Surf Perch Fishing REDTAIL Surf Perch and DUNGENESS Crab - HOW I FIND & CATCH SURF PERCH

Surf fishing for redtail surf perch and Dungeness crab on the Oregon Coast. Sharing my surf perch fishing tips and techniques that may help you catch surf perch on your next surf fishing trip. I will cover my surf perch setup which is a simple surf perch fishing rig that is great for surf perch fishing for beginners up to the most experienced angler. Once you have the surf perch fishing rigs figured out the next step will be the surf perch fishing techniques.
In this video i will show you the surf fishing gear i use, how i use it, as well as what i'm thinking when i'm on the hunt for surf perch. I hope these surf perch fishing tips and techniques help out. If so, please leave me a comment and let me know. If you liked the video, please hit that like button and subscribe to the channel if you want to see more!
Okuma Cedros CSX Surf Rod (csx-s-1062m)
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Okuma Cedros CJ-6000H Reel
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Okuma Rockaway Surf Rod (ra-s-1202m)
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Okuma Rockaway Spinning Reel
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[@ernestoinfante3931]

Awesome fishing, II"m glad to see you back on the surf fishing. So far I've been lucky catching fish at the coast too. Stay safe and tight line!

[@JD_Mac]

just got my Okuma Rockway rod and i cant wait to get back to the surf, Thanks for starting my new addiction! Love the vids man

[@humguy707]

Hey brother.... can't wait to see the new video...was redtail fishing yesterday... did ok...it was fun

[@LANCEtheBOIL]

retail fishing? Did you catch a cabelas or a bass pro shop... I heard sheels are good eating

[@instincthaun3073]

@@LANCEtheBOILit says “red tail” lol 😂 (type of fish)

[@paulmonaco1148]

Hello " QUICK " Nick, it's been a long time since I've seen your videos. You NEVER disappoint, I couldn't take the politics anymore in Portland and went East to Boise. Well I miss the NW fishing too much, so I'm back. I'm going to binge watch your videos, and become SMARTER!!! LOL. I noticed the SF 49er / Giant blanket in the back of your rig, are you a SF faithful??? I've been a 9er fan since the early 60's back in the John Brodie days. Tight lines My Friend...

[@tblazy3463]

Nice! Crab stuffed surf perch fillet!🤣😁🐡

[@josebautista2589]

Take me with you!! I live in forest Grove and have been having the hardest time on the jetty and surf perch fishing.

[@rockytalkndawoods3057]

"They always want just the tip." 💛💚🌲💚💛

[@planetluzzo1971]

I'm going tomorrow. Can't wait!!!

[@Will-zd2lj]

You and Fishermans life are the two people who got me into fishing. Hope to see you out there one day.

[@billt6116]

As a young boy I caught what I thought was a huge flounder... Until my dad told me it was a young halibut. He said that was even better, And it was!

[@kerismancing2359]

Halo I'm from Indonesia a, like you video my bos👍❤️🙏

[@BradHofmann]

Love your videos! Taking a family trip to the coast soon. Are surfperch line-shy? I have a store-bought steel wire high-low bottom rig. Will that work or is mono/flouro line required?

[@michaelhull63]

Hey im gonna do a road trip mid-March. im heading for gold beach will you be jetty or perch fishing anywhere between Arcata and gold beach??

[@debatebore1057]

Thanks for all of these videos. Ive been fishing Sunset Beach a lot recently and with the rough surf I find both my flat weight and pyramids just roll and roll and within just a few minutes rather than being straight out, the line is at 10 or 2 o'clock. Using 2 oz weight, maybe 3 would be better? Also, what bag do you use to hold fish while in the surf?

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Thanks for watching! You can always try a heavier weight if it keeps wanting to roll, but the 10 or 2 is actually ok if it stops rolling and holds there. I’ve caught a lot of fish at those angles. The problem is when your weight doesn’t stop rolling. Lol when it comes to bags I actually just use either the mesh bag that my waders came in or I use a cheap dry bag. Regardless of which one, I just clip it to my waders or belt.

