Striped Bass Surfcasting @ San Francisco Ocean Beaches

Surfcasting for striped bass. Follow along with me to the San Francisco Ocean beach areas on my annual spring fishing adventure. Starting in early May 2025, striped bass fishing, catching has been very good from the local San Francisco beach areas, with many of the stripers done with spring spawning in the Sacramento River basin and headed back through northern San Francisco Bay and into the Pacific Ocean.

The 2025 spring weather has been atrocious in the San Francisco Bay area, feeling more like winter. During my 15-day fishing trip, high winds averaging 15-30mph, surf with 5-7' wave height & high energy pounding the shores day in & day out, make for some challenging fishing in the foam & surf.
The fierce onshore winds have my kayak fishing halibut in South San Francisco Bay grounded. This year 2025, the spring catching for halibut is very, slow. Been skunked 2x in early May, never skunked on keeper halibut before in the past 5 years. Thus shifted my attention to fishing the striped bass fishing on the ocean beaches, when surf & wind conditions allow.

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PRODUCT LINKS USED IN THE VIDEO:
Maven C1 Monocular 8x32mm: https://amzn.to/43xAjga
Shimano Saragoza 5000 SW-A Spinning Reel: https://amzn.to/3SmCWfv
Shimano Saragoza 6000 SW-A Spinning Reel: https://amzn.to/3SUasKd
Okuma Surfcasting-spinning Rod: https://amzn.to/3Zwrzp5
Power-Pro Braided #50 Main fishing line: https://amzn.to/43NrDU0
Power-Pro Braided #30 fishing line: https://amzn.to/4mwiYN4
Lamiglas Surf Rod: https://amzn.to/3SoYbNN

My Main Surfcasting Striper Rigs:
Edge Rod, 9'-6", 10/30-lb test line, 1-3oz weight rating
Shimano Saragoza 5000 Spinning Reel with Power-Pro 30-lb braid
Braid to swivel, 30" of 40-lb fluorocarbon leader to lure quick change snap,
Also use this setup for surf perch too.

Okuma Surf Rod w/long butt grip, Rockaway SP 11'-0" Rated for 10/20-lb Line, 3/4-3oz weight
Shimano Saragoza 6000 SW-A Spinning Reel, 30-lb Power-Pro braid mainline, Braid to swivel,
30" of 40-lb fluorocarbon leader to lure quick change snap
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Chapters:
Intro: 0:00
Area Reveal: 0:20
Greetings: 0:35
Starting Hike down2beach: 1:10
Tired Legs: 3:35
Gear Up Time: 3:56
Hit the Beach: 6:28
First Casts: 6:50
Fishing Tip, Bucktail Jig/Curly-Worm: 9:50
View Up/Down the Beach: 10:45
Time to Switch beaches: 11:05
Treacherous Rocky Beach Trail: 11:50
Weather Challenges: 12:45
Starting Hike Uphill: 13:15
Taking a Hike Break, Watching Paragliders: 13:50
Surfcasting Gear Tip: 15:40
FISH ON!...Teaser: 18:35
OUTRO & Thank You: 18:55
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...Please keep in mind that my videos focus on when, how, suggestions and tips...
...but never exactly where...
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