The Surfcast Podcast

What is a bigger accomplishment, catching a 40-plus-pound striped bass or a 12-plus-pound weakfish in the surf? Jerry and Toby discuss hunting spring striped bass and weakfish, and whether they'd rather catch a large striped bass or weakfish. Which would you choose? The surfcast podcast is your weekly source for surf fishing discussions, tactics, interviews, news, and more. The surfcast podcast is...

Biolumin-what? Fire in the where? If you've been surf fishing for more than a season, you've probably run into water that lights up for no reason at all- and it's not jellyfish or some other weird creature flashing. The water itself appears to glow! This is called bioluminescence- and fisherman, for the most part, really hate it. Jerry and Toby are no different in this regard, and discuss the prob...

The first installment in an ongoing series spotlighting the highs and lows of the moon cycles, in this episode Jerry and Toby discuss their findings from the 2023 September new moon as it applied to the striper surf. ~~~ The Surfcast Podcast is your weekly source for surf fishing discussions, tactics, interviews, news, and more. The Surfcast Podcast is hosted by Jerry Audet and Toby Lapinski, two...

What is the last cast in regards to fishing? When is the last cast, really the last cast? Is there something mythical, other-worldly, or superstitious about the last cast phenomenon? Is it even really a thing? Jerry and Toby dive deep into the mystery and lore of making just one more cast. ~~~ The Surfcast Podcast is your weekly source for surf fishing discussions, tactics, interviews, news, and m...

One of the most beloved surf fishermen along the East Coast, not just his home waters of New Jersey, Shell E. Caris has been fishing the surf for nearly 70 years. In this special episode of the surfcast podcast, Shell talks about catching striped bass when they are feeding on bunker (Atlantic menhaden, pogies, etc.) From metal lips to pencil poppers to soft plastics and more, he divulges some of t...