Home Tournaments Calendar Weather Merchandise Sponsors

Go Back   Spearboard.com - The World's Largest Spearfishing Diving Boating Social Media Forum > United States Geographical Locations > California Spearfishing

California Spearfishing Talk here about spearfishing on California's Pacific Coast, and post those reports and photos!

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 04-03-2018, 01:14 PM   #1
el_cucuy
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 19
Moving to California

Moving to California from Destin, Fl. I will arrive in late May early June to the Orange County area. Can anyone direct me in the right direction? level 1 FII certified. I have my own dive gear just would like information of do's and do not's. I'm pretty excited. Also would like to meet spear friends to go diving with. Thank you.
el_cucuy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-03-2018, 01:58 PM   #2
theburb
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 147
Re: Moving to California

Join the OC spearos, they are dialed on the large grade sheephead.
theburb is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-03-2018, 05:13 PM   #3
rhyne
Senior Member
 
rhyne's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 2,784
Re: Moving to California

welcome to the west coast... The OC Spearo's will be a great way to get dialed in and meet some peeps. They're a solid bunch
__________________
"Sometimes fear just weighs too much"
"Real life is made up of moments that take your breath away"


www.BRINKexpeditions.com - 6-pack Spearfishing, fishing & Custom Charters. San Diego, CA
Your Gateway to What Lie Beyond the Shoreline

www.coroflot.com/RyanSweeney - Apparel Design & Development
rhyne is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-03-2018, 05:29 PM   #4
el_cucuy
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 19
Re: Moving to California

Cool thanks I really appreciate it. Moving back home after 20 years. I can’t wait.
el_cucuy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-03-2018, 07:35 PM   #5
HEX
Hector F.
 
HEX's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Oxnard, California
Age: 36
Posts: 2,111
Re: Moving to California

Seems like nowadays people wanna leave California
__________________
HEX is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-03-2018, 08:34 PM   #6
el_cucuy
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 19
Re: Moving to California

Well I’m moving back fish gotta get sleighed
el_cucuy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-03-2018, 10:35 PM   #7
Trimbandit
discord and rhyme
 
Trimbandit's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: San Mateo
Posts: 2,879
Re: Moving to California

Quote:
Originally Posted by el_cucuy View Post
Well I’m moving back fish gotta get sleighed
indeed
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	61NKPZPcmGL._SX700_.jpg
Views:	176
Size:	38.1 KB
ID:	237599  
__________________
Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.
Trimbandit is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-04-2018, 03:05 PM   #8
Chainsaw
Registered User
 
Chainsaw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Los Alamitos ca
Posts: 1,173
Re: Moving to California

Come visit with the Long Beach Neptune's. Certainly get out and learn the ropes with some solid spearo's.
__________________
President Long Beach Neptunes 2009
Vice President Long Beach Neptunes
Secretary Long Beach Neptunes
Tentative manager Long Beach Neptunes
Waterman's Alliance founding member
Daryl Wong
Mori
Ennis customs
2 time Long Beach Neptune's Blue Water Meet winner 2007 and 2016
Chainsaw is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-04-2018, 05:46 PM   #9
Fernando8884
Fully Fernished
 
Fernando8884's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: South Coast Metro
Posts: 1,952
Re: Moving to California

Opaleye, Sheephead, White sea bass, Yellowtail Etc. We don't discriminate. OC Spearos has a solid group of guys and gals. Always a great time at meetings.
__________________
Fernando8884 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-2018, 11:44 AM   #10
el_cucuy
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 19
Re: Moving to California

Thanks guys looking forward to meet with all of you. I was going to go today out in Destin but it’s too windy and choppy. Question: i have a 3.5 mm open cell wetsuit do I need something warmer for the summer I know the water is cold in Cali. What do you guys think? I do pretty good with cold water but cold is cold and hypothermia doesn’t discriminate. Just need an idea for what i need to prepare for. Thank you.
el_cucuy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-2018, 11:46 AM   #11
Xylophone
Registered User
 
Xylophone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Descanso, CA
Posts: 146
Re: Moving to California

Everyone is different, but I think a 3mm will work until about mid October.
Xylophone is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-2018, 06:01 PM   #12
DiverDave43
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Posts: 52
Re: Moving to California

Get a 5mm open cell 2 piece suit and you should be good year round especially if you pair the top with your 3.5 bottoms if/when the water gets into the rare 70 degree mark. Also I’d leave alone the sheepshead and opal eyes or any perch. Those fish are for people who are just learning how to spear plus they really don’t taste good. Worthy game fish in California imo are calico halibut yellowtail White Sea bass lingcod cabazon ocean white fish barred sand bass vermillion rock fish mahi wahoo bluefin and yellowfin. The last 4 will for sure be the hardest to come by unless you head south to Dana point or San Diego where they are a bit more common by by no means a guarantee.
DiverDave43 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-2018, 06:05 PM   #13
el_cucuy
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 19
Re: Moving to California

DiverDave43 I will be around the Dana Point area so I'm up for whatever. thank you for the input.
el_cucuy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-06-2018, 03:41 PM   #14
Xylophone
Registered User
 
Xylophone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Descanso, CA
Posts: 146
Re: Moving to California

Quote:
Originally Posted by DiverDave43 View Post
Get a 5mm open cell 2 piece suit and you should be good year round especially if you pair the top with your 3.5 bottoms if/when the water gets into the rare 70 degree mark. Also I’d leave alone the sheepshead and opal eyes or any perch. Those fish are for people who are just learning how to spear plus they really don’t taste good. Worthy game fish in California imo are calico halibut yellowtail White Sea bass lingcod cabazon ocean white fish barred sand bass vermillion rock fish mahi wahoo bluefin and yellowfin. The last 4 will for sure be the hardest to come by unless you head south to Dana point or San Diego where they are a bit more common by by no means a guarantee.
How are sheephead beginner fish, but sand bass are "worthy game fish"?
Xylophone is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-06-2018, 04:58 PM   #15
DiverDave43
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Posts: 52
Re: Moving to California

There are a few reasons I feel barred sand bass are worthy. 1 they are a lot less common in the areas I dive therefore are harder to find. 2 I’ve yet to have a sand bass come right up to me with no regard of any danger. Unlike sheepshead that will come right up and bump you. Because of that I don’t think there is any challenge in shooting sheepshead. The only “challenge” is finding one. Lastly sand bass actually taste good unlike sheepshead or any of the other fish I mentioned. Also I said that it was simply my opinion of what is worthy take. If you disagree then that’s fine do as you will. If you’re upset by my line of thought whoopty-do I really don’t care what you think.
DiverDave43 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:52 AM.


The World's Largest Spearfishing Diving Social Media Forum Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2002 - 2014 Spearboard.com