surf casting

Beach fishing technique

Surf casting is fishing from the shore by casting a line into the surf, typically using a long rod to reach past the breaking waves.

The technique targets fish that feed in the turbulent water near beaches: We went surf casting for striped bass at dawn.

Also written as one word: surfcasting.

technique

rod

Thin rigid stick

reelWinding cylinder or dance
lineContinuous mark or queue
sinkerWeight on fishing line

bait · lure · retrieve · distance · angler · tackle · spinning · monofilament · swivel · hook

environment

beach

Sandy waterside margin

wavesTraveling energy disturbances
shorelineLand-water boundary
tideOcean's cyclical swell

sand · saltwater · current · breaker · sandbar · jetty · pier · trough · cut · rip current

quarry

striped bass

Banded Atlantic gamefish

bluefishPredatory marine species
redfishRosy-hued edible swimmer
pompanoCoastal Atlantic food fish

snook · flounder · whiting · croaker · sea trout · tarpon · shark · ray · drum · kingfish

Categories

Anglingfly rods, rods, reels, reel, bait
line fishingfly fishing, trolling, baitcasting, spin fishing, drift fishing
saltwater fishingrod, reel, line, hooks, bait
shore fishingpier fishing, bay fishing, wade fishing, rock fishing, bank fishing
fishingfishing rod, fish, angling, bass fishing, fishing gear
Atlantic Fishingstriped bass, bluefish, flounder, cod, haddock

Opposites

fishing location/method

surf castingboat fishing

Pursuing fish by vessel

offshore fishing · deep-sea fishing · trolling · charter fishing · drift fishing

water type

surf castingfreshwater fishing

Catching fish inland

lake fishing · river fishing · stream fishing · pond fishing · fly fishing

casting distance and technique

surf castingfly fishing

Catching fish with imitation insects

jigging · baitcasting

Family

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