OMG! I hafta laugh at those leaving dismal reviews. I've been shopping here for decades (since they opened) and never had a bad experience. If you are buying $3.99 in bait and cannot pull out cash or an ATM...that's no reason to leave a one star review loser. Maybe keep a $5. bill in your wallet. LOL Hogan and his family hire exceptionally well and if you leave a bad review because they greeted you within 45 seconds of entering the business...that's no reason to leave a negative review. It's called customer service pinhead! Jeez...this is what ya deal with when providing service to the General Public nowadays. Most people are alright but the General Public can be a general pain in the arse. Look...if you need fishing tackle, whatever it is, Hogan's has it. If you need your gear serviced, Hogan's does it quickly and properly. If you need four dollar bait, Hogan's has it. If you think four dollar bait is too expensive...you have serious issues and need to either make more money or see a shrink...maybe both. This is THE TACKLE SHOP for serious anglers. Need a special hook in a specific size, shape and color? They have it. A particular shape & weight sinker...they have it. It's a fully stocked store with so much stuff new customers struggle to locate what they are needing so the staff welcomes you upon entry and seeks to help you find whatever you are looking for. OMG...how audacious of them! LOL Normal fishermen & women love this place and always find the experience positive. Those who are broke, wearing invisible tiaras and generally despondent are the reason all the collective review score is a hair under 5 star. We all know these people...they are never happy and the harder you try to please them, the more miserable they act. Clearly they are not fishing often enough. Probably spool their coffee-grinders backwards and hold the thing upside-down. You know...the guy who won the jackpot on the cattleboat and stiffed the crew. Hogan's Tackle sets the customer care bar so high...other tackle shop staffers need to charter a plane just to see it. Zero room for improvement! Take it from a dedicated tackleho who has been coming here for decades. The majority of reviewers agree. read more

Hogan's Bait & Tackle - Sporting Goods Near Me - Dana Point, California

This tackle is the best one i been to yet. Every single staff member is helpful and has jokes. They are very knowledgeable about all fishing needs. I just came in for some warbait hooks and walked out with a lot more and a smile. This shop I would say has a little bit of every brand. Also looks like they offer other services like custom rod making. Overall I would highly recommend this place!! read more

Hogan's Tackle is hands down the best tackle shop in all of Southern California. I've captained fishing yachts from Long Beach down to San Diego and no other tackle shop anywhere comes close. Breck and the team are extremely knowledgeable about every type & style of fishing and they have the tackle to match it. Superb service. Superb location. Superb selection. Love this place read more

After visiting a large box competitor and not being able to get any help I decided to head on down to Hogan's to see if they could set me up with some rods for my new reels. There was someone available immediately to hook me up. Great people here and very helpful. I won't go anywhere else now. read more

This tackle shop is amazing! Best collection of the best products on the market. Super helpful and knowledgeable crew of people working here, and Stephanie is extremely helpful! When I'm in need of some fishing gear, there is no second choice for me. read more

Employees are knowledgeable and extremely helpful! Friendly local fishing store! Highly recommend!

Hogans has a great selection and fair prices! The employees are nice when you walk in and ask you if you need help or recommendations. My only problem with Hogans is that I show up pretty often to grab gear, lures, jigs, etc and for some reason the dudes in the store always follow me around like I'm going to steal stuff?! I swear, I'll be looking at lures and gear and I'll look over and they will be staring at me making sure I'm not stealing anything or something. Sometimes i like to look around before I check out and the guys are following me around?!?!?! Just kinda creeps me out sometimes and I don't want them to think I steal stuff or whatever because I don't! Sometimes I'll check out and they will ask "Is this all you have?" or "Is this everything?", I don't really understand, I've never stolen anything in my entire life and whenever I go here I feel like I'm on probation walking around in there! Shoot man, it feels weird to be there when the employees think you're a criminal or something!!!! read more

Does tackle shop best gear best people that's of everything go there you won't regret it super knowledgeable people about fishing all over check them out and been shopping there for years read more

Very friendly staff who can help you choose the right bait and equipment. Helped us get our bait and gear in order for a great fishing day.