[@kevinbachmann3040]

So how do you clean flounder

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Is there a punch line to this question? If not, You clean them just like a halibut

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Both are fun to fillet in my opinion, but it’s hard to explain. I ended up just watching a video on how to do it for my halibut

[@fourgotten]

A little soap and water and a good scrub brush will have your flounder clean as a whistle. 😉

[@justdavethehikingguy1480]

Hey, can I send you a private message re fishing? Dave

[@joesperling1262]

Have you ever tried to make a list of all the kinds of fish you’ve caught- fresh and salt water? Black bass, kelp greenling, striped perch, barred perch, flounder, etc? lol. You’d have a long list! 😊😊

[@oneofthosepeople2101]

What’s up with the giants blanket? You not a Washingtonian? Just joshin😅 What mainline do you use? Rod info? About to head to Westport and hoping to get a few. ✌️

[@timemachine7828]

Really appreciate your videos man. Im a thousand miles away from home and you help me stay intouch with where I want my reality to be

[@russellhopple3417]

Awesome video Nick! Loved it - thanks for sharing

[@ronmckinney8424]

Great slab!! The Crab was a wonderful bonus!

[@anthonygoodrich8503]

Spider thread is a lifesaver, great for wrapping chicken liver when fishing for catfish, any soft flimsy bait gets more mileage when wraps

[@LANCEtheBOIL]

take your chicken livers and lay them on a flat rock and keep flipping them to a dry spot on the rock( or rocks) till they get a hide on them ( only do 2 or 3 at a time and keep them in the shade ) once you get the hang of how long to do it your liver will stay on the hook and you don't need to wrap it, works awesome.

[@darrelljohnson4658]

Funtime

[@Paulpoission]

I’ve always wanted to catch a Starry Flounder

[@EMTHEKING881EZWAY]

Nice job . question what bait u used

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

I almost always fish with Berkley gulp sand worms, shrimp, or razor clam necks when it’s open season or I have some frozen from earlier trips

[@howieb253]

I want to go fishing

[@vansicklejerry]

I'm with you. All my friends quit fishing and hunting since I moved away. I moved back and now I'm alone and haven't gotten out yet, but getting ready. Where do you live?

[@howieb253]

@@vansicklejerry I live i auburn wa

[@vansicklejerry]

@@howieb253 oh. I'm down in Dallas , Oregon West of Salem. Not close. :(

[@howieb253]

I go down that way to try fishing

[@vansicklejerry]

@@howieb253 I use to fish the South Santiam River in Waterloo and I use to fish the Salmon River over by Otis.

[@nikoniko3483]

That was an awesome dungy you pulled in. I've always snagged the females. Beautiful big fish and I appreciate you tossing back the small ones. You got a sub outta me. Thanks for the video

[@tho464]

I believe it is not legal to catch a crab on a hook rig. But since it dropped off and you picked it up by hand I guess it becomes technically legal. Taking by hand is legal. Awesome catch!

[@heathandhoney6364]

Hey this is Heath. Some time ago I got you up about my home made crab snares and I still would like to find a way to send you a couple of them. I'd like to see and hear what you think of them once u use them. I've been super busy with work and I recently got a German shepherd puppy so my life has been very full. Hope to hear back from you soon...right lines brother 😜 super

[@matthewmccaskill8506]

Hey Nick those are some nice red perch, well done! What kind of waders do you like to use? I might be doing some surf fishing this coming weekend. Tight lines....👍

[@reelbluecustomrods]

That is a beast...Nice catch.

[@lowdown3007]

I don't fish much, but when I have used shrimp, the crabs keep eating my bait. What do you recommend?

[@Bo-gi8zw]

Hey he is back! Serf perch fishin is sounding good but I’ll never surf fish outta cape Mears again…been there 3 times and got nothing.

[@jacoblangston4765]

Taking a trip to seaside in march. Hoping to go clam digging for the first time ever. Would love if I had room for the gear to go surf fishing for black seabass.

[@Follower_of_The_Word]

Good job bleeding your fish out! Too many people do not understand the importance of that and ruin great tasting seafood.

[@manuelfigueroajr]

Any good fishing near coos bay, I'm headed up there either early or late next week for a few days!?

[@johnraetz6748]

Nice catches, I'll have to try adding a bead to each hook, Thanks!!!!

[@kevinwest4488]

1st one is an male.. 1st channel that got that right.. wishing i was fishing.. 8 hours plus from the west coast now.. jealous.

[@kevinwest4488]

an good friend stopped me from an coastal run.. KING TIDES.. really high surf..

[@kevinwest4488]

washington

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

I absolutely love being able to fish the coast. I'd hate to be so far away.... unless there was some amazing fishing, but there is something about the ocean. I'd love to make a road trip fishing all the coastline I could and for all the species I could haha

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Those tides can get pretty gnarly, especially when they come in when we are getting heavy rains and all the coastal tributaries blow out and flood the area

[@BJ-bk4bl]

Waiting on your Salmon videos..Its that time of the month...lol

[@briank.347]

Nice perch! Not just slabs but males! And a keeper dungie!

