Micro Sumo Jig on the Pilings: Alamitos Bay Spotted Bay Bass

Pitching a 15g micro Sumo jig at the Alamitos Bay pilings for spotted bay bass from a float tube

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The setup: float tube, pilings, micro Sumo
Working the pilings
First drop, two and a half pounds
Rainbow Roll kept them biting
Jigs to start with

Can a micro slow pitch jig pull spotted bay bass off the pilings? This session in Alamitos Bay says yes. Our friend Shane (@shaneh.fishn) took a float tube into the harbor with the 15g Sumo micro jig, pitched it at the pilings, and the bite was steady the whole time, topped by a spottie he called a two and a half pounder.

The setup: float tube, pilings, micro Sumo

The plan was simple: float tube the harbor, fish the pilings and dock structure, and see what was home. The jig was the 15g Sumo from our Micro line (10g and 15g).

Working the pilings

Pilings hold fish, and fish around pilings run you into them. Early on one wrapped Shane on the structure, and another came off ("Oh, no. It's gone."). The ones that stayed buttoned were worth it: "a fat one," "they're chunks," "another butterball," "another big one." Plenty of spotted bay bass came up in the first three minutes alone.

If you fish tight to structure, read our guide to fishing slow pitch jigs in heavy structure before you lose a box of jigs to the pilings.

First drop, two and a half pounds

The best fish came fast. Shane saw his line take off on the first drop and closed the bail. At first it felt like a halibut. It turned out to be a spotted bay bass he called a two and a half pounder: "She's long and she's fat."

That's the case for letting the jig fall: watch your line on the drop, because that's when a lot of the bites happen.

Rainbow Roll kept them biting

The color was Rainbow Roll. Per Shane, the spotted bay bass bite was pretty good and didn't really cool down, and Rainbow Roll kept putting nice ones in the float tube.

For a full rod, reel and line rundown for spotties, see Ultralight Slow Pitch Jigging for Spotted Bay Bass: My Complete 2025 Setup.