Saltwater Fishing Tackle & Gear

These Toit Fishing Side Cutters are designed specifically to cut single strand fishing wire. Not only are these Stainless Steel but we have brased a Tungsten Carbide insert in both the upper and lower jaw. Are you tired of seeing these removable insert type tools breaking twisting, screw deforming? Well that is exactly why we opted for a fixed cutting edge. If you are looking for Side Cutters that provide both corrosion resistance and an ergonomic handle, this may just be the tool to try. Toit Side Cutters work perfectly alongside our Haywire Twist Tool to create a Haywire Twist, Tokyo Rig or even a Dingle Dangle Rig.

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Frustrated by years and years of digging your nails in or forcing hooks in between Split Rings because the Gape on your Split Ring is never big enough, or the Split Ring flip flops about while you trying to assemble your lure. Annoyed by damaging and scratching your Splits Rings or surface coatings on your Split Rings, with a sharp gouging edge of a 2 dimensional triangle or Longnose Pliers serrations.

Let me introduce you to our very own designed and patent pending Toit Split Ring Pliers. Starting off with a 3 Dimensional Nose Cone Detail. This allows for rigid work holding in our case a Split Ring, the Split Ring does not flip flop about. Optional 2 Stage functionality, including micro adjustment for controlled movement and controlled sizing of your Gape. Need that extra Gape? Well just give the Split Ring Pliers and the Split Ring a Twist in the optional 2nd stage adjustment.

Toit Split Ring Pliers comes in 3 sizes Small, Medium and Large. Made from a Stainless Steel 410 J1 Forging. Life is simple if you can open a Split Ring with ease. Split Ring size chart below, find out which size tool you require on your Split Ring.

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Dominate deep-water tuna and other pelagic species with the Dolphin Tackle Wired-Thru Torpedo Sinkers. Specifically engineered for West Coast sportfishing, these premium lead weights are the go-to choice for anglers running "Eddie bomb" rigs and deep-water sinker rigs. Unlike standard sinkers that rely on fragile brass eyelets, the Dolphin design features a heavy-duty stainless steel wire running through the entire body for unmatched structural integrity during the most violent bluefin tuna battles.

The streamlined, aerodynamic shape is designed to slice through heavy currents and reach depths of 500+ feet with precision. This "wired-thru" construction allows for direct rigging of leaders and 4/0 or 5/0 treble hooks, providing a simplified yet bulletproof alternative to traditional vertical jigs.

Key Performance Features:

• Wired-Thru Construction: Features a robust, full-length stainless steel wire for superior strength, allowing for direct-to-sinker rigging without the need for additional safety cables.

• High-Speed Descent: The sleek torpedo profile minimizes water resistance, ensuring your bait reaches the strike zone rapidly even in strong offshore currents.

• "Eddie Bomb" Ready: Optimized for rigging with assist hooks or trebles on the bottom end, making it a proven "secret weapon" for targeting trophy Bluefin and Yellowfin Tuna.

• Corrosion Resistant: Built with high-quality lead and polished wire ends to withstand the harsh, corrosive environments of long-range saltwater expeditions.

• San Diego Sportfishing Standard: Widely trusted by professional crews for sinker rigs often paired with rubber bands for easy detachment during a fight.

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SPRO's Slow Pitch Assist Mono features a monofilament core that offers superior stiffness and abrasion resistance compared to fluoro, as well as two colors and sizes to suit your preferences. Each package includes 6m of cord for tying.  Make your own assist hooks and determine your length and style to fit the jig you're using.

Available in clear blue (Medium) and clear black (Large) So, what sets our Toit Fishing Tether or Tool Lanyards apart from the rest of the pack? We have opted for M3.5 Stainless Steel Quicklinks rather than the normal carabiner as these have less areas for sand, grit and dirt to affect the functionality of the connection.

The clear TPU coil is Ø4mm and makes every effort to return to its original shape unlike some of the 1mm to 2mm diameter coils. The Tether has a Stainless Steel cable coated in either clear blue or clear black Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomer to form a Ø4mm Coil Tether. It's perfectly suited for all our Toit 6" Pliers, our Toit Leather Sheath and our Toit Pliers Holders.

Features:

• Clear Blue Tether TPU coated wire, 10" retracted length, 36 inch extended length
• Clear Black Tether TPU coated wire, 14" retracted length, 69 inch extended length
• Stainless Steel M3.5 Quicklinks
• Designed to cope with extremes of salt water fishing
• Aluminium crimps with vinyl caps
• Designed to fit the Toit Leather Sheath, Toit Pliers Holder and 6" Pliers (Sold Separately)
• Ø4mm Thremoplastic Polyurethane coated coil Stainless Steel cable, with superior elastic coil

The PK-7 is what you throw when you want to change who shows up. Seven inches and 1.3 ounces of paddle-tail profile — it doesn't out-fish the PK-5 on numbers, and it isn't supposed to. It calls up a different class of fish.

