To all surf fishermen!! #1 tip for better distance is to just use LIGHT LINE. 10 lb braid is PLENTY for a 5/8 oz lucky craft or whatever plug you are using, up to about an ounce. I know it seems scary to fling your precious lures out on such light line but as long as you use line that has a true LB test rating you will completely fine. I've landed fish up to #30 on 10lb braid so it is completely sufficient for most striped bass and any size surfperch you could ever hope to hook in to. Enough ranting for now, tight lines everyone!

This is so appreciated. The how and WHY is really important for me as I learn.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Simple and easy video to follow. I hope to see you out there one day. I used to do shore fishing in Santa Cruz 29 years ago. Be safe and tight line.

Thanks mate! very helpful for an amateur like us!

Thanks for sharing your tips and videos. Like watching them very good job sir

Have you ever tried pulling with the bottom hand instead of pushing with the top hand? Your right/top hand being the fulcrum and the rod becomes a lever when you pull with bottom/left hand. I am 60 years old and if I come over the top like you appear to be doing, my arm will start to hurt rather quickly. The rod tip moves faster with less effort using the rod as a lever.

Really helpful bro.. im jus new to this but ur videos keep inspiring..keep posting

Good video, thanks much. What is the best POWER and the best ACTION specs of the Rod, if I wanna cast as farther as possible

That's a nice Daiwa! Buying the same exact reel myself soon😁 I am looking for a good surfcasting rod as well. Might be getting a tsunami airwave 9ft medium heavy action.

Thank you Adam Love your videos

Thanks, these are really good tips, (letting some line out at the tip, using the rod fspring and whipping the rod. I could never cast very far. I've been fishing as a kid and was never taught how to fish. My uncles were really good fishermen and had boats, (they were poor and my granfatherhad a boat and was a fisherman). Too bad I get seasick, (3 for 3 times, although I do surf, with no problems). They also used conventional reels. I am now picking it up again, (I'm 67, post covid and retiring and live in Hawaii) I want to downsize and trying to live off the land and sea, (being a vegan/pescatarian helps. I got a free Kayak, and will look at your other videos!

Awesome bro love how you did this video down by the beach!

Great tutorial thank you man!

Thanks for sharing, your knowledge is useful as usual. Great to see you out there again. 4 hours and 1 min is when the fish starts to bite, who knows!

Pretty informative great job

This was great thank you!

Looks like a low swell and cloudy on Feb 15th. Should be a good day for rock fishing in Cen Cal.

Excellent!! Thanks!

Great video bro! I really enjoy this one!👍👍👍

Great info on setup and technique. Any tips on reading the surf would help.

thank you man this was helpful uve earned my sub

That is something that is very overlooked when it comes to distance casting, how much line you have hanging from the rod tip. With at least two feet of line hanging you reduce the startup speed of the spool when using a baitcaster or conventional reel. This leads to a reduced chance of backlashes and of course longer distance casts. Tight lines out there!

best way to cast out far... use a *Tall long cast 35mm- 45mm shallow spool reels " Long Cast Surf reels" that has slow oscillation when retrieving as well .......

Great info , thank you

Great tip no 5

How do you sink your artificial bait when you reel it in? Do you add some sort of weight?

Hey what rod was this that you have? I am just starting to get into surf fishing and looking to purchase a do it all rod. Thanks!

I like to hook my lure straight to a swivel rather than straight to my line because I like how quickly I can change lures, do you see any problems with my style? Shaun from Australia.

Very informative

I usually do a pretty long leader using the fg knot that goes inside the guides.. is that gunna shorten my cast ?

Nice job and great tips. Better luck catching next time.

Nice tip bro

Maybe try lighter braid to your mono leader using an fg knot or another connection. Attach your lure to your mono via a swivel and split ring connection.

About to leave to Santa Barbara for dredging gonna do some surf fishing on my off time!

Can you throw a crab snare with this rod or do you recommend another one ?

thanks very helpful

What about casting a crab snare can you do a video on that?

