Fishing Gear
Kayak fishing tackle for fishing afloat: short, robust rods that are easy to control from a kayak or small boat, matched kayak combos, a reel with the line capacity for deeper water, and boat fishing rigs and traces.
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Afloat, a long rod gets in the way. Boat fishing tackle and kayak gear call for shorter rods, reels that hold line for deeper water, and rigs that fish straight down.
The Dennett Extreme 6ft kayak rod is a two-piece composite rod rated 8–14lb with a solid glass tip, a light rod for kayaks and small boats. The Fladen Trigger kayak rod is a 75cm one-piece rod and the Dinomax 82cm compact kayak rod is a little longer, also in one piece, for tight spaces. For a matched setup, the Dinomax kayak combo and the Dennett Extreme kayak rod with a Zebco Zcast FD reel come as matched rod and reel sets (the Dinomax reel comes loaded with line). These are short, light rods; for heavy wreck fishing you need a dedicated boat rod in a higher line class.
The Zebco Saltfisher 370 is made for surf or boat fishing, with a large line capacity and an oversized multi-stack drag. See all sea fishing reels.
The Zebco Cod Boat Rig 2 is a 2m two-hook rig with spinner blades and an anti-tangle boom, and the SeaTech Fatboy Lumi trace carries three 6/0 hooks for cod and pollock. The Magic Flatty Rig 6 and Magic Shore Rig 4 work from a boat or the surf.
Keep rigs in a rig wallet and wear a buoyancy aid made for paddling; see life jackets and buoyancy aids. Our guide to fishing from a kayak covers rigs and safety.
