Ketcham tackle is a regular stop for me when I am looking for tackle. Mom and pop store run mostly by the owner and his dad. Good selection, especially considering that it's a fairly small location. Knowledgeable staff that offer suggestions, tips, and helpful insights. Prices are reasonable and in line with other tackle shops in the area. I've been coming here for years and will definitely be back soon. read more

We have stopped by this place whenever we come down to fish off the pier . Staff has always been so friendly and knowledgeable when it comes to what you might need depending on your experience. So many options from rods, weights and gear. Prices seem fair and reasonable. We also get bait from them as well. Plus they always have the nicest employee to greet you at the door. read more

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The service was mediocre workers kept eyeing us down and the old man even told the cashier to "keep an eye on us" not sure what that was about we had no intentions to steal. Felt realy pressured in there and I could feel the tension and the old man eyeing me down the whole time. read more

This tackle shop claims to repair reels, dropped off a reel last month off season for tune up and repair. Was given three weeks wait time. Called back after a full month . Only to find out my reel was still stetting there never been touched . He sends out the reels . And only gave stupid excuses why it wasn't done. I will never go back for anything! read more

Between Ketcham and Mahi in Huntington Beach, it doesn't get any better. Rick is a standup guy who runs a well oiled machine. His experience, attitude and selection is second to none. Ketcham is always stocked with everything you need from pier fishing to big game offshore. Vast selection of tackle, rods, reels (that most shops don't even stock), bait, lures, you name it. Super friendly staff as well, they'll always answer questions or help you with a jam or an issue. I come here weekly even if I don't need anything, although Rick always manages to sell me something new. Just a solid A+ tackle shop in Newport and a great local institution. Don't miss it. read more

you'll never catch these guys on a Sunday night at 8:30 in the evening open, unless it's after a long busy day after the fishing show. I didn't expect them to help me, but they did. I went in with my problematic fishing rod that was broken. Ended up buying a new one from them, they set me up and took time out of their evening to help me get a new Shimano SLX in real. I am very thankful for them for doing that. the problem I had was my fault, I didn't realize, but I got the wrong side real and needed a left-handed bait caster. Fast-forward a few weeks later, they got me switched out today with the reel I needed. These guys went above and beyond with their customer service, I highly recommend all anglers in Orange County to support I also just learned that they are authorized repair shopfor Phoenix rods. Which is a plus since that takes away from Phoenix Rod owners to hassle with delivering their broken to Texas. Thanks again Ketchum Tackle you guys rock!! Matt Schutter read more

Very rude owner, he needs to practice patience with customers. I don't know how this guy ever sells any tackle

Best service ever! The young guy at the front was so friendly and the owner has so many fishing tips, this is really the best local tackle spot. Plus, Shop dog is my favorite! read more

Great shop for all your fishing gear for a reasonable price. They have a large selection and truly friendly people. This shop definitely has the old home town feel. I highly recommend checking out. read more

Ketcham Tackle - Hunting & Fishing Supplies Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Great stock, hilarious jokes, awesome service. Will definitely be back for all of our fishings needs.

What a great change from the big box guys in Anaheim. Was greeted and treated like a customer . Attended to. The other place we went to had 5 times the employees on the floor and not a hello. Not what can we help you with. This place was amazing. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to to feel like a valued customer. And the balck lab was pretty cool too. Chill place. Check them out read more

The owner was really rude and unprofessional. Will not be back. Condescending and rude. Not friendly to younger kids, wouldn't go there.

Excellent fishing and tackle shop with large selection of everything you need to fish both fresh and salt water. Staff is very knowledgeable and all the products for sale are a great price. read more

Awesome helpful group of guys in there. My go to place since I live in Newport. Definitely will frequent here.

Great local store with friendly service and wide variety of gear - support local business - buy here!

While ordering some food nearby I spotted this store and not being from area but being an avid angler, I walked in to buy a western news and free fish taco magazine.liked around and saw some cool shirts and that they had a very well stocked store. As I was looking at some reasonable priced hooks, I heard the someone asking about Lobster traps and the man at the counter gave some good pointers to the couple. Next time in area I will for sure do some shopping here. read more

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Came in, hoping for a good experience. I took my 2 cousins in to get a reel he is a beginner and wants a good setup very little selection. Once we started with the person there, older man heavier set, he was a bit pushy with my cousin I had to remind my cousin not to feel pressure to buy and to get something he really wants and Likes from there on the man just started with one thing after another we left and bought nothing he stated won't find a cheaper price even tho I went to my usual spot found same reel for $40 cheaper and they spool me up with braided line free as well all about the customer service I would STAY AWAY!! from this place unless you absolutely have no choice. There are very bad vibes in there and so much pressure to buy read more

This is the best tackle spot around. I'm pretty sure it's ran by a father and son. They are super friendly and helpful. Also, EVERYTHING is fair priced and they do not try to UP-SELL you on things you do not need. They will simply get you fishing ready on a budget. They have everything you would need from pier fishing, rock fishing, deep sea fishing. Just ask and they are willing to help. 2nd time here and it's safe to say I found MY FAVORITE tackle shop!! My favorite part is they don't try to upsell shit. (Like selling you shit that isn't necessary.. just to make ends meet.) they do NOT do that AT ALL NEWBIES, you'll love this spot read more

