From the Cove shop
Friendly tackle picks chosen to make the guide easier to put into practice.
The full guide
Read straight through, or use the fishing notes above to keep marks, tides and tackle easier to follow.
The fastest way to ruin sea fishing for a beginner is to send them to a tackle wall: three hundred products, forty of which matter, and no way to tell which forty. A good starter kit answers the question for you - rod, reel, line and the basics in one box, matched to each other so the first cast works.
We have fished these kits off Cornish beaches, harbour walls and rocks. Here is which one to pick, and the small amount of extra kit genuinely worth adding.
Once you have chosen your kit, start with these three simple sea-fishing rigs for beginners and learn when to use each one.
The quick answer
For most beginners the is the pick: the rod collapses short enough to live in a car boot or backpack, so it actually gets used. If you prefer the feel of a traditional multi-piece rod, the fishes a touch more crisply and packs nearly as small. Then add the rig kit that matches how you want to fish - for casting out and waiting, for watching a float around harbour walls.
