Just got out the past few days to try the surface popper gig, did get a nice rise from a small fish and that was "almost" enough to hook me on beach fishing. The seaweed was killing me, having to mess with that crap on nearly every other cast was taking a ton of good fishing time away...any advice? Cheers

SR,
Depends on where you are fishing. If you are fishing a point, try fishing the other side. Move around until you can find clear water. Some beaches are way worse for salad then others, particularly after minus tides like we are having this week.
Places with strong tidal flows seem to flush that stuff out quicker.
You can also fish on the dark side. Fishing subsurface with a clouser will help reduce some but not all of your seaweed issues.
Good luck with the popper game.
Brian

some beaches have more seaweed shortly after the tide change...i notice that once the tide gets ripping after a while you dont see much seweed unless the nets are being checked nearby...c

Yeah, use a buzz bomb. It will stay below the surface longer and presto less weeds. Just kiddin' K go get em'-T

nope, i wont buzz bomb anything other than a cocktail...got some trick new popper heads that i am itching to try out...tides look GOOD this week...cheers.

i get less seaweed when i use a surface fly. trailing hook with an upturned point seems to shed the weed pretty well. other than that, cast to open lanes in the weed, or move areas.

thanks guys, about what i thought but input from the regulars is good...im out to hit tonights tide with the poppers and see what happens...cheers.

good luck out there and let me know how it goes. I have been gone for a week catching bluefish and stripers on the eastcoast...

will do, tides look sweet both am and pm this week till i go home and hit some idaho high mountain dry fly action for a week or so...blues and stripers sound way cool...post a story, i dont know a thing about that fishery...cheers

Summerrun, Just get your best fishing buddy to wade out with a rake and open up a casting lane for you.


Matt

how about jump in a boat and go where it isnt...dont know if I am cut out to be a beach popper guy other than a few trips a year ill stick to the open salt and rivers...hows it going out there gilly?