Gear for the tide you’re about to fish
Surf and inshore tackle, picked for the West Coast and priced honestly. Every product here is one we’d put in our own bag — and we tell you which ones we wouldn’t.
- Products
- 14
- Ships from
- the US
- Returns
- 30 days
What we’d buy first
If you’re starting from nothing, this is the order to buy in.
Rods & Combos
PENN Wrath II Surf Combo — 10' Heavy
The do-everything beach setup
Rods & Combos
PENN Wrath II Inshore Combo — 7' Medium
Bays, jetties, and kelp edges
Line & Leader
Reaction Tackle X8 Braid — 30 lb / 300 yd
Feel every tick of the bottom
Lures
Z-Man Coastal Swimbait Kit — 21 pc
Three sizes, ElaZtech, West Coast colors
Lures
Trokar Pro-V Bucktail Assortment — 1, 2 & 3 oz
The surf weight range, on surgical hooks
Accessories
KastKing AlumaStream Aluminum Pliers — 7.5"
Tungsten carbide cutters, anodized aluminum
Accessories
Foxelli MX200 Rechargeable Headlamp
Red mode, USB-C, 2.4 oz
The Surf Starter
A 10-foot PENN combo, 300 yards of 30 lb braid, three hand-tied Carolina rigs, and two sand spikes. That is a complete, genuinely capable beach setup — rod in the sand, bait in the water, nothing else to buy.
Know the tide before you spend a dollar
Our sister site runs live NOAA tide charts, a fishing score, and the best two-hour windows for every spot we cover. The right gear matters less than showing up on the right tide — so start there.