Fishing

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Breaking Down The ‘Big Bay’

With so much shoreline in San Diego Bay, you'll see countless banks with tons of drop-offs, some deeper and steeper than others, which may appeal to your style of fishing. More
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Fishing Bass Tournaments

Many ‘New Teams’ have entered our events with modest skiffs on minimal budgets. After a couple of events, they get bit by the ‘Tournament Bug’, and start upgrading their rigs, gear and the rest is history. More
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Midnight Mixer Bass Fishing

Nothing better than a Midnight Mixer with friends We would like to give a big thanks to everyone who came out last night for the 'Midnight Mixer' with the SBS crew!  The weather cooperated and allowed all 50 anglers who came from as far away as Atascadero, San Diego to San Bernardino to throw their $20 bucks into the hat & hit 'The ... More
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Fishing Mission Bay Overview

Mission Bay: Loaded with tons of eel grass. The question is not where to find it but rather where not to find it! Here is an overview of my beloved Mission Bay . I am stoked it is part of the SWBA series this year, and I want everyone to have a good time, so I will give out some spots and their names. It is up to you to find the fish ... More
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Under The Cover Of Darkness

The first time I ever heard anything about fishing for calico bass at night was when I was hanging out at a local fishing tackle shop near my house when I was around 10 years old. The “old timers” would come into the tackle shop and share their stories about the big bass they had caught while fishing the Federal break wall or as they ... More

The Paralabrax, aka The Calico Bass

The Paralabrax Clathratus: Kelp Bass or more commonly known to Southern California anglers as the Calico Bass. Ben Florentino at Catalina Island, fishing 5.5” Big Hammer swimbait, caught this 9lb. version. Paralabrax as a genius are part of the Sea Bass family (Serranidae). Locally we have 3 species of this genus regularly found: ... More

Welcome to Norbuland! North of Malibu…

So you're making the trek up to the Northern most region of our beloved Paralabrax and you're asking yourself now what? Well the Santa Barbara county coastline isn't so different than the rest of Southern California; it has lush kelp beds, rocky bottom, hard bottom, reefs etc. What it may lack is the mass amounts of visible shoreline struct... More

Fishing San Diego Bay, ‘The Big Bay’

Rich fishing history San Diego Bay, also known as 'The Big Bay', is a large natural bay that stretches twelve miles and borders five cities - San Diego, National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and Coronado. The bay's storied history includes a very rich fishing history. In the late 1800's and early 1900's fishing became a focus in the ... More

A Day On The Water with Jack Sowell

You could hear the shotgun start from the sign-up desk in the parking lot as 33 boats raced away to secure 5 Calico Bass in the hopes of adorning “The Cup” with their team's name. The weather couldn't have been better, flat calm seas with the air temperature in the upper 70s.The field was split; most headed north to fish tight to the ... More