Wa kayak angler monthly meetings?

[holtfisher]

It will be interesting to see if pedals are helpful in some of the current/wind conditions.

This is exactly where the MD shines. There's always a funky current and wash or chop throwing you around when you're near a jetty. Having the pedals let's you angle into it and keep fishing.

Z

Makes sense, thanks Zee

[ConeHeadMuddler]

.....Meanwhile, I have been scouting the beach (aka "walking, jogging, beach-combing and agate hunting!") and have found some great looking holes and troughs close to the beach to go check out for surf perch, as soon as the surf drops to reasonable beach-fishing levels. I'm ramping up my surf fishing this year, too!

CH, the jetty sounds really good. It will be interesting to see if pedals are helpful in some of the current/wind conditions.

Also the serf perch fishing from shore would be fun to learn.  What kind of gear is needed? I have a Garcia Mitchel 302/Eagle surf spin surf rig that was my Dad's from the early 1960's and had it refurbished recently. holt

Holt, I'm not sure what that outfit looks like, but for surf perch, I am using both med/light and med action longer rods, and depending on which rod I am using, I'm capable of tossing anything from 3/8 oz. to up to 2 oz of lead. I usually use 3/4 oz or 1 oz. with 10lb mainline and 8lb leader and #4 hooks. No need to go bigger than size 4 hooks for surf perch, although I have used size 2 when I'm out of size 4.

Your reel sounds like its good for the job.
 
I can toss up to 3/4 oz lead on my med/light action 8'6" steelhead jigging rod, rated for 6 to 14 lb test. I use that rod when I'm tossing 2" power grubs or if I don't need more than 3/4 oz.
I use an old Fenwick 8" salmon/steelhead rod rated for 8 to 20 lb test line and up to 1 oz lead when I'm tossing 1 oz or greater lead and using bait. This isn't as good a rod for grubbing or tossing light jigs, but it has served me well for 28 years so far, and is my favorite jetty fishing rod.
Some of the local surf perch anglers are using very long med/light action graphite rods, 10' to 14' . With light braid and a long rod, you can huck a 1 oz sinker over a hundred yards out over the waves, and still feel the bites.
I am going to spool up some braid for mainline, as the qualities (mainly, lack of stretch) makes it a better line for surf fishing than mono. (Have the braid, but I haven't gotten around to replacing the good mono on my spool, yet).
I'm going to be tying my surf perch flies on size 6 and 8 freshwater streamer hooks, as well as on size 6 saltwater hooks, for when I find the perch close enough in to cast at 'em with a flyrod. I use a shooting head system for that, with a stripping basket.
In fact, I'm going to be updating a lot of my beach and jetty fishing gear this year. If gas prices rise over $3, I'll be staying close to home most of the time. High gas prices suddenly make trips out of my local area seem like "special events."