If you do not have a fishing boat, you can still experience the thrill of a saltwater catch by surf fishing. By adapting freshwater fishing techniques, you will be able to have a good catch from the surf.
      The major difference, of course, is that surf fishing gives you the added challenge of the tides and waves. Winds may be higher as well, but you can learn to use them to your advantage. When casting from the surf, use a two-handed cast where your top hand does a “punch” and your bottom hand gives a “pull”, or twist. The amount of force you use directly affects the distance of your cast. Practice is the key to a long cast. The type of rod that you will need for surf fishing should be 10 to 12 feet long, cast a 6 ounce lead weight, and be very heavy duty. It will need to cast out beyond where waves begin to break.
      Many surf fishers use four wheel drive vehicles to carry their equipment as they cruise fishing-allowed beaches. They may follow a school of bait fish for miles, waiting for a school of game fish to feed through them. This can be a very effective way to locate hungry game fish. Surf fishing is allowed on almost any coast in the world, but naturally, the terrain is not all sandy beach. Bait fish schools follow the contours of the shore, and the game fish follow the bait fish, so you can have a good catch almost anywhere that you can get a line in with the bait fish school.