I cannot argue with the consistent results I get on a double drop / hi lo rig and some squid.  They're easy to rig yourself at home in front of the TV (I make 30 in an hour or so), or they sell them super cheap. 

Why not do what many do and put a swimbait (I usually use 4 oz but sometimes use  8 oz if the drift is too fast) on the bottom and then put a shrimp fly on a dropper loop a little ways up. Best of both worlds. I usually catch the big lings and cabbies on the swimbait but still bring in smaller rockfish on the shrimp fly if that's all that is around. When I put a strip of squid on the swimbait I catch more big rockfish.

+1 to this.  Shop striper teaser flies from back east for a good variety of gorgeous bucktail flies on larger 5/0 and 6/0 hooks.

Despite my intense desire to conquer jigging with swimbait (slowly getting there), I cannot argue with the consistent results I get on a double drop / hi lo rig and some squid.  They're easy to rig yourself at home in front of the TV (I make 30 in an hour or so), or they sell them super cheap. 

Why not do what many do and put a swimbait (I usually use 4 oz but sometimes use  8 oz if the drift is too fast) on the bottom and then put a shrimp fly on a dropper loop a little ways up. Best of both worlds. I usually catch the big lings and cabbies on the swimbait but still bring in smaller rockfish on the shrimp fly if that's all that is around. When I put a strip of squid on the swimbait I catch more big rockfish.

You know when someone says something obvious and you can't believe you've never thought of it before...  Im so going to try this tomorrow!

I have never once even considered this (although definitely have good success with squid on the swimbait, but my whole reason for using swimbait is to avoid using live or dead bait hahah). 

Thanks again everyone.  That is some super helpful info. Can't wait to try it!  I got a nice brown rockfish with the double dropper using shrimpflies and squid.  i just cast it out an let it sit just outside the rocks.  Can't wait to try jigging.