Erik Landesfeind

Erik Landesfeind is BD's Southern California Editor and has over 30 years of experience saltwater fishing for a range of species in both California and Mexican waters. Erik is also an active freelance writer and the author of the weekly column So Cal Scene, which BD publishes every Friday. In So Cal Scene, Erik keeps all of the BD readers up to date on what's biting in Southern California. Erik divides his fishing time on local boats, long-range trips and Mexico excursions. For the past eight years, Erik has been competing in the SWBA (Saltwater Bass Anglers) tournament series and has multiple tournament victories to his credit. His sponsors include Batson Enterprises / Rainshadow Rods, Robalo Boats, Tilly's Marine, Abu/Garcia, Penn Reels, Navionics, Raymarine, MC Swimbaits, Uni-Butter Fishing Scent and Bladerunner Tackle.

Excellent Offshore Fishing Prior To Storm

I need to preface this week's report with the disclaimer that, at the time of this writing, I have no ide...

Marine Electronics Are Key To Finding Fishing Spots

I recently received a message from a reader telling me he had upgraded his marine electronics to a fish finder...

November Bluefin & Yellowfin Bite For SoCal Anglers

Having been mostly off the grid last week it was nice to return and find that the November full moon was g...

Knife Sharpening For Dummies – It’s All About The Angle

I've got a confession to make. As someone who has spent his entire adult life cleaning fish, I've never ...

Proper Care & Treatment Of Casting Reels

Anybody that's fished poppers, hardbait or surface iron for bluefin the last few years has probably pushed th...

Big Bluefin Bite On October New Moon

The big bluefin are back in the news this week as they pushed up against San Clemente Island during the ne...