[Back Beach]

I would say its been the year of the medium fish. Lots of 18-25# fish for me and the(surf) guys in my circle this year. Fished a lot more than usual this year too, about 60 nights, and I know that helped. Real big ones 40 plus# were rare, if non existent from the surf. Pretty good numbers of high 20's up to mid 30's this fall though have been taken by a few guys. 99% of them at night on eels, of course. Every late fall is a twinkie fall if you decide to stand there all day and pound the poor little ones to death. Was at the canal this week catching a few of them on top, and after I hooked several smalls through the eyes, gills, and other vital areas, I said f-this, no sense messing these little guys up just for kicks. Even small single hooks do too much damage to them IMO. Let them be.