BIG Surf BIG Bass?

[arden]

Originally Posted by bart

all the guys i fish with, who have many, many 40+# fish from the surf, prefer wind at their back, calm water conditions....

cant argue with that too much as my only newport 40 came in those very conditions

[kevin]

I have yet to catch a monster in rough conditions... but it seems thats what people say... I don't know if its just me... but it seems everytime there is huge surf around here ... the only thing I catch is a nice GLOB OF MUNG.

[merch]

It depends on too many variables to generalize I think. I've had both situations produce some larger fish. No 40's for me though from the beach.

Bigger water, a steady solid break anyway, can definately help during the daylight hours this time of year in my opinion.

[MDM]

Originally Posted by rirockhound

Give me a dark, flat calm night with NW winds and no swell.
I'm much happier fishing for big fish in those conditions.
big surf is fun, but usually less productive for me....

ME too. I hear lots about the benefits of surf but always did well on calm black nights. I have fished the big surf but never had the same success with big fish as a calm night.