What the Winners Used - 2023

: John Loo; Category: News; 29 June 2023; Hits: 2756

What the Winners Used - 2023

photo by Lino Jubilado

FLY TACKLE DIVISION

Lino Jubilado

Region Fished:	Northern Los Angeles
Rod:	TFO LK Legacy, Mangrove Coast, 9', 7wt
Reel:	TFO NTR
Line:	Integrated Shooting head, type 6
Leader:	-
Fly:	Red Beach Buster
Tactics:	Focused on working troughs and small channels, or visible bait schools

Lino Jubilado's Largest Perch

John Parmenter

Region Fished:	Ventura County
Rod:	Orvis Helios 2, 10’, 8 wt.
Reel:	Orvis Hydros
Line:	Rio Sink Tip 300gr/19.4gm
Leader:	About 6’ overall, 25 lb. Test Fluorocarbon Butt section, the remainder of 6 lb. Test Fluorocarbon for the tippet
Fly:	Mrs. Bates https://flypatterns.org/mrs-bates/
Tactics:	Cast this fly well out into the surf and fish it like any perch/surf fly, stripping it along the bottom and keeping the line between the rod tip and the fly tight. I set on any grabs by the perch or hesitations in the retrieve

A perch from John Parmenter's 2nd Place HDS catch

Scott Yamamoto

Region Fished:	Ventura, Oxnard
Rod:	10 foot Scott STS 6 wt, 9 ft Allen Compass 5 wt,
Reel:	Redington Behemoth, Lamson liquid Reel
Line:	Rio Outbound short int/6, SA 5/7 Sonar Stillwater
Leader:	7-9 foot tapered fluorocarbon Leader 20lb butt down to 10lb. I also add a barrel swivel, because I feel like it helps minimize leader twist.
Fly:	Size 8 sand crab pattern with an orange tag. I caught over 100 perch on this fly during the contest. It also caught 2 decent corbina that didn't top Laura's and subsequently John's. Usually ran this as a dropper fly
Tactics:	Short slow strips, just fast enough to keep the line tight . Fan casting structure and moving until I find fish. I fished a two fly rig 90% of the time.

Scott Yamamoto's Sand Crab fly

John Hansen

Region Fished:	Carpinteria
Rod:	Thomas & Thomas Zone, 9.5ft 6wt
Reel:	Redington Grande
Line:	Rio Fathom WF7S6
Leader:	8lb fluorocarbon
Fly:	Size 8 Surfin' Merkin-inspired fly
Tactics:	Narrow sightfishing windows, calculated casts and sloooow strips.

John Hansen's Fly Tackle Largest Corbina

Derek Smith

Region Fished:	Santa Monica area
Rod:	Thomas and Thomas Zone 9” 8wt
Reel:	Nautilus CCF-X2
Line:	Scientific Angler Sonar Custom Sink
Leader:	6' #12
Fly:	Couser (olive/white) size 1
Tactics:	Working areas with baitfish present. Long casts with variable strips. Some took on an intentional longer pause between strips, others with steady faster strips

Derek Smith's Fly Tackle Largest Halibut

Regular Tackle Division

This a compilation of the contestants, more details will be forthcoming:

Region Fished:	San Diego
Rod:	Spinning
Reel:	Spinning
Line:	20lb spectra braid
Leader:	Short leader of 8 - 12 lb test fluorocarbon
Lures:	Honey Badger Baits Ozzie Slayer paddletail grubs accounted for the most perch, croaker and ray. Luckcraft CIF Flash Minnow 110 jerkbaits in blue/pink took the largest regular tackle halibut and many of the larger perch
Tactics:	Working areas with baitfish present. Long casts with variable speed retrieve and pauses.

Sheldon Belhumeur's 21" Halibut

Riptide Rendezvous 2023 , what the winners used

Riptide Rendezvous 2023 Summary

: John Loo; Category: News; 28 June 2023; Hits: 6843

Here are the results for Riptide Rendezvous 2023!

Photo by Kevin Green

SUMMARY OVERVIEW:

2023 marked a major departure from our previous events. In the interests of getting more participation, we used technology to expand the timeframe and geographical area of the contest.