Short version: 7", 1.3 oz, two baits per pack, weedless on an 8/0 hook. Bigger meal, heavier gear, fewer bites, better fish.

When to Size Up

The PK-5 matches what calicos eat most of the year. The PK-7 doesn't try to — it deliberately over-matches the bait in the water, and that's the point. Reasons to reach for it:

• The bait in the water is genuinely big. Full-size mackerel and larger smelt on the surface means a 5" bait is the small option, not the natural one.
• You're culling for size. A big profile filters out the small ones and pulls fish that were ignoring your other bait.
• Yellowtail are in the mix. A 7" bait is a reasonable meal for a yellow in a way a 5" isn't.
• Dirty or deep water. When visibility drops, displacement matters more than detail, and this bait moves considerably more water.

What It Takes to Fish It

This is not a light-tackle bait. A 1.3 oz bait on a 3/4 oz head is over two ounces before the fish shows up. Fish it on a rod with the backbone to load and cast that, and enough tip left to still work the bait — a light swimbait stick will fold on the cast and you'll never get the distance or the hookset.

Match an 8/0 hook to the body. Run the point up through the belly so it sits flush in the slot — buried too deep costs hookups, riding proud costs the weedless advantage. At this hook size the gap is generous, and getting it seated straight matters more than it does on the smaller baits.

The plastisol is the same firm formula as the rest of the line: slightly less tail flutter than the softest baits on the shelf, considerably more fish per bait. At two per pack, that durability is doing real work on your cost per trip.

On an Umbrella Rig

Five PK-7s is a heavy package — roughly 6.5 oz of plastic before you add heads. It builds the biggest school in the Pickle Kick lineup and it demands a rod to match.

Straight talk: a five-arm PK-7 rig is the most expensive and most demanding build in this lineup. If it's your first umbrella rig, build it with PK-5s and save this configuration for when you know the rig swims right and your rod can handle it.

Picking a Color

At this size, profile is doing most of the work and color is doing less than it does on a 5" bait. What still matters is contrast against the water:

Pro Tips from the Tackle Express Crew

• Give it a full day before you judge it. The PK-7 gets fewer bites than the PK-5 by design. Switching back after an hour of quiet is how most anglers never find out what it does.
• Slow down further than you think. A big bait moving fast reads as wrong. The tail loads up at a crawl.
• Match the head to the depth, not to the bait's size. A 1.3 oz bait doesn't automatically want a heavy head — use the lightest one that holds your zone.
• Check your rod before you buy the pack. Two ounces of bait and head on an under-gunned stick is a bad cast and a worse hookset.

Common Mistakes

• Undersizing the hook. This body takes an 8/0. A 5/0 from your PK-5 box will not clear it on the hookset.
• Fishing it on PK-5 tackle. The single most common reason this bait disappoints people.
• Throwing it when the bait in the water is small. Over-matching is a deliberate tactic, not a default. When the fish are keyed on 3" bait, size down.
• Buying two packs for an umbrella rig. Two per pack, five arms. You need three.

Specifications

Colors are listed in the selector above and change with each production run. Hooks and jig heads are sold separately.

What's Included

Two PK-7 swimbaits per pack, in the color selected. Hooks, jig heads, and the umbrella rig are sold separately. A five-arm rig takes three packs.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many baits come in a pack?
Two.

What hook size does the PK-7 take?
8/0. The 4/0 and 5/0 hooks that fit a PK-5 will not clear this body.

Why does a pack cost less than a pack of PK-5s?
Because it holds two baits instead of four. Per bait, the PK-7 is $8.50 against the PK-5's $4.75.

PK-5 or PK-7?
PK-5 is the everyday size and matches what calicos eat most of the year. Go PK-7 when the bait in the water is genuinely big, when you're culling for size, when yellowtail are in the mix, or when visibility is poor and you need displacement.

What rod do I need for it?
Enough backbone to load and cast two-plus ounces of bait and head, with enough tip left to work the bait and drive an 8/0 hook. A light swimbait rod will fold on the cast.

What jig head weight should I use?
Match the head to the depth you're fishing, not to the bait's size. Use the lightest head that holds your zone — too much weight drags the nose down and kills the tail.

