California Halibut Fishing Tips at the Oceanside Pier - Pier Fishing in California

[@wiljaxbrantley342]

just the video i was looking for

[@Mahigeer1]

Nicely done and informative.

[@halibutman_fishing]

Halibutman approved 👌

[@evanherrera5948]

I love free knowledge🤓🤓

[@Gypsyboy932]

Excellent

[@brianhanel6897]

as a kid this old guy showed me a technique to catch halibut on the pier it was a heavy main line with a heavy piramid sinker and you would cast it out into the direction of the surf draw it up simi tight then snap a leader on the main line with a hook and a light pinch weight and a hook with an anchovies or hearing for live bait that you could buy on the pier back then and you would slide it down the line and once it hit the water the bait would swim out and own and every 15 or twenty mins you would clip on another one and repeat this until you got bit of ran out of leader's it worked well I was just wondering if any one else has used this method as back then it was pretty commonly used and caught almost everything that swims and eats live.bait 🤑

[@kenjones2860]

That's called a trolley rig and is still used by some of us old timers. Effective for many different species and can be fished near the top or near the bottom as described in my book.

[@liam2322]

How should I fish the oceanside pier in October

[@branrx]

I’m on the central coast but how far past the breaking waves do you fish for halibut?

[@pierfishingincalifornia]

California Halibut can be caught almost anywhere along a pier. From the surf area to deeper water. California Halibut can also migrate seasonally, moving to deeper waters during the winter months and returning to shallower areas for spawning and feeding during the warmer months. For more information, check out: www.pierfishing.com/california-halibut/

[@stephenrothman6969]

Do you catch the bait from the pier, and if so with what? I guess you bring a bubbler to keep them alive?

[@ITZJUSTDEATH831]

quick question so to catch a sting ray or halibut does it have to be rigged up as coralina rig?

[@kenjones2860]

No, although it's probably the favorite rig. Many halibut are caught on artificial lures (some using a Carolina rig) while bat rays can be caught on many rigs including Carolina rigs and hi/low rigs.

[@ricardoalamo8704]

How long of a leader and what size hook for this type of set up?

[@samietofu5925]

I know your comment was a year ago but I just went deep sea fishing and I use a #2 hook on the sardine. I think he might be using the same thing! At most I think he is going with a 1/0 or 2/0. I saw online that it is recommended to use 6/0 - 8/0 but I think this is for the bigger california halibuts that comes out towards winter like the guy said in the video. I am still new to fishing as well so I hope this somewhat helps :)

[@colemanchase2369]

Litchfield approved