"Anytime, anywhere from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border" was our mantra. This forced us to eliminate the "One Surf Fly" concept from prior years, but gave contestants more freedom to choose the best and/or most convenient times and places to fish.

It also made administration of the regular tackle side of things much easier, since we found in 2019 that the "One Surf Fly" style of lure exchange did not work well for regular tackle fishermen.

In the end, we attracted 29 participants, which is 3 more than in 2019. While we were hoping for a larger crowd this year, we're confident that 2024 will be an even larger event. The 3-year, pandemic-induced hiatus between 2019 and 2023 was a major disruption, and actually having two Riptide Rendezvous' in two consecutive years can only help!

From the fishing perspective, we could not have asked for anything more. Surf perch fishing was spectacular for contestants in the northern areas (Oxnard, Ventura, northern Los Angeles), but still decent for people all the way down to San Diego. In the end, 500 Surf Perch were logged, almost all Barred Surf Perch. Sizes ranged upward to 14" on fly, and 15" on regular tackle.

Some very nice fly-caught Corbina, Croaker and Halibut were also caught, and even 2 Striped Bass made it to the measuring tapes (see results table below).

John Hansen's 24" Corbina

Riptide Rendezvous 2023 - Highest Daily Scores
Placing	Fly Tackle Division	Regular Tackle Division
1st	Lino Jubilado, 320 points, 06/21/2023	Glen Angelo Saldivar, 108 points, 06/10/2023
2nd	John Parmenter, 311 points, 06/22/2023	Sheldon Belhumeur, 44 points, 05/28/2023
3rd	Scott Yamamoto, 277 points , 06/18/2023	David Escobosa, 13 points , 06/09/2023

Riptide Rendezvous 2023 - Largest Fish
Species	Fly Tackle Division	Regular Tackle Division
Corbina	John Hansen, 24"	David Escobosa, 10"
Croaker	Derek Smith, 17" Yellowfin Croaker	Glan Angelo Saldivar, 12" Yellowfin Croaker
Halibut	Derek Smith, 29"	Sheldon Belhumeur, 21"
Perch	Lino Jubilado, 14"	Glen Angelo Salidivar, 15"
Shark/Ray	Lino Jubilado, 31" Shovelnose Guitarfish	Glen Angelo Saldivar, 9" (nose to tail) Bat Ray
Striped Bass	Lino Jubilado, 23"	N/A

Derek Smith's 17" Yellowfin Croaker

Riptide Rendezvous 2023 - Highest Daily Scores - ALL Fly Tackle Contestants
Points	Angler
320	Lino Jubilado
311	John Parmenter
227	Scott Yamamoto
170	Laura Moronnolte
112	Kevin Green
107	Michael Schweit
82	Derek Smith
62	Ryan McDonald
53	Mark Flo
24	John Hansen
7	H Carl Crawford
7	Rob Talmadge

Riptide Rendezvous 2023 - Highest Daily Scores - ALL Regular Tackle Contestants
Points	Angler
108	Glen Angelo Saldivar
44	Sheldon Belhumeur
13	David Escobosa
9	Joel Loo
8	Joseph Loo

