Rod Or Blank For Pier Fishing

[alantani]

give us an idea of what your schedule will be like.  we all have back up gear!

[steelfish]

In SoCal you can't use nets for bait fish at all. Don't need a license to fish from a pier or manmade structure like a jetty but need one to fish on the beach.

so, you dont need fishing licence to fish from a pier or jetty but need one for fish on the beach?

[Rivverrat]

give us an idea of what your schedule will be like.  we all have back up gear!

Alan, well... not sure exact time just yet. Be next year between spring & mid summer here in Kansas... Jeff 

[1badf350]

Generally you are covered under the pier license when you pay your fee at the door. No state license needed. Otherwise yes you need a license.
I spend ALOT time on the piers in the Outer Banks in the summer and this is the case in North Carolina.

As far as your gear goes, if you are only bringing 2 rods, my suggestion would be two medium heavy 7' spinning rods loaded with 15-20lb braid. One for throwing plugs at spanish, bluefish, etc. The other for bottom fishing with shrimp, bloodworm etc. Check pier regs as far as braid goes. Some piers forbid it.

No need for heavier rods, in my opinion. If you were targeting big Red Drum, Cobia, King mackerel my suggestion would be different.

[Rivverrat]

Generally you are covered under the pier license when you pay your fee at the door. No state license needed. Otherwise yes you need a license.
I spend ALOT time on the piers in the Outer Banks in the summer and this is the case in North Carolina.

As far as your gear goes, if you are only bringing 2 rods, my suggestion would be two medium heavy 7' spinning rods loaded with 15-20lb braid. One for throwing plugs at spanish, bluefish, etc. The other for bottom fishing with shrimp, bloodworm etc. Check pier regs as far as braid goes. Some piers forbid it.

No need for heavier rods, in my opinion. If you were targeting big Red Drum, Cobia, King mackerel my suggestion would be different.

Thanks for the info. Like I stated prior this will be pretty much new to me. As far as set ups I've decided on taking a medium spinning rig, Torque 12 loaded with 60 braid & a 4/0 either a Baja / US113 which I have or HX Raptor or Penn 12VISX. A 4/0 size reel is a must to my way of thinking. Since I will be river fishing & doing some lite sharking... Jeff

[newfuturevintage]

In SoCal you can't use nets for bait fish at all. Don't need a license to fish from a pier or manmade structure like a jetty but need one to fish on the beach.

so, you dont need fishing licence to fish from a pier or jetty but need one for fish on the beach?

In CA, at least for saltwater, this is the case. All of them I've been on so far limit you to two fishing devices (hoop net, rod/reel, crab trap etc).