The SWBA Tournament of Champions presented by Abu Garcia saw a few new twists in 2016. The single-day tournament held out of Long Beach CA, featured 12 hours of competition and ‘coastal only’ boundaries. While all 3 species were allowed in this event, the real ‘wild card’ would prove to be the elusive ‘spottted bay ...
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The California Offshore Challenge has been called 'The Super Bowl of Calico Bass Fishing' since its inception in 2009. The 2016 'COC' will proudly be presented by 'Bohnhoff Lumber' with 50 of the most hard core anglers vying for supremacy at the only 2-day island based tournament of it's kind. Anglers equipment, ...
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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 ...
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It's California Offshore Challenge Time!
That's right, folks it's that time of the year again ! The 8th Annual California Offshore Challenge was set for January 8th-10th 2016, but due to bad weather has been moved to April 1st-3rd, 2016. Reigning Champs, Josh Marquard and Ryan Krost of Team Bassoholics are looking ...
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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 ...
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The Long Beach Breakwater better known as “The Wall”, is a unique fishery in and of itself. Situated within such heavy industry and shipping traffic, it seems almost foreign to be catching bass while several thousand-ton super freighters slide eerily by in the darkness. If you talk to someone about fishing the wall at ...
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