Just started surf fishing in San Diego, but have been a lifelong fisherman for about 40yrs+ elsewhere. Your videos are super helpful, and informative, even for this old dog; I'm learning some new tricks! 😂Thank You!

Hello, good sir. I must say, loving your videos. Clear, concise, to the point, yet not boring. I would call it a net positive that you didn't have someone teach you surf fishing. The reason I say that, is because you were able to learn based on what worked and not any myths, beliefs, or otherwise erroneous "knowledge". It is usually better to learn based on factual and first hand experience, than learning someone else's biases, beliefs, or what they were told is the right way. Keep up the good work. I am happy to be a subscriber, and I will definitely be using these apps.

Your tutorial what's the best I've heard in years that is very appreciative thank you my friend.

Thank you Benjie for doing all this hard work to make our fishing experience better. You are awesome brotha!!

I never really knew what people looked for on the surf apps as far as fishing goes. Great info Benjie!

Thank you again!! for taking time to share such great information... learning everyday to be better fisherman... another great video! 🎬

Oh man. You know Benjie, you share more info than anybody. I'm not much of a phone app guy, and I know a lot of what these apps tell you - but not all at once. I can not go often, so when I do finally get out, it's usually like Nazare, Portugal. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!!

I downloaded the apps, and love the analysis and intend to use it at my spots. Was already using a tide chart and the Solunar stuff a lot (with limited success), but I like your thoughts on wind and wave height/swell timing so much more. Thank you for sharing. When I used to use the facebooks, I was a member of the California Surf Angler's and learned a lot from that page. Like you, even though I have fished all my life, I started trying the surf a few yours ago without a mentor. Great channel!!!

you have done it again. I just learned a lot. I told sienna I should wear a go pro and show people how to skunk

Didn’t hear one thing I could disagree with. Coincendently those are the 3 apps I use too...IMO this is one of your most educationally valuable videos, no BS in here.

I haven’t heard the term co-efficient variables since grad school - lol - I use Windy religiously when I fish and have paid subscription - but will give the other two are a try - thanks

OMG, Benjie, this will be so helpful, thank you for all your videos!!

62,390 unread emails! you beat me by far lol. Great tips, thanks

nice video keep up with the good job

Thanks Benjie! Always learning from you.

I see this question asked a bunch. Great video idea. Thanks brother!

Been using Surfline for years for surfing and thanks for the heads up on other apps. This will help me beat the skunk for Surf fishing.

Great explanation. Definitely going to give some of these apps a try.

Great stuff Benjie, thanks for sharing!

Wow… this video is so incredibly helpful! Thank you!!!

Yoooo thanks for this video man. Maybe I’ll catch you out on the beach. Some of your videos are showing spots I’ve seen before. Tight lines 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾

Watching this after trying to throw a lucky craft in 5-7 foot waves at 7-12 seconds. Absolute waste of a day and very frustrating. THANK YOU for this. Atleast I got 6 miles of walking in.

Thanks for the tips I’m in SoCal getting into surf fishing I got skunked the other day these tips will be very helpful

Very helpful, thanks Benjie!

Thank you for the info. I always thought shorter swell periods 2-3sec were better but thanks to you now I know that’s not the case

Good info. Thanks.

B-Thanks for sharing-know this will improve my surf fishing days!

Benji great video again. Beautiful family as well. Funny you out this up and described to people how to use. I just was talking with a buddy about the same type of apps and the same things you look for. Again great video great explanation. It will definitely help people. Keep putting awesome content out.

Great stuff! Thanks for sharing!

Best time to go fishing is anytime you can. Works for me, I always catch something that puts a smile back on my face.

Great advice- let’s go fishing!

I do not fish the surf very often, so for me water temperature, tide changes, and the current flow are the things I look for most when catching bass, for halibut I look on the fish finder for structure, sand bottoms, or troughs. Night and early early morning are always for me the best times to catch fish, less traffic and boats. Wind is a big No Go for me, although fish do like the ripping currents. Tides and weather looking good for lobster this week. I'll text you to set something up.

Big 🙏 benji!! Appreciate all your content.

Great video Benjie! 😇

As a new kayak fisherman, I look at wave energy to determine if I’ll be able to launch and return with reasonable safety. That number should also tell you how rough it’s hitting on the beach. Thanks for the video!