How many packs do I need for a five-arm umbrella rig?
Three. Five arms, two baits per pack — you'll finish with one spare.

Is it weedless?
Yes, when the hook point sits flush in the body slot. That's what lets it come through kelp and rock without loading up.

Gear That Goes With It

• Warbaits Neck Breaker Swing Head — 3/4 oz and 1 oz are the pairings for this bait.
• Kicker PK-Rig Umbrella Rig — five-arm rig with quick clips.
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-5 — the everyday 5" size.
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-3 — harbor and bay size.
• Kicker Booty Spin — same body with a spinning blade instead of a paddle tail.

Buy It From People Who Fish It

We sell Southern California saltwater tackle from our shop on Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, and we fish these baits on the same water you do. Not sure whether your rod will throw a PK-7, or whether you should be sizing up at all? Call us or come in — we'd rather talk you into the right size than sell you the big one twice.

The PK-5 is the size most calico bass are eating most of the year. Five inches of paddle-tail profile — big enough to move water and get noticed over structure, small enough that a fish doesn't have to think about it.

Short version: 5", half an ounce, four baits per pack, weedless through a 4/0 or 5/0 hook. This is the workhorse in the Pickle Kick lineup and the default choice for open water, boiler rock, and umbrella rig arms.

What It Does in the Water

The body shape and tail were developed through computational fluid dynamics testing, which in practice means the tail kicks at slow speeds instead of needing to be burned to come alive. That matters over structure, where you want the bait crawling through the zone rather than racing past it.

The plastisol is on the firm side of soft. It costs you a little tail action compared to the softest baits on the shelf, and it buys you fish per bait — a calico that would shred a soft plastic in one grab tends to leave this one fishable.

Rigged on a swing head or a weighted EWG, the hook point tucks into the body slot and the bait comes through kelp stringers and rock without loading up.

Where It Earns Its Keep

• Slow-rolling boiler rock and kelp at Catalina and the outer islands — the bread-and-butter calico presentation.
• Open water over schooling bait, where the 5" profile matches most of what's swimming.
• Surf fishing on a lighter head, worked through troughs and along structure.
• Umbrella rig arms — the standard bait for a five-arm A-rig. See below.

Rigging It

Match a 4/0 or 5/0 hook to the body. Run the point up through the belly and out the top so it sits in the slot — buried too deep and you lose hookups, sitting too proud and you lose the weedless advantage.

Head weight sets the fall speed and the depth you can hold. A Warbaits Neck Breaker Swing Head in 1/2 oz is the general-purpose pairing; drop to 1/4 oz for shallow calm water, go 3/4 or 1 oz for deeper structure and current.

How many packs a five-arm umbrella rig takes

Buy the baits in one color if you want the school to read as one school. Some anglers run four matching and one odd bait as a target — both work, and two packs covers either.

Picking a Color

Color names are fun and mostly not the point. What matters is contrast against the water you're in:

Pro Tips from the Tackle Express Crew

• Slow down. The tail works at a crawl. Most anglers fish this bait faster than it wants to be fished and never see what it does.
• Keep the hook point in the slot. Buried in the plastic costs you hookups; riding proud costs you the weedless advantage. It should sit flush.
• Re-seat it after every few fish. The bait slides down the shank and starts running crooked long before it looks damaged.
• Buy two colors, not five. One natural and one dark covers most SoCal days better than a box of one-offs.

Common Mistakes

• Too much head for the depth. A heavy head drags the nose down and kills the tail. Use the lightest head that holds your zone.
• Wrong hook size. Under 4/0 and the gap won't clear the body on the hookset.
• Buying one pack for an umbrella rig. Four per pack, five arms. One pack leaves you an arm short.
• Fishing a torn bait because it still looks fine. A split at the hook slot lets the bait spin, and a spinning bait twists your line.

Specifications

Colors are listed in the selector above and change with each production run. Hooks and jig heads are sold separately.

What's Included

Four PK-5 swimbaits per pack, in the color selected. Hooks, jig heads, and the umbrella rig are sold separately. A five-arm rig takes two packs.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many baits come in a pack?
Four.

What hook size does the PK-5 take?
4/0 or 5/0. Anything smaller and the gap won't clear the body on the hookset.

What jig head weight should I use?
1/2 oz covers most calico fishing. Drop to 1/4 oz in shallow calm water; go 3/4 or 1 oz for depth and current. Use the lightest head that holds your zone.

Is it weedless?
Yes, when the hook point sits flush in the body slot. That's what lets it come through kelp and rock without loading up.

How many packs do I need for a five-arm umbrella rig?
Two. Five arms, four baits per pack — you'll finish with three spares, which you will use.

