>>1532156You'll have an infinite supply of Barred Surf Perch here. Also some Spotfin Croakers and Corbina but they seem to be less common. I've caught several Halibut from the beaches in SB and Ventura county but none of them were legal size.
Get Luckycraft 110 flash minnows. Expensive but the hype is real and they work. Also simple spoons can be successful as well.
For bait rigs I've had success with rigs like pic related. Dig up sand crabs, find some striped crabs on the rocks, or cut off some mussel strips. Best thing about surf fishing is your bait is all around you.