Rus Snyders - SF Bay Fishing Stripers and Halibut on a Ranger Bass Boat

[kevinduong4]

What rods are u guy using?

[bflatfinesse]

Do you guys use leaders when you use braid?

[russnyder]

@bflatfinesse - Not to often in the bay unless the water is really clear, then I will use a fluorocarbon leader.

[STRIPERBAY408]

smakin fish out of the bay on the bass boat. you pray for days like this though....but yall pretty ballzy to go out in the bay on a ranger like that, but atleast u were on one of the calmest part, and im pretty sure u guys know what your doing. Good fishn!

[TheGwe123]

Bro If u want to catch he'll of striped bass go to the antico Peir I was just there yesterday and got he'll of striped sins u live in the BAY AREA

[aaabball415]

how do you fish the fish traps(hair raiser)? Do you just reel them in and give it a jerk? And should you reel the rat-l-traps in slow or fast?

[eliwoohoo]

lol he pushed the other guy off the front of the boat. but daaang you guys killed em out there! thanks for sharing the vid! im still trying to get my first butt.... we'll see if this is my lucky year.

[kaluevue]

Why you guys scared of halibuts.. they're harmless, and better eating then those strippers...

[russnyder]

It wasn't the halibut we were scared of, but the treble hooks on the rattle traps. We weren't trying to keep any fish so we didn't bring a net or gaff. The halibut are hard to get ahold of since you can't grab them by the mouth. We would just grab the treble hooks with the pliers and try to shake them loose.

[lucasisdope]

Its nice seeing some Norther California guys beating up the fish like you guys do in the videos. i am from Sacramento and i make my way out that way all the time. I am not looking to get your fishing spots exactly but where roughly are you at and what kind of lures/equipment are you using? I think if you made this into more of a fishing show it would help us viewers out alot. Thanks for a good fishin "show"

[russnyder]

The comment I posted last month should answer your questions.

[aaabball415]

@russnyder they fished near San Quinn Prison and a little bit near the ferry building. The Corte Madera Creek is a fun place to fish as well good from shore there

[philly442]

lol i saw that at 1:14 came right up and tried to grab it, happened many times for me

[Kilo2150Golf]

what rod,test line,color and area to be more specific do you guys fish?

[russnyder]

Quantum rods (7' to 7'6") and Quantum Energy and Cabo reels. 14lb mono for the fish trap swimbaits and hair jigs. 30lb braid for the rattle traps.  We are fishing the Marin Islands, the flats near San Quenton Prison, and a couple spots near China Camp. (Lower part of San Pablo Bay)

[Kilo2150Golf]

thanks

[Kilo2150Golf]

u guys using rat - l -traps?

[russnyder]

yup, 3/4 ounce. Guess I miss spelled it in my description

[goosegod10]

i do this often as well . and just like you guys .WE RELEASE.. take a medium hali 4 fresh food sometimes or a striper. not like some of the game hogs on here ...if you keep a limit you can be done at 7 00 am ,its laughable ..i let 2  30lb+stripers go last year ...gene pool ,fish

[kicknbazz1615]

Haha i'm leaving to San Fran on thursday. What kinda fish do they have in the bay??? any Calicos or sandbass???

[russnyder]

The Calicos and Sanbass live a little further south, around Orange County and San Diego. In the San Francisco Bay we have; Stripers, Halibut, Sturgeon, Salmon, Leopard Shark, Stingray, Perch, and a few Rockfish and Lingcod.

[kicknbazz1615]

Yaa i live in SD we catch lots of calicos

[STRIPERBAY408]

Straight killin em..nutty on the bay with a bass boat thouh..but dam..i give it up to you guys..only thing i do is drift out with live bait..but dam...that looks fun as fuck..im jelous

[striperkingz]

That's reckless going in a bass boat in the bay..lucky the weather cooperate with you guys...If you guys want some decent Butts head to Ballena bay....I did good for 2 years straight of the bank..averaging about 2-5 fish a day...

[MinnowMagnet]

Are you those guys who are always out in your bass boat off berkely peir?

[russnyder]

Nope, not me. I just make one or two trips a year out of San Rafael.

[MinnowMagnet]

you guys shoud go out by alameda rockwall and balena bay. Lots of good halibut and striper fishing with lures.

[Shakester71]

Looks like the San Mateo bridge in the backround.

[russnyder]

Richmond/ San Rafael Bridge

[luiscontlure]

sometimes out the bay its rough i cant believe you guys took a boat out, that type of boat out there. yes, there is a lot of halibut in there

[russnyder]

We caught the fish on rattle traps, fish traps, and hair raisers. The reels were Quantum saltwater energys, and Cabos. I only take my boat in the bay about once or twice a year. After I take it out I spend an hour or so cleaning it. You need to make sure all the salt is off the boat, or you can do some serious damage.

[GrippinLipps]

i thought you were by the prison, i used to work by there in san rafael.

[GrippinLipps]

awesome, me and my dad fished those waters for years...

bass boat in the bay, nice very nice!!!

[Scout172]

AWESOME video! Totally worth it.