[@jeffstoeger2974]

Nice to see you back out here Nick. Great video thanks for sharing.

[@StorageAuctionSnipers]

I'm going to have to make the trek north one of these days... thanks for another great video.

[@debatebore1057]

Would love to know where he is...he is on the beach with his truck, so I imagine north of Seaside. Also, how often do you change spots on the beach? I tend to stick to a narrow 100-200 yard space rather than moving like a quarter mile down the beach...

[@joshkelley8102]

Catch and cook is the way to go homie

[@joshkelley8102]

Put your reel handle on the correct side of the reel dude

[@fuddwacker4803]

You never tell what Town is close to where you are fishing, would be nice!

[@cuetelynn6218]

Hell yeah good video man you should do some more videos on rockfish and Lingcod

[@Enriquevilla-ii3si]

Saludos amigo, from san diego California!!

[@radebig69]

When you had that first little tap my ❤️ jumped

[@LANCEtheBOIL]

what's better eating ? the silvers or reds( or do they taste the same?)

[@2riversc.s.]

Can't wait to try this ...In that same spot!

[@kevinhollingsworth1314]

Please show how you tie the hooks to your line.

[@thatsuburuwrx3984]

hell ya bro good to see a video again.

[@itzOLE3]

So you just snag crab like that randomly?! So cool!

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Ya, most of the time they just grab onto the bait and won’t let go until they are at your feet, but they do get slightly caught up in the line at times as well. It’s always nice when it’s a keeper

[@kitkat12326]

Oh man nice crab snag :)

[@jonnygard5566]

Thanks for video, I purchased the Rockaway set-up so excited for this spring and summer

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Awesome, I’m sure you’ll be happy with it. Longer rods can take some getting used to but that is a great rod. Good luck!

[@alexmacdonald258]

Might want to move the ol` Armada up the beach just a little? Looks like the tide's getting higher.

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Lol I always like having my rig close to me but definitely gotta be careful on the incoming tide. That was close enough haha I’m glad I was getting out of there

[@kevinwest4488]

my friend... i gotta know... did you like the okuma cedros reel for surf fishing?

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

I do like that reel. I haven’t had any issues with it, and it feels fast and smooth. Definitely feels smoother than the Rockaway RA6000

[@ikaikamaxwell32]

Nice, dude! Im headed out there tomorrow. Weather and surf look great!

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

I went out last week. Sun was out, there was hardly a breeze but the water was weird and all I got was a couple nibbles the first hour then nothing. How was it when you went? I’m planning quite a few more trips. I’m looking forward to getting back out there

[@dhawkr.3678]

Nice video. Why not take a bag with you so you don't have to walk back to the car.

[@mydamon16]

Why not take a bag with you so people don’t have to see your face?

[@insolentstickleback3266]

KZbin stopped sending your videos, so I went looking for you. Imagine that, I found you slaying big perch and wrestling Crabzilla!

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Haha ya I think youtube may stop sending out as many recommendations when I stop making vids for a few weeks. I’m glad you found your way back! I can’t wait to get back out. More content to come 🎣 Thanks for watching

[@insolentstickleback3266]

@@AnglingAddictsPNW Have a nice evening, Best Regards from the Greens Bridge on the N. Santiam zone.

[@leej923]

Is there not a rule against catching Dungeness Crab with a hook in Washington?

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

I would have to check the regs on that but this is in Oregon.

[@johnbusch2926]

@@AnglingAddictsPNW I was told you cannot keep crab caught with hooks in Oregon. I have seen people do it; but I thought it was illegal. The regulations refer to "baited lines" but I believe that refers to crab snares and crab hawks.

[@leej923]

@@johnbusch2926 that’s what I was thinking regardless of Oregon or Washington. But I don’t know all the rules and regulations of those States. I’m used to California’s laws, and hooks can’t be used for crabbing.

[@danfidler5893]

Nice catch!

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Thank you 😊

[@joesperling1262]

You are incredible. I’ve watched a bunch of your videos and you always catch something and have a great time. You also share some really nice tips. Thanks so much for your videos😊

[@JigginwithG]

Nice to see you in the Oregon surf perch page finally 🪝🐟🪝 the flounder are so random, I caught one 3 weekends in a row in the summer, they taste so good. Yep it’s 100 female crab caught on pole to 2 male it’s so dumb 😅😆 was that your Pb? mine is 16 1/2 also. Rare to find bigger but I’ve seen a few