We've put together the exact high-quality components any Surf Angler - beginner or experienced - needs to replicate a professional guide's best all-round set-up for Surf Fishing in Southern California: a Light Line Carolina Rig.
This is the best rig for fishing for Surf Perch (barred, walleye, shiner, pile etc), Croaker (yellowfin or spotfin), Corbina, Halibut, Bass, Bonefish or any other similar species from the beach anywhere in California or anywhere on the West Coast.
If you're looking to make Light-Line Surf Fishing Rigs for any sort of small to medium-sized saltwater species, this is a great option because the kit contains everything you need to make lots of easy-to-use Carolina Rigs and leaders.
It saves you money when compared to buying these essential items separately, too, if you're looking for a one-stop-shop surf fishing kit.
The Light Line Surf Fishing Kit includes:
1 x Spool 4.4lb Varivas 100% Fluorocarbon Leader Line (30m)
15 x Egg Sinker Weights; 5 x 1/2oz, 5 x 3/4oz, 5 x 1oz
30 x Tanago Match hooks sizes 4, 6 & 8 (Sand Crabs, Shrimp, Worms etc)
30 x ShoreBreak Baits Grubs in Camo Green
50 x Baitholder Grub Hooks (use with Curlytail Grubs)
1 x pack Stainless Steel 30lb Micro Swivels
100 x Clear Stealth Rigging Beads 4mm
20 x Red Attractor Beads (use in front of Curlytail Grubs)
2 x Small & Large Hook Removers
Included are Egg Sinkers in three sizes - 1/2oz, 3/4oz and 1oz, the best size sinkers to use for surf fishing in Southern California (15 in total) - and 30 quality Cox & Rawle Tanago Match hooks covering the best pattern and sizes hooks for light line surf fishing with a variety of baits including sand crabs, ghost shrimp, lugworms, bloodworms, sandworms, gulp sandworms and grubs.
Specially selected 100% Fluorocarbon Varvivas Leader material (a premium Japanese fluorocarbon leader material that has the same refractive index as water, making it undetectable and invisible to fish), fish disgorgers / dehookers, Stainless Steel Micro Swivels, Clear Rig Beads, Red Attractor Beads, Baitholder Grub Hooks and ShoreBreak Baits 2" grubs in camo green - a bait that's proven to be one of the best artificial lures our guiding services uses for catching lots of surf perch, corbina, croaker, striped bass, smelt, and California halibut - complete the kit.
The inclusion of the clear rigging beads, attractor beads for use above the hook and incredibly-strong stainless steel micro swivels ensures the perfect set-up for anyone who wants to target wary surf species on a simple sliding sinker rig, no matter if you're a beginner or expert. The inclusion of two easy-to-use fish de-hookers makes the process of removing small hooks from a fish easy, too.
Just add some main line, a rod and a reel and you're ready to hit the surf. For the best Surf Fishing main line, we can recommend Izorline XXX Super Co-Polymer Premium Monofilament in 4lb, 6lb or 8lb depending on your rod rating for use with this kit - 10lb braided main line is also a good option) Try 4lb for rods rated 2-8lb, 6lb for 6-10lb and 8lb for 8-12lb-rated rods and 2000 to 4000-size spinning reels.
Buying these items as a kit saves money and time, and with the components selected so they all work properly together, they'll help you catch more fish on your next trip. Even if you can't find bait like sand crabs, or buy fresh bait like sandworms, shrimp or bloodworms, the ShoreBreak Baits curlytail grubs included are proven fish catchers anywhere on the West Coast for perch, corbina, croaker and halibut.
This kit is ideal for beginners, families, children or expert surf anglers who want to use rigs and components they know they can trust and work straight out of the box, with enough supplies to keep them rigged for many sessions.
Recommended set-up: This kit is ideal for use with a 7 to 10-foot spinning rod rated for 4-10lb and for casting 1/2oz, 3/4oz or 1oz weights - plus a small spinning reel loaded with 8-20lb braid or 4-10lb mono main line.
Check out www.americanseafishing.com/articles for lots of light line surf fishing tips and head to our homepage for links to our guiding services, which runs year-round for light-line surf fishing trips and tuitions in Southern California.
