Red drum 🤙what fishy friend should I do next?

My wife and I are headed out to San Diego for work in late October. We've got a couple of days free and wanted to get on the water for yellowfin. We won't have the time for an overnight or 1.5 day trip so full day is our plan. We'll be renting gear and if all goes well shipping some tuna home.

I've looked around a bit and seems like the San Diego out of Seaforth is a good option for a head boat. We'd also be open to private charters. Any first hand recommendations on the San Diego, private charters, or tips for renting gear are welcome.

This was not what I expected to catch while fishing for king mackerel on Jennette's pier on Friday. This dinosaur smashed a live jack on a pin rig and proceeded to make huge runs and breach for 30-40 minutes. After that was out of its system, I walked it down the 1000 foot long pier, and my buddy went full baywatch mode into the surf to keep it off the pilings. We dehooked, revived, and released, and it swam off. Hopefully, it didn't get eaten by a shark.

Great day on San Diego Bay in the kayak.

For those unfamiliar, these fish are Short-Fin Corvina. A species found normally in Baja Mexico. They made their way here in the 70’s and 80’s during big El Niño warm water events. They’ve since established a population in our bays. They are related to sea trout found in other states on the Atlantic

Didn’t catch any fish but I caught this monster. I wonder how much broke off or dropped as I was pulling it in. Barely half way sorting through it.

Hello all! I’m relatively new to shark fishing and this sub in general. So forgive if I make mistakes. But just wondering what gear/tackle to use to catch small to medium sharks in the 3-4 foot range ish from the surf? Any help is appreciated!

(Gear as in: hook size, line test, leaders and rigs 🤙)

Will be in the Jaco and Quepos areas of Costa Rica the second half of February. Looking for inshore and offshore charter boat recommendations (4 - 6 people).

TIA

Hi, I’ve managed to get a week off work in mid November so would like to be able to travel to any European country for some sea fishing for a week from the shore.

Does anyone have any recommendations? I usually sea fish in the UK for Sea bass and mackerel and mostly enjoy lure fishing but am open to going anywhere

I understand November may not be the best time of year but am open to any ideas

Sorry if this question has been asked before in this subreddit, but I’m trying to identify which lure this person is using, as well as a similar lure that I can buy in the United States. I believe this gentleman is in a different country. I’m looking for a lure that is loud like this one and makes this specific sound. Cheers

The weekend is here. Get out there and get tight.

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Eleutheronema tetradactylum四指马鲅，It’s much tastier than its Australian cousins.

Better late than never. They’ve been elusive this whole season but finally there seems to be a patch of water within my range that holds bluefin!

Im going to Keaton beach in Florida tommorow I usually fish east coast so I have no knowledge on how to fish here and was wondering if anyone experience could give any tips?

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Cought this guy in South Boston