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FISHERMEN'S JOURNAL - New Submissions

The articles in this section are written by visitors of CharkBait, folks with some information to share.  Topics include suggestions for targeting specific species, techniques, recipes, maintenance, boat projects, trips to far away destinations.... We also have many videos posted, how to's about Spectra rigging, use of rigging needles, common knots, etc.  Proving experience really is the best teacher, it's hoped that sharing these experiences are of aid to others.  If you have some smarts to share please consider offering your own contribution to the Journal.  You don't have to be the world's most polished writer (I prove that all the time).  But, you do have to offer something folks can use.   Be the first on your block (dock?) to make this list...  Besides the joy of helping others, you'll also get your very own free CharkBait hat or tee-shirt.  Send an email for info.

FISHING REPORTS AND RESOURCES

This section was the beginning of CharkBait. Through it we became noticed, and recognized throughout Southern California as a worthwhile web destination for folks trying to catch up on what's happening offshore. Thanks to the L.A. Times and Huntington Beach Independent articles about us, we expanded our viewership considerably. We were one of the three earliest Internet destinations for fishing information on the West Coast. Chark's Report posted weekly fishing trips and other less relevant rants. Well, that was 10-15 years back, and life has changed a bit. While this was the basis for beginning CharkBait, time demands and a shift of focus (given new wife and baby) this section of our site really has not benefited from updating. So, I have to admit, there's nothing new here, and the information that's still up is woefully out of date.  This section of the website is suffering a bit from neglect, the boat's not getting used as much as in years past, and sadly my hours on the water are more limited. Call it the reality of now having a wife, family time taking precedence for the time being. However, there's still good stuff within these pages for local So Cal boaters.
 

 

 


CB and Dash
Chark-n-Dasher on the old meager CharkBait.
Photo by Joe Oliver - Hill Props


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