Great place that has everything thing you need, and they ask the right questions you won't get online when making decisions on high quality gear. Thank you for your expertise! Art read more

Great customer service! A smiling employee greeted us at the door and was eager to help. He gave us the skinny on what normally bites from the jetty this time of year, how to catch them, and where to go. I've visited tackle shops up and down the coast of California and the service here was better than any other spot. If you're in Dana Point, especially from out of town, this is the bait shop you need to visit! read more

This place is awesome. They have everything from saltwater to freshwater. Their prices are awesome. Thank you for all the gear and advice. Highly recommend stopping by Hogan's Bait & Tackle and getting all your fishing needs at a great price read more

Hogan's Bait & Tackle - Sporting Goods Near Me - Dana Point, California

Needed 30# backing for Aventik fly reel. Excellent customer service and great people to talk with. Friendly environment; lots of tackle selections. Local business providing valuable products for salt and fresh water. Long Beach Casting Club 100 year Anniversary May 17,2025!! read more

Stopped by this store a few times while vacationing in Dana Point. They were very helpful and knowledgeable. They helped my husband with his reel and offered fishing pointers which was appreciated. read more

Always a great help and friendly. Great selection. Stoked to have a solid tackle spot near home.

Everything you need in a tackle shop and more. Great customer service, a bunch of fishy dudes happy to answer any questions and get you set up for great fishing. They have a great selection of rods, reels, lures, and terminals tackle which they update all the time. Sometime you can pick up some crazy deals at the consignment rack. Customer for life! read more

Great shop, fair prices, helpful staff. My first experience here was very positive. I really enjoyed walking around the shop. He feels like a nice family owned tackle shop and they have a good selection of baits too. I got some sea worms that were reasonably priced and I ended up catching 3 different kinds of fish on 4 casts. It was crazy. I'm not sure what they put on these sea worms hahahah, but they're great. I'll be going back soon! I wish they would stay open later til like 7 too! read more

Great customer service as soon as I walked in the door. Guy greeted me and he pointed me to what I was looking for right away. He then followed up and asked if I needed additional help. Customers were waking in the store non stop, and it was obvious their customer service is a big reason why. I've been to tackle shops where the employees ignore you on purpose, not here. Oh yea, The store is nicely organized also, I picked up an iron jig and some minor tackle and pliers, reasonably priced. I will be back. Thanks Hogans tackle. read more

Went to 4 different shops looking for a very specific rod and finally found what I was looking for at Hogans, they were really busy but I was still greeted with a warm smile and a hello as I walked in, I soon found the rod I was looking for, picked out a reel and asked a gentleman in the back to spool it up for me and I was outta there and headed to the beach after about 15 minutes read more

Great service excellent staff a good knowledge about fishing.. The Hogan's are the best read more

I've been going here even when Jig Stop was open. Hogans has maintained their good service and good prices even though they're the only legit tackle shop in south county. Prices are comparable to online and the customer service is great. I dealt with their customer service twice on a few weeks it's great. My spectra was slipping on my reel. I brought it in and they fixed it no questions asked. I bought a rod a few days ago and noticed the blank was flawed. I brought it in today and they just switched it out. That's the kind of customer service you want and they have been consistently good. read more

The family over at hogans is the best! Always taking care of me and my last minute fishing schedule! Thanks team for always being there for me as our local go to store! Such a quick turn around for reel spools and even rod repairs. The guys dialed a few of my old rods and gave me a nice guys change! Super stoked on the outcome! Once again this my local go to spot! Thanks Breck and steff. read more

The entire team at Hogan's is professional, efficient and very helpful. One of the best things we like about Hogan's, is somehow they seem to always have in stock (or readily available) rods, reels, gear and all tackle. Highly recommended and just cannot say enough great things about Hogan's's bait and tackle, Dana Point. Martin Hold Fast read more

The Hogan's team is helpful and friendly. They have good knowledge of hooks, lures and bait. And, they'll spool a reel really quickly.

Always helpful. Staff is very knowledgeable and eager to help. Great inventory of gear to be had. Prices are aligned with every other quality saltwater tackle shop. My only problem is that I always forget that they are closed Mondays which is the day I seem to always go there...Keep up the good work! read more

One stop shopping for your fishing needs !!! Very well stocked with salt and fresh water gear ! read more

Everything you need for your ocean fishing needs is here at Hogans! Decent price & employees were super cool.

