Huge 27" Striped Bass on Black Hawk II Telescopic Rod

Artificials FTW!
Yes, I'm saying "ocean fishing" instead of "surf fishing" because I’m not trying to confuse you between surfing and fishing since I do both.
I grew up fishing lakes and never got into ocean fishing because in Portland, Oregon the coast is far AF (2 hours is a lot considering the beach is 20 mins away for me now). I picked up ocean fishing because the waves have been trash and surf been mediocre. I figured the skills between lake vs ocean is translatable, plus I could use my tide knowledge from surfing. So, I invested in a travel rod to fish pre or post surf.
Easing into it, I was targeting perch. I figured they're easier to land and that'll build up my confidence over time and eventually I'd grow into landing stripers. However, this video says different. I landed an 8lb, 27 inch striped bass on my third go. I've been trolling Highway 1 for about 3 days at this point at various tide. This day, I was at nearly peak high tide.
Shoutout to KaskKing for making a pretty solid rod. LOL. For a second there I thought I hooked onto some sort of log or heavy kelp.
Enjoy.
Equipment:
Rod - KaskKing Black Hawk II
Reel - Daiwa BG 3000
Line - PowerPro 15lb Braided
Bait - Daiwa SP Minnow (Laser Sardine)
Camera - GoPro Hero5
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[@SuPaHDomE]

Solid

[@rickmatthews]

Nice one !👍🎣

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SP Minnow all day

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I'TS ANOTHER NGUYENNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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lets go fishing.