Surf Fishing Tips - 21 Surf Fishing Tips (Improve your Catch!)

1. Of all the surf fishing tips, this is the big one: Get a fishing license and keep it with you!

2. Carry a pocket knife! (If your waders get filled with water you can cut yourself out.)

3. Wear sunscreen.

4. Stay hydrated.

5. Your bait will stay fresher longer if you keep it in a cooler.

6. Crabs can (and will) steal your bait. Keep your bait out of reach of the crabs, yet still in the fish strike zone by using a surf-floater rig.

7. If you use squid for your surf bait, be sure to slice it in a long strip and only hook it through one time so it hangs down like a worm.

8. Use bloodworms if you want to catch stripers and be sure to keep your hook size down (a 6 or 8) unless you're going for the really big stripers.

9. Best lure is a spoon because the wind doesn't bother it when you cast and you can retrieve it at different depths.

10. When you're not sure what lure the fish will bite, you can also use a basic shiner (silver colored metal lure).

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11. Check a tide chart. So much of surf fishing depends on the tides. 2 hours before and after high tide are prime times for surf fishing.

12. Best of the surf fishing tips is this: Learn to read the surf. This will tell you where the fish are. Learn how in Randy Meyers ebook, "Surf Fishing - The Quick Start Guide To This Exciting Sport".

13. A light onshore breeze is going to bring the fish up into the surf and you'll get more bites.

14. Fish normally feed around sun rise and sun set. These times usually bring some of the best surf fishing conditions.

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15. Keep the sand out of your reel by using a sand spike as you're baiting up or getting your fish off the hook.

16. Saltwater is corrosive. Always wash your reel off with fresh water. Never in the ocean.

17. You'll usually need to cast long to get your bait where the fish are so use a heavy sinker. Using a shock leader is going to prevent losing your tackle when casting.

18. A double hook steel leader is going to protect your line from being bitten in two by a larger fish.

19. If your pyramid sinker won't hold to the bottom because the surf is too rough, you might want to switch to a sputnik sinker.

20. Check out the fishing reports for your area. You can usually find these at the local pier. Fishing reports are invaluable because they're going to tell you what kind of surf fish are out there and what bait they're going for.

21. When landing a pretty good size fish, do yourself a favor and don't fight the surf action. Take advantage of an incoming wave to bring your catch up on the beach.