would suggest weights in conjunction with wave size and current flow. the bigger the waves obviously the much bigger the weight. I would use no less than 20 pound test on the reel (mainline) and a 15 pound fluorocarbon leader with baitholder hooks. I would also suggest mussels, anchovies and best baits. Then clams and shrimp as secondary and sardines and squid lastly. Different fish feed in different areas but most of them feed right in behind the furthest breaking waves from shore in the non turbulent water try casting right out into the wave and hope your weight holds close to the wave breaking if not cast past it. In either case the waves will pull the line toward shore with every break. unless you are without any wave and if that's the case I would go out into the water and find out how far out the drop off is and cast to that distance right on top next to the ledge. I had an old friend who would bait his hooks with half baits and drop in the surf the other half. He said eventually what's around in the hierarchy of fish in the surf it excited the bait fish and made the big fish want some of the action. it also brought the bait fish into shore. So, with all the baitfish in the surf inside they left his baits on the outside alone and his baits was all there was to eat for the bigger fish. Food for thought.Needed: Advice on long pole surf fishing. The kind you stick in the holder on the beach.?
I use trout spinning gear and fish in the waves and suds and get some pretty nice fish inside try this using mussels and anchovy bits while the big rod is sitting in the rod holder having been cast out past the waves. You might be pleasantly surprised with the size fish right in up close to sand.
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If there is some form of underwater structure ';way out there';, then it may be necessary to cast long...Most fish feeding on a beach are in the surf zone, which is between where the surf is cresting and the point where the wave breaks...The roiling of the water stirs up the bottom, and helps camouflage the predator fish with sand...Sloughs, tide rips, and bars with cuts in them are near the beach, and hold the fish. It is better to search the beach at low tide, and find the good spots to fish. Every beach is different, and most will have some irregularity that attract feeding fish...Find the right surf features, and the fish will be there....It is not necessary to have the long rod, and the long cast in most situations....I primarily use 9 footers now, and most of the fish I catch are no more than twenty yards from the beach....I have four or five 12 foot rods, but only use the heavy action things when I know there are drum over 30 pounds about. Then it is for the action of the rod, and leverage.....The success of a fishing venture starts with good research into the surf zone....Finding the right spot is far more important than the equipment...
There is not much advantage in a rod over ten feet long. A ten foot rod with 20# tet line can handily cast a four ounce weight and deal with most of what you might catch in the surf on the Texas coast. (I once worked a 65# sting ray all the way to the beach...took about 45 minutes...) Google surf casting and you should find some diagrams, but the basics are cast the rod horizontally. With the reel centered between your hands, gently swing the weight back and when it is parallel to the ground, whip the rod forward; pulling back with your left hand while pushing forward with your right...
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