Sounds like everyone wants "catch and cook" I just want Matt to keep teaching me everything about fishing. Thanks for putting out the content!

"Haha, so small I could barely feel it" haha... that's what she said :'(

Really enjoy your channel as it helps me someone being a person who fishes the California coast as well.

Your videos are a joy to watch! They are real and honest documents and fun at the same time. Love the beach and coast environments! Keep up the good work!

A very well performed experiment, those worms are vastly underrated, thank you for the great video.

I'm a new subscriber and I can't get enough of your videos! Keep up the good work!

These comparison videos are great! Thx for doing it.

I LOVE THESE VIDEO BECAUSE I CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT FISHING U GIVE MORE AND MORE NEW AWESOME IDEAS SO KEEP UP THE NEWW IDEAS PLEASE I NEED TO BE A PROFESIONAL FISHERMAN LIKE YOU!!!

Hey Matts, I love you videos man and don't listen do everyone who says only do catch and cook! If they were real fans they would get excited to watch anything you post!

4:55 that's what she said lol....

Awesome video bud. New to fishing but I found hooking tiny pieces of shrimp on a sabiki rig and just dropping it down below a pier was effective for catching perch. I once hooked all 6.

I used to not like your videos but they grew on me and I just had to sub. I know every video can't be a catch and cook but next catch and cook video you post is getting a thumbs up from me. Catch n cook catch n cook catch n cook

Awesome video thanks for tips going to sunset beach this weekend in Watsonville . Going to do the same set up hopefully I can catch some thanks

First Fishermans Life videos I've watched in a couple weeks🔥🔥🔥🔥

Just found your channel! I love it! I just came back from a trip to Vancouver Island and caught my first salmon.. I can't wait to do more ocean fishing

Thanks for sharing both perspective on fake and real baits. I use both, depending what I'm fishing for.

I have an important comment for you. When i was diving near the shoreside in hawaii i saw a huge visual diffrence from fake bait to real bait as the fishermen casted their rigs. The fish went more after the bait that looked more pleasing to the eye. The bait worms were pale vs the fake worms that were bright red. The fish loved the fake worms for the vision and they loved the bait shrimp for the smell in the water and the fact that that peice of shrimp looked like it was torn off of something that was just killed and the small fish like to look for leftovers from such incidents.

I'd love to fish with you. I know I'd learn a lot more than just in your videos. Keep up the awesome vids.

Interesting test. I bought some dried sandworms (can't recall the brand name) once and the fish went nuts for them. I'm going to hunt them down again, or just go to a bait shop I know a few K's (miles) away that I know sells fresh sandworm. I think the worms are a fish favourite. I've found that fowl gut works well for Bream over here in Australia. Probably because it self berleys (chums).

Man I love all your vids Keep it up BTW can you do more trout catch n cooks I loved those vids🤙🤙

Hello Bit of a off topic question but what rod and reel do you use for leopard shark I've been going for leopard shark for 9 months now but all I've got are heavy rock fish tackel. sincerely a loyal vewer

ur vids are amazing dude keep it up with the great work

Another great video! Starting to learn a lot !

Great video! i have a couple questions.I live in the bay area as well and my dad and i have been wanting to get into fishing, but we have little to no idea on which rod and reel to buy. what would you recommend for beginners like us?

I love your comparison videos keep it up !!

I used to use those bigger weights and larger reels for surf perch, but I started using a tiny size 500 reel with 4 lb. line and a small weight and it's way more fun. You have to constantly reel in slowly to keep some tension on the line since the waves bring it back in, but you cover a lot of ground. I recommend giving it a try. Also I don't think I've seen you catching any halibut in the surf. I prefer hardbaits like LuckyCraft, but leadheads work just as well. Halibut from the surf is so much fun.

I enjoy your videos a lot and always recommend you to my friends. The one thing that's usually missing from your videos is hook size. I'm new to salt-water fishing so I would love to learn what size and type hooks you're using in your videos. thanks!

Love your videos very informative for beginner like myself. 👍 for sure . Do you recommend drying out the Berkeley gulp sand worms ? I watched another fisherman that does that so it stay on the better. What do you think about that ?

Thanks Matt, appreciate the comparative videos

I love your videos! Keep up the good work

I love the vids man!!

I find that position on a double hook rig will make a difference as well. I typically get more bites on the bottom hook with the same bait.

Great video man.

Could you make a video on how to read the beach on finding holes under the surf?

I love my okuma SST! Hooking into steelys on it is more fun though

Hey, was wondering... if I watch whole add when they come up, does it benefit you? Or can I skip and still the same?

Could you also teach us how to read the surf when fishing ? I see a lot of videos about it but I don't think it's broken down I to lehmans terms

Catch and cook! Nice content none the less

Matts have u thought about using ur drone to get a top down view of us casting and where ur cast lands ?

Great video ! I like using grubs have you used them ?

Just bought myself a 9ft SST prior to this video. Hopin to test it this weekend.

What kind of cooler bag is that?? Love the videos man! Keep it up!! Catch some butter and cook it on a little bit of fish.

Love these videos

whats the best bait for stripers while surf fishing..i normally fish candle stick and have only cought 1 striper out there

does anyone know any great rock spots in ventura/s.cali coast line?