Bought 2 reel and rod combo for my kids from Walmart and didnt know how to rig and work them. Contacted Hogan's and immediately got an invitation to bring the rods over and they'd be happy to help. Took the rods in today and young man at the counter was amazing and patient. The whole store staff were welcoming and although we didnt buy the rods from them, they took the time to explain how it worked and rigged our lines for us. Picked up some items and the suggested the right bait and also pointed us where to go for fishing. Amazing staff and best customer service ever and very reasonably priced with everything you'll need for your fishing trip. Thank you guys, you guys made my boys day. read more

Ryan is awesome. We had no idea what we were doing or looking for we just wanted to go fishing off the pier. He made great recommendations, took time to explain everything, answered all Our questions and provides info on things we didn't know to ask. Great shop, great employees! read more

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Great store near Dana point harbor. Friendly and helpful staff great prices speedy service. Highly recommend. Nice selection.

Best experience! Came here with some fairly old gear after not having fished locally for several years. Wanted to get back in the game and see if they could help me assemble some things with a combination of what I had and maybe a modest new purchase. Immediately told to get my gear out of my car and they'll help. No judgement on my gear, just facts and details about what should go with what and how people are fishing these days. Breck and crew spent over a half hour with me and hooked me up for a summer of local action. Got my feet wet again and now I'm hooked on local calico action again! Been back a few times and now they've got a loyal customer. Great service here and just nice people. read more

One word .... awesome. I came in wanting to get line on my reel. The younger gentleman said "can leave it here and get it done in the morning". I was bummed cuz I was only in town for the day. So I almost turned away. But as I was walking around he said "don't worry about it we will put you in front and get you out of here". SWEET ! I was so stoked, customer service like that made me wanna buy more stuff (which I did). When I'm in Orange County this is the spot I'll go to for fishing gear! Thanks guys !!! Busy store not to mention ! read more

Excellent place to get ready for ocean fishing. Employees are helpful and the place has killer Hogan's hats and my favorite plastic cups. Check em out if your in Dana Point. read more

On my top ten list of tackle spots. They are very well stocked, very well staffed with fisherman employed as sales personnel . This Place is bursting at the seems with high quality gear. Completely packed floor to ceiling, well organized and laid out. This is a must see. The salt game is strong here. read more

These guys are always chill and helpful, I've bought a number of rod/reel setups here. I also load up on plastics, hooks, sinkers and other terminal tackle. I'd rather support this crew than order online. read more

What a top notch fishing tackle staff and store! If I lived out of this area I would still drive out of my way to come here. Not only do they have friendly and knowledgable staff but they have the best tackle! And if they don't currently have it available trust me...they will get it and get it quick! I have been purchasing my gear from them for almost 16 years and because of there knowledge and gear I have landed some great fish! Thanks to all the crew for being my local tackle shop for all these years which will continue for years to come! I'll post some of my catches for eye candy for everyone :-) read more

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Came in here for the first time Friday Afternoon. I'm an experienced freshwater fisherman but very novice Saltwater. We wanted to target Leopard sharks off the beach. The guy who helped us told us exactly what to use and how to get them. We were able to go out that night and land 8 leopard sharks and one very large 62" one. I will be back here for sure, this is my go to bait shop from now on. Thank You guys! Awesome! read more

Hogan's Bait & Tackle - Thanks to Hogan's for getting us the right setup to land this beautiful leopard on our first targeted shark fishing trip! - Sporting Goods Near Me - Dana Point, California

Can't say enough good things about this family-owned bait & tackle shop. Most important is the customer service as well as the quality of the fishing gear. As soon as I walked in the door I was offered help. Initially, I was very green, but over time and several trips to this shop, I have improved my angler education. To illustrate the value of good customer service, I purchased a mid-range priced reel and after a couple of weeks it malfunctioned. I had t caught fish with it yet. So I was bummed, but I brought the reel back and they replaced it for me, including the transfer of my line. This is why I love to support small businesses. So impressed with the customer service as well as the selection of new and used gear. read more

Love this place. Son and I are new to fishing, and Brack has been an outstanding source of info, assistance. They're patient, wise, well-armed with supplies read more

Come here with confidence! These guys know their stuff and want to share it with you. No egos, just great people who want you to catch fish(and lobsters). Prices are fair, selection is up to date. read more