Junior Fishing: Kids' Fishing Rods, Crabbing Kits & Gifts

This is the rockpool-and-harbour corner of the shop, the bit for the small people in your life. The junior range runs from hands-on seaside activities to gentler gifts that keep the magic going once you're home. If a child is ready to graduate from a crabbing line to their first rod, a light telescopic combo from our beginner fishing kits is the kind one to start with. Closer to home there are crabbing lines and the Family Crabbing Kit for a morning on the steps, the FiiiSH Bass Hoody to keep the chill off, and quieter treats like A First Book of the Sea, ocean playing cards and dainty children's silver seahorse jewellery. Planning a proper bucket-and-line adventure? Our dedicated crabbing kits collection has the family sets, and crabbing kits explained covers what a first-timer needs to know.

Picking the right gift

Match it to the age and the day out. Birthdays, stocking fillers, a small reward after a first catch. Hands-on children love a crabbing line; quieter moments call for a book, a colouring set or a pack of cards for the journey back. For a little explorer ready to graduate to a rod, our lighter beginner fishing kits include telescopic combos older children can handle with a grown-up alongside. Rainy day looming? Our fun seaside stuff for kids is full of ideas, and you'll find a few wearable extras over in clothing and accessories.

A word on safety

Keep the bucket topped with seawater, and not too many crabs in at once. Crab gently. Return every catch to the water where you found it at the end. Get those three right and the rest takes care of itself. A morning on the harbour steps with a line and a net is the sort of thing children remember years later, long after the fancier gifts are forgotten. Little explorers, big memories.