Cousins Tackle Corp. is inviting surf fishing
enthusiasts from across Southern California to its Huntington Beach, California
factory for a day of fun, food and angling education.
The first annual Cousins Surf Fishing
Open House will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, and will
include a surf fishing panel seminar bringing together some of the best light
tackle beach anglers in the state.
Speakers will include Bill Varney, book author and angling educator;
Jason Scribner, owner of the website scsurffishing.com; surf fishing bait
provider Rick Klein, and at least three others. These top anglers will share their secrets
for consistently catching big perch, corbina, croaker, halibut and other popular
sport fish from Southern California beaches.
All aspects of light-tackle surf fishing will be covered, including
tackle selection and rigging, bait selection, care and proper presentation,
“reading” the shoreline, using artificial lures and more.
Another highlight will be ongoing
guided tours of Cousins’ state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, where fishing
enthusiasts can see for themselves how quality American-made rods, lure skirts
and lures are built.
“We’re extremely proud of our premium
surf fishing rod family, developed with the help of experts like Bill Varney,”
said Cousins Tackle CEO Bill Buchanan.
“Each rod has a finely-tuned action that’s perfect for fishing specific
lures and baits in the surf. We’re
equally proud of our people, our new factory and how we’re re-energizing
Southern California’s rich tackle-building tradition. It’s our pleasure to share this with anglers
throughout the region — and with the surging interest in light-tackle surf
fishing, this event seemed like a great way to accomplish this,” added
Buchanan.
In addition, Cousins will be providing
a free lunch and refreshments to all in attendance, along with a Cousins
“goodie bag.” Additional tackle
manufacturers, industry representatives and fishing-related media outlets will
be on hand to interact with visitors, including Lucky Craft Lure Company,
Promar/Ahi, Socalsurfrats.com, Phil Freidman Outdoors, Fish Taco Chronicles, and others. Southern California Cousins dealer
Fisherman’s Hardware will be offering special deals on Cousins’ Bill Varney
Signature Series surf rods, as well as other Cousins rod models for all styles
of salt and freshwater fishing.
For more information on this free
event, a schedule of activities, directions, or parking information, contact
Cousins Tackle at (714) 893-0423. To
learn more about Cousins’ 300-plus American-made rod models for freshwater,
inshore, bay and saltwater fishing, visit your authorized Southern California
Cousins Tackle dealer or go online to www.cousinstackle.com.
About Cousins
Tackle Corporation
Cousins Tackle Corporation is run by
real-life cousins and fishing industry legends Bill Buchanan and Wade
Cunningham, who together helped create iconic brands including Sage, Seeker,
Fenwick, Sevenstrand, Berkeley, Spiderwire, Stren, Abu Garcia, Abel and
Shikari. Cousins manufactures a full
line of premium quality rods for most styles of fresh and saltwater fishing, as
well as a selection of proven trolling lures and skirts, all in its Huntington
Beach, California facility. American
made Cousins products are available nationwide through select independent
fishing tackle retailers.