Surf fishing in Bahia Asuncion

Most colors work, I like the chrome prism seems to work everywhere. Match the lure size to your equipment, smaller will get you more strikes, bigger might get you bigger fish (I haven't proven this theory).

A lot of people like Krocks but they wouldn't be my first choice. Twin tail scampis work well, white seems to be the preferred color but root beer or other darker colors can be productive when it is overcast or the water is cloudy. Swim baits are also a good bet, try Big Hammer 3" in grey, blue or root beer with a 1/4 or 3/8 oz jig head.

The beach area in front of Campo Serina is a good area, look for areas where the back flow current seems to slow down indicating a deeper area than the surrounding bottom.

Seaweed can be a problem at times. Sometimes it's a matter of where you can fish rather than where you want to. You want to keep your lure at or near the bottom, sometimes you can only get 10 or 15' or retrieve before getting fouled with weeds but if the fish are around that's all it takes. Always try to throw your lure right in their mouth, it works better that way

Looking back at the original question I guess I got a little carried away with my reply.....guess I need to get up and find something to do.....dt

I know that krocks have their fans but you are missing a bet if you don,t try Kastmasters,K/M,s will but you in deeper water because of the design not weight,they were build originally for stripers and bluefish on the east coast with distance in mind but they are more than casters they are catchers.

The bigger fish fish daytime will always be a little farther out there,blue/chrome green/chrome3/8# or 1/2# sometimes 1/4# works even better depending on conditions and your rig.

When working a K/M on the beach you will catch a good mix of fish,yfc,butts,wsb,barred perch,I,ve even a corbina on occasion with a brown sand crab color I made 1/4#.

And no I don,t work for Acme I just know a good thing when I fish it
Rob
If the weeds are a problem have a couple with single hooks.


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One more thing,before commiting to a mail order for stuff,aways try to see something up close and personal,touch it,feel it talk to or better yet try someones stuff,is he successful with it and why?

To many times I,ve had friends mail order stuff with-out ever trying it out first and are most unhappy with it.

most fishing lures have some action built in and than are others with none and with them you must impart that action,with the K/M there are several from the super slow wobble to the super burn Texas whip that means really fast and everything in between.

Just a few more thoughts.
Rob
One more thing a retrieve on the west side is generally slower because of the species your fishing for,on the other side speed is the ticket,you can,t go to fast!

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With the c/m's I usually do a fast to very fast retrieve. Roosters over here love something that splashes. Slow or medium retrieves with the c/m's get hung up a lot and I'll switch to a Kroc or scampi type lure. Bait fishing(Pacific side) when the sand crabs are showing means the fish are close in and I'll use a Carolina rig with a 2' or 3' leader and 1/2oz to 3/4oz egg sinker. If the sand crabs are small just load up the hook. Short casts & follow the sinker in with just a light tension to feel the bite. You'll get bit all the way in so don't reel in to cast out again until you're almost on the beach.
That's are just my way and, of course, I'm crazy

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With a 1/4# to 3/8# K/M I rarely get hung up? rod position maybe,depending on wave and current s i use the rod at 10 o-clock which may have something to do with it,but on the gulf side those factors mean little.

Normally I never use bait it just puts me to sleep,love throwing stuff and there is normally something they well hit,if its noon and they are asleep in desperation will put on a crab if available.

We are talking west side still, there was a bait we used many years ago called a scrounger,just a jig but with the lip on top instead of on the bottom and a motor oil worm damn thing caught us many many fish in Calif. and west side Baja,anything on the beach would hit those things.

Just luv talking about this kind of stuff
Rob

Sorry lazy maybe:rolleyesunce and the neat thing about K/M,s you can take the same ones to any trout lake and knot them dead,the 1/8# and 1/4# works for all kinds of fish in fresh water!!
Rob ..................OPPS ounce


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Mitch take any bass worm of 4"or 5" brown or motor oil works just fine did it many times
Rob

Juan and I had a great day surf fishing yesterday at secret beach and caught our limit of sweet yellowfin croaker at high tide on medium silver krocs...yum yum...
(no pics due to inappropriate bathing suit) (ladies..U2U me for video:!

Marty most people when fishing the beach think you need a long rod but really most fish are much closer than you might think,I have never used a rod longer than 7'on a bait-caster and the same for a spinner,I may have a one 7/12' once,but keep in mind there is a big difference in the fish on the east side,nasty critters over there
Rob

arty fish all baits

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.....I have never used a rod longer than 7'on a bait-caster and the same for a spinner,I may have a one 7/12' once,but keep in mind there is a big difference in the fish on the east side,nasty critters over there Rob

Ive had good success with white scampis all over central baja.

I just wore a couple out on Tues. catching these.

Boy do I love catching and eating a 5# Calico!