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Shallow Water Rockfishing

September 6, 2008 By JD 4 Comments

Rockfishing doesn’t have to be just about the meat. Instead of dragging bloated, bug-eyed bottomfish up from 50 fathoms, try busting out some bass gear and hitting the shallows…it’s a blast!

And it’s not just fun…shallow water rockcoddin’ is also very productive. In fact, some of the best fishing you’ll find these days for lings and assorted other rockfish takes place near the beach, away from where the commercial draggers and big party boats fish.

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Filed Under: Best of FishwithJD, Saltwater Tagged With: jigging, light tackle, lingcod, rockfish, Saltwater, saltwater fishing

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