Beach & Shore Fishing Tackle

Most Cornish anglers cut their teeth on a beach, rod propped in a rest and one eye on the rod tip. This collection gathers what those sessions need: the Zebco Saltfisher Surf Rod and matching reel for distance off open sand, and the ready-tied rigs that do the work once your bait lands. Clip on a Codling Rig, a Magic Flatty Rig or a Magic Shore Rig and you're fishing in seconds. No fiddling at the tackle table in a rising wind. To pair the right reel with your rod, browse our fishing reels, and beach and surf rods explained helps you match rod length to the mark.

Reading the ground beneath you

It comes down to the seabed and the fish you're after. A longer surf rod suits clean sand and big beaches. Two-hook flatfish rigs shine over sandy ground for flounder, plaice and dab. Shore rigs cover the mixed marks. Our guide to how to fish from a beach sets out the casting and rig basics, while bottom fishing tactics gets into presenting bait hard on the deck where the fish feed.

Who it suits

Newcomers take to ready-tied rigs because they skip the knot-work and let you fish straight away. Roving anglers go for the 6pc Carbon Plus shore kit and its grab-and-go feel, handy when you're working a few marks down the coast in an evening. Building from scratch? Our beginner kits are a sensible first stop. One last thing, learned the hard way: over rough or rocky ground you'll lose more tackle than you'd like, so carry plenty of spare rigs and leads. Tight lines from the Cove.