Lol I bought those Berkeley sand crabs back when I started fishing (March) and haven't really caught anything, although I haven't tried it too often; you'd think they have the texture of a softshell though! I've been getting super skunked the past month using Berkely Gulp Sandworms... too stubborn to use bait but I think I'll have to switch to shrimp soon just to get my morale up lol. Thanks for the sub Matts; Maybe my next video will be to attempt to catch solely on Berkely Gulp Sandcrabs for science. As always, great vid, tight lines. Cheers!

what is the action of your okuma sst? i was thinking of getting the 86mh just in case i hookup on a striper

Love the vids keep it going

Another quality episode! Have you tried dipping your bait in butter? Just a little bit. lol

Great video, thanks. Very informative too. When using shrimps do you just use the tail part? Also are the Berkeley Sandworms sented! Thanks again. Love your videos. Always looking forward to them.

What's the best for fishing in the bay for stripe bass and perches? What bait do you use for bass? That will catch most of the time ?

Would have never tried a berkley gulp had I not seen this🎣

I seen your pic at gus discount tackle with lingcod, they spoke nice about you. I told them you mentioned them in vid and they were happy, i fished for perch lady weekend at bakers

Great fish and great video

Nice video and bait catch comparison.

Hey I love your videos and I think everyone would love an overview of all your backpacking gear!!!

Try blood worm they work the best for perch!! I have used and won surf derbys!!

An enjoyable video. Those little dinks love the sand worms. Why smaller, scent? Many times they will just peck off the tip or part below hook.

The first time I went out surf fishing for perch I used the gulp sandworm bait, I was pleasantly surprised how well it worked.

Matt, Can I get a rec on a $100 spin cast rig? I mostly do lake fishing for rainbows and catfish. Thanks, Jay W.

Are you using softshell sand crabs when you fish live sand crabs? If not thats gonna make a big difference for bites...cheers!

Love your vids

I love your catch and cook video matt..catch and cook video pleaseeee....

What size hook are you using?

Use those little cooked shrimp.They have by far and away been a staple for me when perch fishing and they always produce.

Great info... Thanks..your vids awesome

Nice! I kept on getting nibbles on the getty, you should try it there! What's better bait lol. They all prego!

do more videos about catch and cook!!!!! those videos are awesome!!!!! :D

Good vids keep them up

where are you fishing?

Catch and cook, great videos

How you use this rig(cast and retrive all down or you jog up and down) for frozen shrimp how you proceed to not fall's from hook ?

what size hook do you recommend for the berkley gulp sand worms

Can you please show if chicken liver or hearts are any good as bait? I always see them at tackle stores.

awesome experiment! You even controlled for location of the bait! very impressive. Edit** You even realized at the end that the fish size caught on the shrimp could have been an outlier and that it's not statistically significant! You learned all this through personal experiences? You could've been a scientist! haha

If you watch deer meat for dinner and taradara bros you guys all should collab

What is the best place to go on a fishing/ camping trip in the Bay Area? I live in the bay, but don't know an good places to go overnight camping

What kind of bag was it that you got the shrimp out of?

Finally a video.....👍😄

Hey Matts, wanted to chime in real quick that I 100% support whatever C&R you do. Hope everything has been groovy otherwise.

From my experience of surf perch fishing I always get fish and bites more on the sandworms than shrimp.

Stinson Beach is beautiful. With a Carolina rig it would seem both baits are on the bottom since the weight is above the baits unlike the high low rig.

Yes i think it depends on where you fish im down South and fish alot at pismo Beach and sandcrab works great. Not say sandworms dont work but for me its all about the sandcrab. Thats just my opinion.

I woke up in the morning I got perch on my mind, rockfish halibut salmon, I got greenlings on the line.

love these vids even tho i live no were near wherever you are fishing

I enjoy all your videos, more catch and cook please or crab catch and cook

i love your videos x

YES! Hi Matts, I was looking for a good surf or rockfish rod, but I couldn't find out how long your Power Stick is . . . until now! I will be ordering an 8ft tonight :) You'll probably never read this, but I love your content (I was at your giveaway in Cotati!). Anyways, maybe i'll see you at Half Moon or Coyote Point!

How much weight do you use, @fishermanslife

Do Berkeley gulp sand worm vs big hammer perch grubs!!!!

Hey bro, I dig your show.I think I fished with you before in Monterey.anyways here's a tip with the sandworms ..if you want to catch giant olive rockcod from the shore then rig your line with a 2-3 foot leader and sliding weight .cast over a kelp bed with a slow jigging retrieve if you don't have an olive by the time your line gets to the edge of the kelp bed then let it gig about 5 feet from the top and you will serrisuly piss off a big olive.😆 Do that tecneque at the coast guard pier in Monterey and I garunte you will fill up your bucket quick ✌️ Jason Sherry

I wish he stated or there was something that would show how long it took to catch each fish

Fisherman's Life you are awsome and what is the best bait to catch rockfish

Love this video

Do you think the fish are getting smaller and smaller every year?

Keep up the good work

Just a suggestion but it would be helpful if you could share with your viewers on how to identify the location of troughs in the surfline. Keep up the great videos!

do u have a mic while u far away from the camera or u screaming at it lol cz it sounds perfect

Can you catch those perch at Half Moon Bay jetty?

What beach is that? Nice videos!