Nice! Low tide is 1:15pm today. Gonna go hit the sand for some halibut, then hopefully get the mack bite at the pier around sunset. I've still never caught a halibut. Usually throw that fluke drop shot, but I'ma try that cherry berry lucky craft today.

Wow great job thanks you BEN

Thanks!

I don't know if Tide Charts renamed it's app. But that one I can't find. Thanks for the other two!

Great video, very helpful.

I love the cover!

Hey Benjie! Nice info video. I have a hurt knee and haven't been able to fish much lately, it cant take any wading in waves at all so only getting a little bit of casting in on the super flat days. Probably some loose meniscus material that I may need minor surgery to clear out. I have been flying a drone at the beach a lot and filming Great White Sharks very close to shore! Its crazy how many juvenile small white sharks are up here in my area. They are around 6-10 feet long and swim just behind the breaking waves all along the beach I go to a lot. According to the scientists they are hunting skates, rays, smaller leopard sharks, and maybe halibut. I'll send you some pics and a video when I get one edited and reduce the file size from the huge 4k to something uploadable. Also filmed some Corbina hanging out in gutters right on the shore inside the breaking waves, tried to cast a lucky craft at them but they wanted nothing to do with it, needed to dig up some sand crabs but I was to lazy to scrounge up bait. I think I need tiny crab like soft plastics to catch them on lures, or wet flies that simulate sandcrabs like the fly fishermen use on them.

This is awesome! Thank you!

“Fishing spots” is cool place to find new spots and people post their catches 💯and it has a map

Hi Benjie! How are you man? I really enjoyed this one. Great information brother. Also I don't know if I told you but I won a $3000.00 grant to get anew wheelchair called The GRIT wheelchair. This wheelchair they tell me can be taken accross sand believe it or not! So if this turns out to be true I'll be seeing you on the surf soon! I'll reach out after I get it and hopefully we can meet up and go catch some fish! Hope you're well man. Take care! John

Thank you for your insight on swells Benjie! I've seen some of the other resources that other YTer's use, and I'm thinking the double-digit intervals might correlate to wave strength, such as surf-forecast that PK uses. I will be out later this morning, and I"m seeing double-digit intervals and the surf forecast is showing wave energy ~200-600. LMK what you think! #TEAMCSA brotha!

Fishlegal is a good app as well!

👏👏👏great videos

BTW, I was in CA for nine months, from June 2021 to February 2022, and I didn't catch a single fish. NOT ONE. I fished 3 different days, tried different baits, and got nothing. I am 45 years old, been fishing since I could hold a pole, and I have never been skunked that bad. It rattled my confidence for sure. I came back home to NC in February of last year, and finally got to the beach last weekend to do some fishing and got a beautiful stingray and 2 whiting. I'm back in the game baby! I could only come to one clear and logical conclusion about being skunked while fishing in CA, and I couldn't believe how obvious the answer was: there are no fish in the Pacific Ocean. Obviously. I was fishing off the Pacifica Pier, and I plan to fish in the Pacific ocean again at some point, as it is a Bucket List item to catch a fish from the Pacific.

Thanks for another excellent and educational video! I've been using Tides4Fishing but your insight into these other resources are greatly appreciated. Since it takes me over an hour to get to the early morning surf, having these extra tools will definitely help prepare what to expect for a three to four hour session. Keep up the great work!

More boat videos plz🥺🤩

Could you please do another video that "cuts to the chase" about how to use those apps? You lost me when you started talking about your misconceptions. Thanks.

Awesome

I'm living in Portgual (Algarve westcoast) and although we have great surf, the surf is almost never below 1 meter (+-3 ft) and now in winter even rarely below 2 meter. Does that mean that it's just going to be much more difficult to lure fish in these shores? Or do you have any tips for switching types of lures. Still looking to catch my first good seabass on the lure here!

Which app shows the power of the surf? Thank you

Great info . do your self a favor. Don't go. If it is lighting out. You are holding a lighting rod .

Is this the same for kayak fishing?

hey Benjie - do you usually fish with your modified LC or do you usually use the unmodified one?

Please don't fish in lightning, I don't know what I'd do without your videos if something bad happens haha

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