PK-3, PK-5, or PK-7 — which one?
PK-5 is the everyday size and matches what calicos eat most of the year. Drop to the PK-3 inside harbors and bays when the bait is small. Go PK-7 when you want a bigger meal and you're on a rod that can throw it.

Can I use it in freshwater?
Yes. It's a saltwater bait by design and market, but the same slow-roll presentation works on largemouth.

How long does one bait last?
Depends entirely on what eats it. The plastisol is firmer than most soft baits specifically so a fish doesn't end the bait's day in one grab, but no soft plastic is permanent — change it when the hook slot splits.

Gear That Goes With It

• Warbaits Neck Breaker Swing Head — the standard head for this bait, two per pack.
• Kicker PK-Rig Umbrella Rig — five-arm rig with quick clips.
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-3 — harbor and bay size.
• Kicker Pickle Kick PK-7 — larger profile.
• Kicker Booty Spin — same body with a spinning blade instead of a paddle tail.

Buy It From People Who Fish It

We sell Southern California saltwater tackle from our shop on Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, and we fish these baits on the same water you do. Not sure which color for the conditions you're headed into, or how many packs your setup takes? Call us or come in — we'd rather work it out at the counter than have you guess.

With the Berkley Dredger Crankbait anglers now have the ability to downsize their profile and still reach the depths needed to get that big bite. Designed with a custom body shape and a weighted bill, the Berkley Dredger Crankbait descends quickly and stays in the strike zone longer, so anglers get the most possible attraction out of every cast.

Berkley paired its world-class bait design engineers with a team of pro-anglers, which includes hard bait legend and expert David Fritts, to create dream baits. These hard baits capture the essence and action of artfully handcrafted wooden baits with exactness and durability delivered in a synthetic bait. The balanced designs throw straight and far and are consistently ready to run right out of the package without tuning.

The Berkley Dredger Crankbaits are smaller than most deep diving crankbaits, the Dredger generates less resistance, which means less fatigue throughout a full day of chucking-and-winding.

Built to produce a tight, subtle action, the Berkley Dredger Crankbaits offer a slow rise on the pause, tempting fish throughout all stages of the retrieve. Offered in a number of rod-bending colors, the Berkley Dredger Crankbaits provide a smaller, less labor-intensive approach to fishing deep water. 

Features:

• Body shape and weighted bill drive bait deep to stay in the strike zone longer
• Tight subtle action best for deep water fish
• Great casting and easy to crank for less fatigue during all day fishing
• Slow rise at pause

The NOMAD DESIGN JIG WALLET INSERT SLEEVE fits perfectly inside the jig wallet to double the storage capacity of the jig wallet. The super heavy-duty Velcro insert locks securely inside the wallet even when fully loaded with additional jigs. The insert sleeve features the unique Hook Mesh system meaning you are always rigged and ready for action. No more messing around with having to attach hooks to your jigs, just connect your jig and fish.

You can comfortably store up to 24 large jigs in the insert sleeve's 12 individual pockets, which when added to the Jig Wallet provides a total capacity of 48 large jigs, or a total of 24 large mesh pockets. Each pocket can handle 2 of the largest 320g Buffalo or Streaker jigs or can handle up to 4 jigs in the 60-80g range. 

The Sleeve can also be used separately as a handy jig or lure storage unit and with its strong waterproof material and Velcro cover it is ready to hold your jigs safe and secure. This jig storage system is built strong for the toughest conditions.

The NOMAD DESIGN JIG WALLET is purpose built for rigged and ready storage of jigs with hooks attached and features a unique Hook Mesh storage system to keep your jigs neatly rigged and ready for action. 

No more messing around with having to attach hooks to your jigs, just connect your jig and fish. It also has the ability to add an optional insert sleeve (sold separately) to double the amount of storage.

The jig wallet features 12 individual Mesh pockets, which can comfortably store up to 24 large (320g) jigs in the wallet, or by adding the Velcro Insert Sleeve it doubles your storage capacity to 24 pockets fitting a total of 48+ large jigs.

Each pocket can also fit up to 4 smaller 60-80g jigs, fitting a total of 96+ small jigs in the total system or simply mix and match.

The optional sleeve can also be used separately as a handy jig or lure storage unit, and with its strong waterproof material and Velcro cover it is ready to hold your jigs safe and secure. This jig storage system is built strong for the toughest conditions and is designed to perform and last when it matters.

The Halco Max 220 Lure is a massive 220mm long and weighs a substantial 180 grams and its slender profile casts like a bullet into the strongest breezes. It has been designed to run straight and true several meters below the surface in the roughest of sea conditions. The streamlined design allows for high operating speeds and maximum hook exposure, so critical in lure design.

