Top 10 Pier Fishing Analects at the Top Gun House - Pier Fishing in California

[@Mahigeer1]

Informative. Thanks for posting.

[@ricksonora6656]

Great guidelines. For records, it’s worth recording the weather. The barometer’s trend up or down, lighting, rain, and wind affect fish activity. In fresh water, water temperature makes a huge difference in fish behaviors. I carry a pool thermometer on a cord so I can toss it in the water. It also helps me decide whether it’s worth diving in to retrieve something I dropped!

[@jasonmachula1472]

How often do you drop stuff?

[@ricksonora6656]

@@jasonmachula1472 A few years ago, my Boy Scout pocket knife, that I’ve had over 50 years, slid down the bank into a canal. Last year, my iPhone fell out of my pocket when I tripped over a tree root. (I got it back and the water didn’t damage it!) This spring, the line broke when my favorite trout lure snagged, and what would have been my PB bass snagged in a submerged branch. (I lost both.) Last year, I saw a trout that someone lost to a snagged line, that was about to become wasted meat. Then there was the time a guy didn’t hold his pole tightly enough and tossed it in the water. Unfortunately, I’ve become a coward. It takes a high value to get me to jump into water much below 75 degrees.

[@Gypsyboy932]

Thanks for making this video. I'll be moving from the East Coast to San Diego. Very helpful. I have your book also.

[@Gypsyboy932]

I have your 1st edition book (bought used) & just purchased your 2cd edition book online (didn't know about the 2cd book). Thanks for that very informative website, videos and writing those books. Enjoy the coffee. LOL

[@conqueringlion420]

Have you ever owned a boat

[@kenjones2860]

No although I have fished on many boats. But, I prefer piers.

[@Mahigeer1]

You don't need a boat to go fishing. You also don't get seasick on the piers, though some like the Green pier in Avalon can move. However, the fishing is slower, and fish are smaller on the piers. There are always exceptions.