I am going to start pier fishing soon. What should I bring in my tackle box as bait?

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1. John Jay says:

   March 7, 2010 at 5:42 am

   whenever you ask someone about bait, you should always tell include what you’re fishing for. You are in So. Cal so take a day to go down to the piers, redondo-hermosa-manhattan… and just observe. notice that people bring buckets of live bait, notice that people sometimes spend time catching bait before they fish for thier sportfish, its common fishing ethics to help someone out when they have a question, so ask around, find friendly people, people thier with thier kids, they will even sometimes give you some stuff too. I havent been to those piers in a while but they have baitshops on the pier, anything they have will be usefull on the pier.
   as far as gear, you need a rod with a lot of backbone. something short because you wont be casting (casting is sometimes not aloud). get a rod that’s firm but make sure the tip can bounce a little bit but over all stiff cuz when you hook a fish, you will have to depend on your rod to drag the damn thing up from the water. I would get an ‘ugly stick’ avail at walmart, get the shortest and stiffest one. also at walmart is ‘rhino’. marketed as unbreakable, they are tough and look for the combo that comes with the baitcaster. then you’ll be all set cuz that reel is tough too. if you dont want a cheap set, get a diawa saltwater and a abu-garcia ambassador. you dont need a reel that holds a ton of line either. For line, i’d think about 60lb braid (i may be wrong, im not an expert at ocean fishing) or if your on a budget get some berkley ‘big game’. but remember dont cast, cuz big game has a lot of memory and in a baitcast reel, it’ll get tangled like crazy.
   Also popular for pier fishing are carts and wagons to carry gear. ice chests for bait fish.
   And at night i see people trying on glowsticks, i have no idea why, hopefully someone can explain.
2. Mongo says:

   March 7, 2010 at 6:05 am

   John Jay is 100% cooorect,, but I need the 10 points!!!
3. Looked Down and I was Smoking says:

   March 7, 2010 at 6:56 am

   Go light and use squid .Or go heavy tackle and use live Mackerel .
4. saskaggy says:

   March 7, 2010 at 7:38 am

   Needle nose pliers (to help remove hooks)
   # Fish rag or cloth
   # Mechanical scale (for weighing the fish)
   # Measuring tape
   # Nail clippers (great for snipping fishing line)