New to kayak and west coast fishing - tips/advice? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

5-20 · 07-10-2014, 08:48 AM

Was kinda in the same yak as you a year ago when i moved here. Had always fished for bass, almost all of the time, really, with the occasional (2-5 x a year) saltwater trip mixed in. It was a little daunting at first walking into all of those saltwater oriented tackle stores around here and feeling a little stupid, not really knowing what i needed or should be looking for.

But the forums are your best friend, initially. Bloodydecks is another site with tons of great info stored.

The people at squidco are great and will help you get some basic gear together.

But yeah, if you're going to start out in the bay, your bass gear will work just fine.

You might want to hold off on buying any type of expensive gear for the bigger fish until you have an idea of what you really need and the type of fishing you're really going to want to do the most. But it seems like a 7' rod rated for 20-50 with a size 30 reel is something that everyone has in their arsenal so thats where you might want to start. You'll be able to do a little of everything with that type of rod/reel.

Welcome to san diego, dude!

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07-10-2014, 08:48 AM	#3
5-20 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 241	Was kinda in the same yak as you a year ago when i moved here. Had always fished for bass, almost all of the time, really, with the occasional (2-5 x a year) saltwater trip mixed in. It was a little daunting at first walking into all of those saltwater oriented tackle stores around here and feeling a little stupid, not really knowing what i needed or should be looking for. But the forums are your best friend, initially. Bloodydecks is another site with tons of great info stored. The people at squidco are great and will help you get some basic gear together. But yeah, if you're going to start out in the bay, your bass gear will work just fine. You might want to hold off on buying any type of expensive gear for the bigger fish until you have an idea of what you really need and the type of fishing you're really going to want to do the most. But it seems like a 7' rod rated for 20-50 with a size 30 reel is something that everyone has in their arsenal so thats where you might want to start. You'll be able to do a little of everything with that type of rod/reel. Welcome to san diego, dude!