Sorted common to legendary. Each card says when it feeds, where it holds, and what to tie on.
Kelp Perch
★☆☆☆☆ Common · steady
Day, the kelp. Try Shrimp or Worm, on Oak Caster · 6 lb Mono.
Day (9–17)0.1–0.8 lbtrophy 0.5 lb●○○○○
Black Rockfish
★★☆☆☆ Uncommon · runs
Dawn, the kelp. Try the Jig Head or Minnow, on Glass Rod · 12 lb Mono.
Dawn (5–9)1–10 lbtrophy 6 lb●●○○○
Cabezon
★★☆☆☆ Uncommon · steady
Day, the rocks, on the bottom. Try Green Crab or Shrimp, on Surf Rod · 50 lb Braid.
Day (9–17)1–25 lbtrophy 15 lb●●●○○
Kelp Greenling
★★☆☆☆ Uncommon · steady
Day, the kelp, on the bottom. Try Shrimp or Worm, on Glass Rod · 6 lb Mono.
Day (9–17)0.5–5 lbtrophy 3.5 lb●●○○○
California Sheephead
★★★☆☆ Rare · runs
Day, the kelp, the rocks. Try Green Crab or Shrimp, on Surf Rod · 50 lb Braid.
Day (9–17)2–30 lbtrophy 20 lb●●●○○
Lingcod
★★★☆☆ Rare · runs
Dawn, the rocks, on the bottom. Try the Jig Head or Minnow or Squid Strip, on Deep Rig · 50 lb Braid.
Dawn (5–9)3–45 lbtrophy 28 lb●●●●○
Vermilion Rockfish
★★★☆☆ Rare · runs
Day, deep water, the rocks. Try the Jig Head or Squid Strip, on Surf Rod · 20 lb Braid.
Day (9–17)2–15 lbtrophy 10 lb●●●○○
White Seabass
★★★☆☆ Rare · runs hard
Night, the kelp. Try Minnow or Squid Strip, on Deep Rig · 130 lb Big Game.
Night (21–5)5–60 lbtrophy 40 lb●●●●○
Pacific Halibut
★★★★☆ Very rare · runs
Day, on the bottom, deep water. Try Squid Strip or Cut Bait or Minnow, on Deep Rig · 130 lb Big Game.
Day (9–17)20–300 lbtrophy 180 lb●●●●●
Sevengill Shark
★★★★☆ Very rare · runs
Night, the kelp, deep water. Try Cut Bait, on Deep Rig · 130 lb Big Game.
Night (21–5)30–250 lbtrophy 160 lb●●●●●
Yelloweye Rockfish
★★★★☆ Very rare · steady
Day, deep water, the rocks. Try the Jig Head or Squid Strip, on Deep Rig · 50 lb Braid.
Day (9–17)5–35 lbtrophy 24 lb●●●●○
Giant Sea Bass
★★★★★ Legendary · runs
Dusk, the kelp, deep water. Try Cut Bait or Squid Strip, on Deep Rig · 130 lb Big Game.
Dusk (17–21)60–500 lbtrophy 320 lb●●●●●
The ones that won't come easy
Pacific Halibut — day (9–17), on the bottom, deep water. Bring Squid Strip or Cut Bait or Minnow, on the Deep Rig · 130 lb Big Game. It runs. Trophy at 180 lb.
Sevengill Shark — night (21–5), the kelp, deep water. Bring Cut Bait, on the Deep Rig · 130 lb Big Game. It runs. Trophy at 160 lb.
Yelloweye Rockfish — day (9–17), deep water, the rocks. Bring the Jig Head or Squid Strip, on the Deep Rig · 50 lb Braid. It steady. Trophy at 24 lb.
Giant Sea Bass — dusk (17–21), the kelp, deep water. Bring Cut Bait or Squid Strip, on the Deep Rig · 130 lb Big Game. It runs. Trophy at 320 lb.
Junk you'll pull up
Old Boot, Tangled Line, Lost Crab Pot, Someone Else's Lure, Kelp Tangle. Worth a coin or two, and a good story.