Max’s effective operating envelope is exceptional, ranging from a fast hand retrieve to a racy 14 knots while trolling.  You can troll it up to 21 knots but there is no need to troll it that fast.  That just demonstrates that it can be trolled fast and has a nice tight wobble.

Like all Halco lures, Max is constructed out of high tech polymers and has been built with strength and durability in mind. Heavy duty Halco Fish Rings and 2 extra strong Mustad hooks are standard equipment on Max and it is available in nine fish catching colors.

Specifications

SpiderWire DuraBraid Fishing Line is 25% tougher than conventional fishing braids!  Strong knots with super shock absorbency, SpiderWire DuraBraid is now the toughest braid in the market. Designed to be fished around rocks, docks, boat hoists, heavy vegetation, and timber. Spiderwire DuraBraid is also great for inshore and offshore applications in fresh and saltwater against big and powerful fish that make quick work of lesser lines.

• SpiderWire® DURABRAID is 25% tougher than conventional braids!
• Designed to be fished around rocks, docks, boat hoists, heavy vegetation, and timber.

The Berkley Gulp 5" Saltwater Grub baits are the best alternative to live bait ever produced. The baits are soaked in a powerful attractant to catch more fish. Put the bait back in the bucket to recharge its effectiveness. You don't have to deal with the hassle of live bait anymore - try Gulp! Alive! and fish the revolution.

Features:

• Ideal on jigs or as a trailer
• A favorite for all saltwater species when targeting big fish
• Proven tail action design swims under all conditions
• Expand your strike zone with Gulp! scent dispersion

The Mustad 7691-DT Big Game Hooks are one of the most popular and long time trolling favorites of big game tuna fishermen. The strong forged hook features extreme power and strength. The razor- sharp knife-edge point secures solid hookups and fast penetration. It is the perfect option for rigging your lures either as single or tandem hook rigs with Kona heads or skirted lures when targeting big game species such as Tuna, Marlin, Wahoo and other fast swimmers. The hook features inward pointing hook point for perfect hookset and holding strength. Duratin finish for optimal corrosion resistance. Chemically sharpened, Nor-Tempered high carbon steel.

Specs & Features

• Knife Edge Point
• Tapered brazed eye
• Forged
• Chemically sharpened
• Nor-Tempered
• Duratin finish

The Nomad Tackle Streaker Jigs are designed for deeper water and to sink quickly and get worked at a medium to fast retrieve speed. The erratic action triggers a reaction bite from predators, and the long slender design, with a slightly flat back allows for excellent hook-up rates on all species.

Features:

• Streaker Swim
• Gorilla Through Wire
• Triple Shield Protection 
• Made with BKK Hooks

The Nomad Tackle Streaker Jigs were designed for deeper water and to sink quickly and get worked at a medium to fast retrieve speed. The erratic action triggers a reaction bite from predators, and the long slender design, with a slightly flat back allows for excellent hook-up rates on all species.

Features:

• Streaker Swim
• Gorilla Through Wire
• Triple Shield Protection 
• Made with BKK Hooks

The Shimano Rod Wraps 2PK feature an adjustable elastic nylon band to increase flexibility and functionality. The integrated EVA strips improve grip for added security. The Shimano Rod Wraps are great for both freshwater and saltwater rod bundles with an overall length of 13 inches that can secure a rod bundle with a 4-inch diameter. Each package of Shimano Rod Wraps includes two wraps.

Features:

• Integrated EVA Strips Improve Grip for
• Added Security
• Adjustable Elastic Nylon Band Increases
• Flexibility and Functionality
• Overall Length: 13 in. (33 cm) / Max
• Diameter: 4 in. (10 cm)
• Each Package Contains Two Rod Wraps

The Mustad Ringed Live Bait Hook R94140NP-BN features a smooth welded action ring, which is a safe anchor point for your line but also providing a live bait with more range of motion and help anglers increase the number of strikes. The 3X strong wire is a strong base for targeting Wahoo, Grouper, Snapper, Roosterfish, Amberjack, Mahi Mahi/Dorado, Marlin, Sailfish, Skipjack or Tuna. The hook has a straight shank and point bent in for great hooking abilities. Coated with Mustad's own Black Nickel finish, which is 4 times as rust resistant as traditional Black Nickel.  

• 4.3 UltraPoint® Technology
• Opti-Angle Needle Point
• 3X Strong
• Ringed eye
• Welded action ring
• Nor-Tempered
• Black Nickel finish