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JD’s Books: Perfect Reading Material for the Quarantine!

March 30, 2020 By JD Leave a Comment

Can’t fish? Well, you might as well read about it! Since you are probably stuck at home these days, now’s a great time to catch up on your fishing techniques.

Here’s my catalog of how-to titles, available through Amazon.

The Ultimate Guide to Steelhead Bank Fishing: (263 pages, $11.99 Digital Copy)

Jam packed with all the how-to info you need become a proficient bank angler: reading the water, curing bait rigging diagrams and tons of other stuff — it’s all in here

Light Tackle Surf Perch: (52 pages, $2.99 Digital Copy)

Thanks to detailed diagrams, photos and descriptive text, you’ll learn how to identify likely looking perch hang outs like troughs, holes, rips and more. Richey also shares secrets he’s learned from commercial perch anglers and other top beach fishermen and passes them on to you so you can be successful.

Plug Fishing For River Fishing: (69 pages, $2.99 Digital Copy)

In this, the most comprehensive guide of its kind ever assembled, JD covers everything you need to know to consistently catch river salmon on wobbling plugs like FlatFish and Kwikfish.

Packed with full color photographs and diagrams, the book covers everything from the basics to sophisticated tricks used by pro guides.

Light Tackle Delta Striper Secrets: (58 pages, $2.99 Digital Copy)

 In this book, JD shares the pro tips you need to catch striped bass in the Delta. Packed with photos and insightful diagrams, Richey shows you how to locate stripers, what to look for in a spot, how to work the tide to you advantage… and how to get bit using light tackle techniques like topwater, swimbaits and jigging. 

Side Drifting for Steelhead: (Paperback, $14.53 Digital Copy)

In this book, JD shares everything you need to know to become a successful side-drifter. Best describe ed as a family of techniques, side-drifting includes three methods–freedrifting, side gliding, boondogging. Each method is explained in depth and includes the basic gear you’ll need. 

Filed Under: Techniques Tagged With: beach fishing, fishing tips, How-to, king salmon, Salmon, Steelhead, striped bass, surf fishing, surf perch

Hot Surf Perch Fishing Tips!

March 9, 2017 By JD 3 Comments

With the 13th Annual San Crab Classic Perch Derby coming to Santa Cruz this Saturday, March 11, 2017, I figured it was time to help you brush up on your perch fishing tactics!

You can also check out my eBook, Light Tackle Surf Perch at Amazon

The derby is full for 2017 and is an awesomely fun even that gives money back to the Monterey Bay Trout and Salmon Project

Be sure to sign up early for next year’s derby if you missed this one!

Filed Under: Pure Entertainment Tagged With: surf perch

Spring is Surf Perch Time!

May 3, 2016 By JD Leave a Comment

Surf PerchSpring’s a fantastic time to chase of of my favorite fish — surf perch — up and down the beaches of the West Coast!

While it’s long been considered a heavy tackle type of deal…a way to simply collect meat…you can have a ball with these feisty little buggers on light gear.

All you need some light tackle, the right bait and a little knowledge! For under $3 you can get all the info you need to catch these babies in my ebook, Light Tackle Surf Perch (which Amazon customers have rated at 4.5/5 stars!). It’s available through Amazon, Apple iBooks, and PDF

Inside, I’ll show you everything  about where to find and how to catch these fun fish! Here’s a sample…

Perch Rig

Near Shore Trough

For more information: Light Tackle Surf Perch Fishing

Filed Under: uncategorized Tagged With: gulp, jd, surf perch

Killer Surf Perch Rig!

March 29, 2016 By JD 5 Comments

Carolina Rig

The Carolina-rigged GULP sandworm is an awesome set-up for light tackle surf perch fishing on the beaches from Baja to BC!

Fish it on light gear and slowly retrieve the rig along the bottom on steeply sloped sandy beaches for some serious fun.

Surf perch attack quickly and the typical bite is a rapid-fire shot of sharp taps. Think or hesitate before you set the book and it will be too late.

To learn all about how to identify the choice spots for perch fishing, along with other rigs and tips, check out my eBook: Light Tackle Surf Perch It is routinely in Amazon best seller’s list and reviewers have given it 4.5 out of 5 stars!

It’s available for Kindle at Amazon or, for mac users, Apple iBooks You can also get it on a PDF download version.

Filed Under: Saltwater, Techniques Tagged With: surf fishing, surf perch

How to Video: Light Tackle Surf Perch Techniques

March 18, 2015 By JD 4 Comments

Here are all the basics you need to get you catching more surf perch off the beach with light gear! We shot this vid in beautiful 4K, so if you have the internet speed, crank this baby up to full resolution!

JD’s top surf perch gear picks

If you’re ready to take your surf perch fishing to the next level, check out my Guidebook: Light Tackle Surf Perch, available today at Amazon!

Light Tackle Surf Perch ebook cover

Filed Under: Saltwater Tagged With: beach fishing, How-to, light tackle, surf perch

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