DOUBLE RIG | Spotted Bay Bass – Mission Bay, CA

Good stuff brotha!! Thanks again for another dope video. Would you ever try casting this rig from shore? Thinking of tying this up and chucking it in the big bay for halis. Doubling the chance’s something will bite isn’t a bad idea.

I used to use a double rig in deeper water but I'd use a crankbait on the longer leader and swimbait on the shorter. Question: On the double swimbait rig, what are your thoughts on different color swimbaits or should they be the same?

Somewhat unrelated, caught a monster 10 lb. Halibut last night by the Glorietta Bay sea wall. Usually use a Warbaits weedless jig with swimbait but after an hour of no bites decided to switch up to a Lucky Craft Flash Minnow. Started casting in a clockwise pattern towards the boat docks and working my way down south with no success. Next step, cast to the south about fifteen yards off the wall to the same location. Third cast and the water just exploded. Next thing and my rod is bent in half with line ripping off my Shimano 2500 Symetre reel with 8 lb. braid. Kept tightening the drag until there was barely any left and managed to turn him. Fifteen yards towards me and he decided to make another run for it with the reel screaming once again. Adrenaline really pumping by this time as he turned and started heading for the boat docks. Thought I'd lost him for a second but managed to turn him once again. Heart still pumping like mad as I made some lost ground and brought him close to the rocks by the wall. Knew I was in trouble if he made a dive and tangled himself up in the rocks and sure enough, that's exactly where he spent last of his energy. Thought he might be a great big Bat Ray but shining my headlight down, saw that it was a massive Halibut. Now for the lesson learned: Didn't have a net or gloves and even with the approaching high tide, the fish was still four feet below me at the water surface. Even as I thought afterwards, I might have taken the line, brought it back and wrapped it around the butt of the rod, the braid would have broken trying to haul him up and over the wall and glass railing. I live close by and regularly walk over to just relax and fish for Spotties. Nothing ever kept and just like to keep it simple with lures only. Never dreamed it possible that there were extra large predator fish lurking about but I found out otherwise. Had to cut him loose and felt bad with the lure still stuck in the fishes lip. If I'd had a net, would have released the magnificent creature back to his natural environment anyway. I'll never go over there unprepared again. I'll never forget the experience, a total adrenaline rush and a memory that won't be forgotten anytime soon. BTW Thank you for all your great videos, they are truly inspiring!

What’s r some good swim baits for hali

Another dope video. Didnt know you were in a different booth this year.

Well done video. I subscribed. Thanks.

Nice match made me want to try it out

Sweet content Afran, always looking for new ways to catch em'. This for sure is a new rig I gotta try!

I have the Revo x but I'm afraid to throw it in the salt lol

Saludos desde Ensenada Baja California.

Will you being going to Fred Hall in LB this year? Would love to finally meet a true SD native yewwwww 🤙🏼

Rad bro. So stoked to see your growth with this channel and with warbaits. Been fishing them exclusively for about 6 years now. thanks for all your hard work!

That’s a east coast rig I’ve seen, double fluke rig. But they rig it weightless, I wouldn’t risk it with a under spin.