After all of my reading up and video watching I hit the beach by Grayland for winter Surf Perch. The rod I caught on was a 9’ light Ugly Stik Crappie rod with 15# braid, a 1 oz sliding sinker with 24” of 14# leader, a #4 bait hook with half of a brown power worm on it.
I carted my stuff down to the beach and set up about 20’ from the surf as I scanned the beach for a likely place to start. I spotted a ‘trough’ and cast into it as I waded around in my chest waders. Second or third cast I felt a bite and pulled in a smallish red tail perch! First ten minutes and I already have a fish!
Two casts later I felt a big hit and started pulling it in. Felt like I was dragging a weight. Figured it was a crab. Yup. 8” Dungeness. Cool. This ocean fishing is easy!
Except I never got another bite... Threw a number of things at them and ‘may’ have had a nibble or two but no other fish caught. Lost two sets of sinker sliders complete with hooks and bait. Bummer. Still was fun though!

Kekedatackleco

12/24/2017 7:57:38 AM

That sounds like a fun outing though. I always love trying out new things. I'm sure just like anything you'll get better and better at it. Can't wait to see some future posts with lots of fish!

The Quadfather

12/24/2017 4:59:42 PM

Yup, Grayland motel/beach..
Glad to hear you put it together. It is a bit of a handful to have everything you need sort of in your pockets/ etc. while standing in the surf.

Be sure to consider having one of those metal razor clam rings with attachd mesh bag. Attach it around belt. Otherwise you catch a fish out there, or crab, and suddenly what are you going to do with it. (-:
Plastic rain jacket with bait loose in one pocket helps to.

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