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“As for Chaz wacking a limit and you not…that’s what sets a pro apart from an aspiring angler. Try not to compare yourself. You’ll be a lot happier that way.”
Wise words. I don’t think AA is doing that, however. He just wants to know why. In all fairness, I do as well. LOL
“I generally see more boats lined up on the west side more routinely.”
Yes, and you see them sitting down not catching much, either. I think some people just do what everyone else is doing.
It’s worth noting that when the Trestles was overhauled in the 90s the work barge was stripping pilings on the west side of the Trestles. (see it in this video) As it did, occasional debris would fall in the water and that debris is still there today, breaking the current. Trout use that, so they may be off the pilings on the west side even when the tide is falling. See attached pic. I’ve also seen this debris on sonar and have confirmed it.
“it’s usually better to fish the west side during a falling tide and the east side of the bridges during an incoming tide”
Well, not exactly. When you’re jigging you want to be downstream casting to the pilings. But that takes more skill.
People not possessing this skill will switch it around, and fish upstream of the pilings. Charter captains do this often. They fish something like a Heavy Drop Shot or Carolina Rig that’s weighted heavily and let the current creep it toward pilings where they can catch fish. This works well when there’s a lot of fish on the bridges.
But on days there are fewer active fish, jigging from the opposite side is superior in every way.
The aforementioned debris on the seafloor west of the Trestles makes an exception to this.
As for trolling, I think it’s a great technique to learn for the sake of learning it. You should definitely do that. I haven’t done it in forever, and need to give it a whack again because I think my kids would love it.
I also think it could be good to implement at places like the Long Rocks and around rigs. Gotta channel my inner Buck Perry. lol
