That bass would've been an honored guest for dinner at my house for sure! I've had some nice ones from shore, but they were mostly from MLPA areas like the Soup Kitchen.
Swami's State Marine Conservation Area
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Boundary: This area is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed except where noted:
33° 02.900' N. lat. 117° 17.927' W. long.;
33° 02.900' N. lat. 117° 21.743' W. long.; thence southward along the three nautical mile offshore boundary to
33° 00.000' N. lat. 117° 20.398' W. long.; and
33° 00.000' N. lat. 117° 16.698' W. long.; thence northward along the mean high tide line onshore boundary to
33° 00.962' N. lat. 117° 16.850' W. long.; and
33° 00.980' N. lat. 117° 16.857' W. long.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses: Take of all living marine resources is prohibited except:
Recreational take by hook-and-line from shore is allowed.
The recreational take by spearfishing of white seabass and pelagic finfish is allowed.
Take pursuant to the authorized activities listed below is allowed.
The soup kitchen falls in the Swamis area and hook and line take from shore is allowed.
Jim