Surf Perch Help

[Dhoey07]

Try digging some sandshrimp for bait while you're down there

[h20hunter]

Also, check out YouTube.....there appear to be some pretty good tutorial vids on there.

[Encore 280]

Some guys in Long Beach use a "crappie rig". I used to use one but went back to just tying a couple figure 8 loops about 16-18 inches apart up from the sinker and I think I use a #2 hook. I use anywhere from a 3oz to 5oz. depending on the current. They don't have tender mouths. The little buggers will hit hard and get your attention really quick and they're blast to catch on light gear. Good luck

[sled]

This is the only gear I have used. I do well.   I tie up same way.  Weight on bottom then two hooks above it.
I use 1 1/2 or 2 oz weights.  I like to let the current sweep it in to the side.  I like the bait to cover more ground slowly with the current.
We are leaving today, and probably fish tommorow.

[Becky]

My dad makes it look flawless... go out for razor clam digging on the low tide, snip the necks and put on the waders and walk out into the waves to his thighs on the incoming tide... and about an hour later he's got his limit.  lol..

[coxral]

The mistake I see some do when the tide is out is try to cast way to far out.  I have my best luck casting over the first breaker, Roller.  Some try to cast it 2-4 rollers back.  Watch how the tide is working.  I drive the beach looking for the funnels and that is where you will catch them.  Clam necks are the ticket as they don't wash off and will take the pecking of the smaller fish.

  I use pyramid weights and rubber shrimp pieces. I've only fished Ocean City beach where we used to stay. Did well.

[fishnfur]

For a different attack, try fly fishing.  A Clouser Minnow patterned after a small shrimp on a sinking line can kill them.  As others said, look for rips in the current, where the water appears to run out between two areas where waves break (on each side of it).  Surfers use these rips to paddle out easily without having to battle the waves.  For the fish, they sometimes sit on the edges and pick off the groceries going by.  2 -4 feet deep is often fine for many fish.  No muss, no fuss.  Keep a tight line and feel for the bite.

Keep moving if you're not getting bit. 

Nothing but Halibut, Lings and True Cod are better than salmon in my book - and I change that opinion every time I eat salmon.