Can you get away with using a hand-me-down fiberglass surf fishing rod that is yellowed with aga and abuse. Yes. But just because you can, doesn’t mean you’ll catch fish. However, with the right, high ...

Surf fishing and be a bit intimidating to the uninitiated. It’s you against a vast ocean, and even though some lakes are huge, you still feel like the fish are confined enough that you have a shot.

No boat, no problem. Anglers can fish from piers that jut out 1,000 feet from the beach, such as the Oceanana Fishing Pier at Atlantic Beach. Courtesy Adobe Stock/Eifel Kreutz Spend much time on the ...