Essential Surf Fishing Gear: A Checklist

Jackson Usa11 Jun, 2025Business

Whether you intend to throw bucktails for fluke, fish plugs for stripers, or soak clams for dogfish, a lot of what you’ll carry as a surfcaster will be the same across the board. For the purposes of this guide, however, we’ll assume you’re throwing artificials at aggressive gamefish like flatfish, striped bass, bluefish or seatrout. In that case, here’s some of the essential surf fishing gear you’ll need.