Fish in the surf are like fish everywhere, they like structure from which to ambush their prey. We want to place our baits in these spots. Learning how to read the shape of the beach and action of the waves to identify the structure of the bottom is how you go about finding the most…
All of the casting techniques I found focus on getting the rod loaded with energy instead of using your arm strength to heave your rig. Accomplishing this requires extending your arms throughout the cast. Most of us keep our arms in tight while casting which takes most of the power out of the cast. The…
I came across this knot while preparing to get my casting technique in order. I was looking for a knot that would work well with a braided running line and a much larger monofilament shock leader line and the FG knot came up often. After wading through many posts by surf fishermen around the world,…
Before we start casting into the far horizon, dropping our bait into the path of record breaking Blues, Stripers and Drum, we need to make sure that our rod-reel-line setup can handle the additional forces we are going to put on it without breaking. There’s nothing worse during surf fishing than losing your fishing rig(the…
The Fish Finder Rig is a bottom rig that is extremely popular with surf fishermen everywhere for a variety of species. I’ve had success with this rig with large Blues, Stripers and Drum and you’ll catch you’re share of sharks and skates with it as well. I first came across the rig during my trips…
Casting was one of my early research topics. I had been casting the same way for thirty years and rarely was able to get more than 100 ft. in surf fishing conditions. I decided to take a look at casting techniques and was shocked to discover that I was doing everything wrong. In my defense…