I need a new rod, old one broke, I fish walleyes ,most are 5 lbs. or less, how long would you recommend for boat casting in Minnesota, lures up to 3/4 oz, thanks and enjoy your channel, except the sharks,you wouldn't catch me out there lol

Great video. How about a vid on swapping out trebles on those tiny split rings. I have shakey hands and bad eyesight, so it takes me 30-45 min to swap 1 hook. Very frustrating getting old. Thanks

Great video, great tips! 👍👍

I always like catch and cook, i like Asian food, I like collaborations too.

How about a video on how to do a kayak surf launch and landing properly.

What’s your preferred knots for braid-swivel and swivel-mono-hook setup?

Im loving shore then pier... How bout how to on tides n lure vs cut bait vs jig challenge? 😁

How far did you cast with your setup on average? Any tips on reading the water would be good. There isn't very many easy to understand videos on how to read where there are trenches in the water. If you use a fish finder on your kayak a video on how to read that or technique to find fishing spots would be helpful all the videos I see shows what fish look like on a fish finder but not really how to read the bottom and what to look for when out on the water.

When you cast is the non dominant hand pushing down or is it more the dominant hand? Also how can I apply this to casting crab snares? That’s my weak spot. Thanks DH

Can do you a video on how you make your videos? I’m looking into making my very own videos and wanna know the ins and outs of creating said video. Thank you!

Hope I run into you, I live in San Jose. I fish the same beaches you do.

I love it bro

I am new to fishing but I noticed u opened the bail arm, once u throw the bait wouldn't the line all come undone?? Also you didn't use any weights (sinkers)??.....is that not required?? sorry for dumb questions, just trying to learn

Thanks for the tips, wondering if you have heard this but I heard that when you are catching fish and releasing them that upon release the fish lets out a chemical marker warning the other fish to either not bite, or swim away fron the area, what do you think or what have if anything have you heard of this? Thanks again youre skills are too notch.!! for the dream yewwwww 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️

If you dont mind im here in monterey and walked the dunes yesterday fidnt catch anything where should i go

So at 3:16 when you hold the line with your finger, I’m having an issue where the line gets caught on my finger/Slices my finger when I cast. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong because the line does in fact go far but I keep getting my finger with the line. Any help on what I’m doing wrong?

How about a video on reel maintenance .I recently started fishing again after about 14 years of absence and one of my reels is really hard to crank so i just bought another one but i would like to get my oldie but goodie back in the game again!

Please do a video on rod action and power and the comparison of different types. Seems very confusing!

Hey Die Hard, question bro. My casts come out hot, then baloon and the just die out. Does that mean I'm releasing too early or it's too windy. I ended up releasing passed 90° and it comes out like a bullet (But a bit farther). Thx man

nice

Ill Go out and practice

Hell yea number one

Damn nice tips. I love fishing but i never catch jack sh**t

On a beautiful day like that on the beach at the end of day grab a mask and snorkel and give us an under water view, regardless of the water being cold.

daggum bass always in the middle of the pond

Maybe my rod has issue, it just bounce left to right 😂 the wind blows my lure right back

With what #2

Omg, I've been holding the rod wrong when I cast. That's why it never got far

That rod is super hard to find lol

Umm, no, not exactly. "Thumper" overhead casts will never allow long distances; lots of wasted energy that never gets into the rod, line and payload. Revolving spool reels will render the longest casting distance, but spinners can be made to gain distance as well. Most rod payload ratings are "generous" - do not rely on the labeled rod info! - and each rod will probably have a very narrow payload "sweet spot" that can only be discovered with testing weights over grass first. Longer rods will allow more line to hang off the rod tip prior to casting, which in turn will allow longer casting distance *IF* a *GOOD* casting technique is employed, no matter if the reel is a spinner or revolver. It's *ALL* about casting technique! Read that again. That's numero uno for really long casts. After that it's about the rod, then the reel and line. A proper OTG (off the ground cast) is the best and easiest cast type to learn and accomplish first, and can add 25 to 50 yards to any current overhead "thumper" cast that wastes energy and distance. I would highly recommend viewing Tommy Farmer and John Holden youtube videos ... and ... Practice!

1/16th of an inch. 😂😂 it's about 2 mm. Americans are hilarious. Join the rest of the world with cm and mm.