Lino Jubilado's 14" Perch

Riptide Rendezvous 2023 - Fly Tackle HDS & Counts by Angler and Date
Angler	Daily Score	Daily Count	Catch Date	Perch Score	Perch Count	Corbina Score	Corbina Count	Croaker Score	Croaker Count	Halibut Score	Halibut Count	Guitarfish Score	Guitarfish Count	Ray Score	Ray Count	Striper Score	Striper Count
Derek Smith	82	6	06/18/2023	17	2	17	1	12	1	36	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Derek Smith	78	4	06/10/2023	-	-	-	-	-	-	78	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Derek Smith	75	5	06/16/2023	11	1	-	-	26	2	38	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Derek Smith	68	5	06/17/2023	8	1	-	-	14	1	46	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Derek Smith	61	3	06/08/2023	-	-	-	-	32	2	29	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
H Carl Crawford	7	1	06/04/2023	7	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Hansen	24	1	06/19/2023	-	-	24	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Parmenter	311	38	06/22/2023	311	38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Parmenter	283	33	06/19/2023	283	33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Parmenter	142	17	06/05/2023	142	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Parmenter	106	14	06/02/2023	106	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Parmenter	14	2	05/30/2023	14	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Green	112	11	06/22/2023	92	10	20	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Green	110	16	06/06/2023	110	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Green	97	13	06/16/2023	97	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Green	91	13	06/19/2023	91	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Green	78	11	06/12/2023	78	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Green	57	7	06/01/2023	57	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Green	40	5	06/23/2023	40	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Green	32	4	06/08/2023	32	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Laura Moronnolte	170	22	06/06/2023	170	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Laura Moronnolte	49	4	05/31/2023	27	3	22	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Laura Moronnolte	7	1	06/03/2023	7	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lino Jubilado	320	28	06/21/2023	241	24	56	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	1
Lino Jubilado	247	28	06/23/2023	228	27	19	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lino Jubilado	218	21	06/18/2023	198	20	20	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lino Jubilado	197	13	06/19/2023	47	5	56	3	29	2	34	2	31	1	-	-	-	-
Lino Jubilado	188	18	06/16/2023	96	11	-	-	82	6	-	-	-	-	10	1	-	-
Lino Jubilado	170	17	06/04/2023	134	15	19	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	1
Lino Jubilado	167	15	06/17/2023	86	9	-	-	81	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lino Jubilado	120	13	06/07/2023	88	11	19	1	13	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lino Jubilado	99	10	06/09/2023	79	9	20	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Flo	53	7	06/12/2023	53	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Flo	49	6	06/19/2023	49	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Flo	16	2	06/16/2023	16	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Flo	14	2	06/05/2023	14	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Flo	8	1	06/08/2023	8	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Schweit	107	11	06/19/2023	76	9	17	1	14	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Schweit	78	9	06/10/2023	78	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Schweit	61	6	06/21/2023	35	4	-	-	26	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Schweit	22	3	06/04/2023	22	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rob Talmadge	7	1	06/02/2023	7	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ryan McDonald	62	4	06/14/2023	11	1	-	-	24	2	27	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ryan McDonald	25	2	06/20/2023	-	-	-	-	25	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scott Yamamoto	227	26	06/18/2023	227	26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scott Yamamoto	175	23	05/28/2023	175	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scott Yamamoto	67	10	05/27/2023	67	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Riptide Rendezvous 2023 - Regular Tackle HDS & Counts by Angler and Date
Angler	Daily Score	Daily Count	Catch Date	Perch Score	Perch Count	Corbina Score	Corbina Count	Croaker Score	Croaker Count	Halibut Score	Halibut Count	Guitarfish Score	Guitarfish Count	Ray Score	Ray Count	Striper Score	Striper Count
David Escobosa	13	1	06/09/2023	13	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Escobosa	11	1	06/15/2023	11	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Escobosa	11	1	06/04/2023	11	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Escobosa	10	1	06/03/2023	-	-	10	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Glen Angelo Saldivar	108	10	06/10/2023	96	9	-	-	12	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Glen Angelo Saldivar	82	7	06/17/2023	82	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Glen Angelo Saldivar	75	7	06/19/2023	66	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	1	-	-
Glen Angelo Saldivar	60	5	06/15/2023	60	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Glen Angelo Saldivar	56	5	06/07/2023	39	4	-	-	-	-	17	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Glen Angelo Saldivar	44	4	06/14/2023	44	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Glen Angelo Saldivar	25	2	06/11/2023	25	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Glen Angelo Saldivar	23	2	06/05/2023	23	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Glen Angelo Saldivar	11	1	06/21/2023	11	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Glen Angelo Saldivar	9	1	06/06/2023	9	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joel Loo	9	1	06/17/2023	9	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joseph Loo	8	1	06/17/2023	8	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sheldon Belhumeur	44	3	05/28/2023	24	2	-	-	-	-	20	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sheldon Belhumeur	33	2	06/08/2023	-	-	-	-	-	-	33	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sheldon Belhumeur	22	2	05/30/2023	22	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sheldon Belhumeur	21	1	06/02/2023	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sheldon Belhumeur	18	1	06/09/2023	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sheldon Belhumeur	16	1	05/31/2023	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sheldon Belhumeur	11	1	06/05/2023	11	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Riptide Rendezvous 2023 , final results summary