Surf fishing at North Myrtle Beach

[canoe fisherman]

Headed to North Myrtle Beach saturday for a week, thinking about trying my luck at surf fishing. anyone have any advise as far as bait, rod setups, line, ect.. usually go and rent rods and fish on one of the many piers, but usually crowded and not many bigger fish. thanks in advance. emoFish emoAngler emoAngler

 

[spnplgr]

I spent a few years on the coast many years ago. I saw surf fishermen (never did it myself), dig in the sand for those tiny little shells with the soft innards (cannot remember the name of them) and use them for bait. They used a 14 ft surf casting rod spooled with light line and a 25 pound shock leader so the line would not break during the stress of that big cast. With a good amount of weight, they could cast the bait out of sight. It was fun to watch. I would think 14 lb line would be about right with the 25# shock leader. It did appear to me they wasted too much time digging for the bait, so you might try buying some squid or whatever the bait shops recommend.