Reading a beach

[surfstix1963]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RQPXu-TsMKU


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RQPXu-TsMKU


Here's a good video about waves by Rich Troxler as I call it Look for the funny water.:thumbsup:

[jigfreak]

well done

[finchaser]

good learning piece

[surfstix1963]

Thanks.

[fishinmission78]

Great video and explanation surfstix. This describes Island Beach to a "t". If more guys would take the time to learn these simple clues they would catch more fish. I was fishing the park the other morning. A guy all geared up like he came from a J Crew fishing catalog couldn't catch a thing while I was getting an occasional blue. He said "I don't understand how you guys catch fish here. There is no structure!". I said all you have to do is read the beach and the water and you will find it. He looked at me like I had 2 heads. You can't fix stupid. Some guys think fish will magically fall out of the sky and onto there hooks.

Didn't you write a detailed piece on this? I think I remember reading it somewhere here.

[hookedonbass]

awesome vid thanks for sharing it!

[rockhopper]

Wow that was very informative the video made it easy to follow. thank you Sir.

[seamonkey]

Thanks for the share. I liked the diagrams and the labels. I fish mostly in south jersey and our beaches are terrible except for a few cuts. Will be checking this out again.

[surfstix1963]

The visual should help some out.Too many people want everything handed to them these days I don't mind helping people out but they need to figure the rest out for themselves.

[buckethead]

Great video and explanation surfstix. This describes Island Beach to a "t". If more guys would take the time to learn these simple clues they would catch more fish. I was fishing the park the other morning. A guy all geared up like he came from a J Crew fishing catalog couldn't catch a thing while I was getting an occasional blue. He said "I don't understand how you guys catch fish here. There is no structure!". I said all you have to do is read the beach and the water and you will find it. He looked at me like I had 2 heads. You can't fix stupid. Some guys think fish will magically fall out of the sky and onto there hooks.

Didn't you write a detailed piece on this? I think I remember reading it somewhere here.

Yes found it. Nice job surfstix
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/showthread.php?5633-How-to-Reading-the-water&highlight=reading+the+water

[DarkSkies]

Too many people want everything handed to them these days I don't mind helping people out but they need to figure the rest out for themselves.

I completely agree with that statement. :thumbsup:
Good work, Rich....on this and the other reading the water thread.....thanks for unselfishly sharing your knowledge with the new guys..... :HappyWave:

[rockhopper]

he said "i don't understand how you guys catch fish here. There is no structure!". I said all you have to do is read the beach and the water and you will find it. He looked at me like i had 2 heads. You can't fix stupid. Some guys think fish will magically fall out of the sky and onto there hooks.


lol

[hookedonbass]

He looked at me like I had 2 heads. You can't fix stupid. thats for sure

[seamonkey]

Yes found it. Nice job surfstix
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/showthread.php?5633-How-to-Reading-the-water&highlight=reading+the+water

I just read over that whole thread. Lots of good info there and details. Surfstix thank you so much for sharing.

[strikezone31]

Very informative nicely done.

[surfstix1963]

I can only take credit for posting but the video was done by Rich Troxler more to come on SJ in the future.All in all good learning piece.

[surfstix1963]

Part 2 by Rich Troxler and SJ.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZlF_Hy3kNLY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZlF_Hy3kNLY)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZlF_Hy3kNLY

[surfrob]

it's a good reminder.

my biggest issue is identifying "good" troughs down south. what constitutes "good enough"

we have awful flat beaches. I mean severe flat... then parts have these mile long bars with essentially NO cuts.

if you can find a cut, fine, but at what point is that trough productive, say, in the middle third of it. I've tried and it seems a crap shoot, unless
I can see (or feel when fishing) activity and then know for sure.

I would dream about the above video's opening picture, on an incoming, on low or no light situations LOL.

It's been so long since I've seen it though :D

[surfstix1963]

Flat beaches are tough but I would try incoming water when the fish would possibly come over the bar into deeper water.

[surfrob]

I agree that incoming seems the only logical time. My choice has been to avoid those stretches... I'll have to work the edges of the trough more... on the incoming.

[surfstix1963]

Very productive spot to fish especially a deeper water trough.

[cowherder]

Very informative surfstix thanks for sharing. I am not an expert but one thing I have learned from these forums and you guys is to put the time in. Rob you talked about low and incoming tide. Low tide has been a great time for me to get out there and look at where those cuts are. If I am off by 50 feet I will probably not be in the fishing zone and not catch fish. Even with the beach replenishment there are stlll cuts. Thanks for the help guys I am a better fisherman because of it. Though it didn't help me last night lol.