Surf Fishing - The Quick Start Guide To This Exciting Sport – Surf Fishing THE QUICK START GUIDE TO THIS EXCITING SPORT 2ND Edition By Randy Meyers TeachMeSurfFishing.com © Copyright Randy Meyers Surf Fishing - The Quick Start Guide To This Exciting Sport – Table of Contents How Ocean Currents Effect Surf Fishing.........................15 Chapter 3 Putting Together A Killer Surf Tackle Chapter 1 Introduction To Surf Fishing.......................6 Collection................................................................17 You Don't Need To Spend A lot Money To Get Started....6 Choosing Surf Fishing Tackle..........................................17 Surf Fishing Fundamentals...............................................7 How Do You Know Which Surf Rod Is For You................17 How To Get The Most From This Surf Fish Manual..........8 Reels...............................................................................23 It's All Here, Read It, Apply It, It's Up To You....................8 Hooks..............................................................................25 Chapter 2 Understanding the Surf and Fishing Line.................................................................................26 Conditions...............................................................10 Leaders...........................................................................26 Shock Leader Rigging......................................................27 How To Identify Good Surf Fishing Conditions...............10 Swivels............................................................................27 Time of day ....................................................................10 Sinkers.............................................................................27 Tides...............................................................................11 De-hookers.....................................................................28 Wind Direction...............................................................11 Tackle Maintenance........................................................28 Seasonal Migrations & Water Temperature...................12 Pros & Cons of Monofilament Line vs Braided Line.......29 Keep a Log to Determine Fishing Patterns.....................14 How To Make A Sand Spike............................................30 Use The Weather To Your Advantage.............................15 Add A Selection Of Top Producing Surf Lures.................31 © Copyright Randy Meyers 1 Surf Fishing - The Quick Start Guide To This Exciting Sport – Surf Fishing Carts............................................................33 Sandbar Cuts (Rips) Provide Excellent Fishing Opportunities.................................................................45 Chapter 4 Surf Rigs...............................................35 Finding Cuts and Breaks in Sandbars Known as Suck-outs ........................................................................................46 Spider Weights – Buy Them or Make Them...................35 Keys To Success – Tide, Temperature, Wind Direction & Fish Finder Rig................................................................36 Underwater Terrain........................................................46 Fireball Rigs.....................................................................37 Weather Changes And Surf Fish Patterns.......................47 How to Select And Use Knots.........................................37 Feeding Birds Can Help Locate Fish................................48 Chapter 5 What Do You Fish For?.............................41 Target The Best Spots On Any Beach For The Best Results ........................................................................................49 Using Fish Reports..........................................................41 Points..............................................................................49 Use The Local Bait and Tackle Shop for Reports............41 Holes...............................................................................50 Using the Internet for Reports.......................................42 Troughs...........................................................................50 Sandbars.........................................................................51 Chapter 6 How Do You Find Them?.........................44 Finding The Fish..............................................................51 Areas Of The Surf That Hold Fish....................................44 Chapter 7 How Do You Fish For Them?....................52 What You Need To Know About Sandbars and Troughs (Guts)..............................................................................44 Surf Casting Techniques..................................................52 Target The Second or Third Sandbar Gut or Not............45 Some Casting Tips...........................................................53 © Copyright Randy Meyers 2 Surf Fishing - The Quick Start Guide To This Exciting Sport – All About Surf Fishing Baits............................................54 Swimmers.......................................................................63 Shrimp............................................................................54 Lead Heads And Plastic Shads........................................63 Sand Fleas.......................................................................54 Artificial Bait...................................................................63 Bloodworms...................................................................55 Fishing Shallow Points & Flats In The Surf......................64 Clam Worms...................................................................55 Crabs...............................................................................55 Chapter 8 Handling Fish After Their Caught.............65 Clams..............................................................................56 Catch And Release Practices...........................................65 Mullet.............................................................................56 Keeping Some Of Your Catch For The Table...................66 Menhaden......................................................................56 Eels..................................................................................56 Chapter 9 Properly Cleaning Fish For The Dinner Table Squid...............................................................................57 ...............................................................................67 How To Prepare Cut Bait.................................................57 Fish Cleaning Gear – Skinning And Scaling Tools............67 How To Use a Cast Net To Catch Bait Fish......................59 The Fish Cleaning Process..............................................67 Recommendations For Freezing Bait..............................60 Using Light Tackle For Surf Spinning...............................60 Chapter 10 From Surf To Plate.................................69 Best Productive Surf Lures..............................................61 Surface Plugs..................................................................61 Favorite Recipes..............................................................69 Spoons............................................................................62 Glazed Sea Bass With Ginger Butter Sauce.......................69 Grilled Striped Bass with Garlic and Basil .........................70 © Copyright Randy Meyers 3 Surf Fishing - The Quick Start Guide To This Exciting Sport – Redfish Fillets In Wine Sauce............................................71 Honey Grilled Bluefish......................................................71 Pompano with Tropical Barbecue Glaze...........................72 Red Snapper with Lime-Ginger Butter..............................73 Weakfish Delight...............................................................74 Shark Steaks......................................................................74 Spanish Mackerel Heavenly Broiled..................................75 Roasted Snook with Grape Tomatoes & Leeks .................76 Appendix A – Surf Fishing Starter Gear....................78 © Copyright Randy Meyers 4 Surf Fishing - The Quick Start Guide To This Exciting Sport – Chapter 1 Introduction To Surf Fishing Sometimes these combos will even come already spooled with line. I would recommend visiting a brick and mortar Chapter 1 Introduction To Surf Fishing store over an Internet site for your first purchase because you can see and handle what you will buy. You Don't Need To Spend A lot Money To See the appendix to round out the rest of your gear and Get Started you can easily get away with a $100 or less. There isn't too many sports you can get into with a $100 investment. Especially one that provides this much fun and excitement. If you are just getting into surf fishing it isn't necessary to invest in top quality gear. As in any sport these days there is At this price point you will have everything you need too the ultimate gear that won't do anything to make a get out and enjoy the sport that has addicted many an beginner an expert. My recommendation is to select gear angler. Eventually, when you decide this sport is for you, that will get the job done in the hands of a beginner until then gradually add rods and reels of better quality to your you determine that this sport is something you will enjoy preference. By that time you'll have a better idea what you for a long time. want and why.