2019 Holiday Gift Guide – The Surfcaster

Casters serious about chunking fresh clams or cut bunker prefer conventional reels for their ability to cast heavy loads and stop heavy fish. The Penn Fathom II Star Drag 15 Casting Special’s design offers long casts with a magnetic casting brake that allows casters to adjust tension mid-cast.

Their most durable waders yet, the Simms G4 Pro is made with a 3-layer GORE-TEX pro shell upper and a 4-layer GORE-Tex pro shell lower in order to survive the scrapes accrued over a full season in the surf. The Simms G4 Pro Wading Boots have non-corrosive, threaded receptables for easy insertion and removal of cleats.

Pencil poppers are a great gift, since every surf-fisherman is happy to add a new one to the plug bag. While the Ocean Born Flying Pencill SLD (for Super Long Distance) has a familiar profile, legendary lure designer Patrick Sebile designed the plug to cast farther than any other.

An all-around surf rod built with the latest technology, the St. Croix Avid Surf can carry a surfcaster from the first spring bluefish to the last fall schoolie.

The proven Super Strike Zig Zag plastic plug will catch fish in a variety of locations and conditions, and belongs in every surfcaster’s plug bag.

Fourteen seals create a fully waterproof design that, combined with the sub-$400 price point, has surfcasters excited. The Tsunami SaltX 6000 comes in a carrying case with a bail-less conversion kit and servicing tools.

Julbo Stream sunglasses provide superb protection from the sun and splashing water with wraparound, vented frames, while Reactiv photochromic lenses get lighter or darker to match changing light.

An oversized collar and an included zip-tie allows fishermen to easily rig dead eels on the JoeBaggs Eel Jig to create a savage presentation for stripers in the surf.

Al bulked up his classic trout spoon and created a versatile saltwater lure with the same fish-attracting wobble of the original. The Al’s Saltwater Goldfish Surfcasting Kit comes with three ¾-ounce models and three 1 ¼-ounce models pre-packed in a tackle tray.