Sea Fishing

This is all you need to know about sea fishing.

Step 1 Buying a Rod and Reel

There is no point spending a fortune because you may not enjoy it. All tackle shops do combo deals. This is what you want to buy to start off with. The Rod will probably only last you 6 months to a year but the reel should keep going for longer.

Before you start you need to decide what type of fishing you'll be doing. The options are:

Float fishing
Fishing the bottom
Fishing into rocks
Fishing from cliffs
Fishing from the beach
Spinning
Fishing for bass
Pier fishing

Decide the ones you think you'll most likely be doing and then go to the tackle shop and tell them what you plan to be doing so they can recommend the best cheap set for your needs.

Shore rods come in many sizes from 6ft to 14ft+ and depending on where and what you fish depends on the size of the rod. e.g- A 12ft plus rod would be good for fishing from rocks but useless for a pier. Also if you're going to be float fishing a lot make sure the rod and reel isn't too heavy because you'll be holding them all the time and you don't want a set that is going to ache your arms after prolonged use.

Something else that's important is how much bend is in the rod. When you're in the shop tell the person there what kind of fishing you think the majority of your fishing will be and you're concerned about the amount of bend a rod will give for your type of fishing.

Comments

[dventu]

i only fish on peir and beach is it good to use shrimp for those fish. i fished at half moon bay and san cruz. write back to me to tell me if im write on the bait

[wangtrevor]

cool i go there often too i use shrimp, if it spoils its the best but very smelly and squid. the kingfish  there are pretty cool. last time i went there i wanted to see how many bullfish i could catch. it endend up being 23 in  1 hour...