I won't go to any other tackle shop. Service, inventory, advice, customer relationships---these things matter here. Jason and his father, Rick run the best tackle shop in OC. They're friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable and always provide a great in-store experience. If that's not enough, Shopdog the black lab will win you over. Don't waste your time anywhere else. read more

Very friendly and well versed in local fishing. Took the advise and got bit! SOCAL surf fishing. Sorry for the bad pic. read more

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So glad I finally stopped by Ketcham Tackle. I moved to the area about five years ago after spending a lot of my life in Northern California and fishing for trout, salmon moving up rivers, and other freshwater species. I haven't had much luck with artificial lures here until yesterday when the guys at Ketcham walked me through the tackle I need for trolling, casting, and jigging. I caught and subsequently lost my first big fish yesterday after their help. Thanks so much guys! Now I need to invest in much bigger rods and reels. I will be looking to Ketcham for that advice. I found the shop full of great tackle, lots of top brands with reels that are hard to find. I told them I needed help and they were friendly, fun, and really know the local area. I recommend this place to anyone who needs top tackle, or even a beginner looking to get started, they seem to be there to help. read more

Owner is a very nice guy helped me pick out a new broom stick for those big tunas. Love the shop they have everything you need with great selection. Highly recommended spot for all your gear read more

Best in town!! Always go to Jason first.. Hitting the harbor or the Islands there the ones to go to. read more

this is a great family on business. They are super helpful always willing to help you out. I cannot recommend them enough.

These guys are awesome! Ive been here many many times, and never any pressure to buy and no up sells. They always answer all my questions thoroughly, whether it be gear or tackle or even what's for lunch lol. I dont know why Erik T is so upset (1 star reviewer below), maybe he is confused and went to a different store? Ive only heard people talk good stuff about Ketcham. And they have very competitive pricing, and everything you need in stock. They always let me check out any gear i want to look at, and with a friendly smile. I even visit them at the Fred Hall shows before anyone elses booths. Very knowledgeable people, these are real anglers that know their industry well, not just workers like some other shops. Whenever i need anything i come here first. These guys have helped me catch tons of fish. Support your local tackle shops! read more

Repeat customer over and over again. Reels, Rods and tackle. They have it all and prices are very reasonable. Best of all the staff and owner are very friendly and knowledgeable. Sometimes Rick the owner tells jokes....most are funny but just like fishing sometimes you miss. read more

Been going to ketcham for a couple years, always give me good deals on tackle and equipment and help me with whatever I need.

Great shop well stocked with freshwater stuff and more importantly the expertise needed to get the right equipment and lures into your hands. Patient courteous and knowledgeable staff. Highly recommend. Fair prices too. Avoid the big box. read more

Great prices often lower than the bigger chain stores. Friendly knowledgeable staff, with knowledge of current conditions, and trends. They have a wide variety of gear. read more

Just visited this lace. Great guy who owns the place. He explained a lot of things to me. I trust him and his judgement.

Good prices and greats elections of plenty of tackle, rods, reels. They also repair rods and guides as well. Plenty of options on mono, flourocarbon, and braided lines to spool your reel there. Plenty of knowledge when it comes to all types of fishing. I like ask a lot of questions to obtain as much knowledge in can learn from them so highly recommend this shop if your serious about fishing and if your looking for the best equipment for fishing hands down come to this shop. If you buy your fishing equipment from Walmart then this shop isn't for you. They like to carry too name brands in the fishing industry. If your ready to slay 100lb+ then come to this shop so they can lace you up with the right equipment to pull in a monster. The right equipment always gets the job down right correctly the first time. read more

Best tackle shop in town everyone here is knowledgeable and friendly I was looking for a specific rod and they were the only shop that had it plus some read more

I was in the area and saw the Ketcham Tackle. I have been So Cal fishing since the mid 80's . initially with Yo's Tackle in Gardena.. no more.. and most recently with Performance Tackle in Los Alamitos. Nice to have a Tackle shop in the area that I live instead of traveling 20 miles+. Sometimes when one goes fishing and last minute needs arise, one goes to tackle shop at the fishing boat landing. Fishermans landing tackle shop in point loma is great. At Ketcham, met the owner, Jason. although, I was the only guy in the store when I walked in , there was no hard pressure to sell and he was nice enough to have a conversation with me. With sporting gear, the value added vs online is advise and confidence in that advise. Did not buy anything today, but will be going to Ketcham for my local tackle needs. Love the dog, came up to greet me. read more

So happy to have found this shop!! I just discovered it while walking to another store in the same strip. My friend and I had been planning to purchase rod and reels so it was perfect that we found it-- just in time for the rockfish season opener next week. The guys were fantastic! Friendly and eager to get us set up with the right equipment. We both bought rods and reels and we're so excited to go fishing with our own gear!! read more

Hi Jason, You don't know who I am but I've been coming and taking up your time asking a bunch of questions every time and maybe out of every 3 visits I end up buying a pack of $4 hooks. If I had to add up all the minutes you've spent with me, it would be easily about 5-6 hours and perusing through all your cool neat inventory from fishing gear to repair gear to lobster stuff and general seafarer stuff. I know you were working and doing other things while answering so many of my questions but I am new at fishing as a whole but you've made it very easy for me to feel more confident going out to catch fish. I had no idea this is such an amazing sport. Since i'm recovering from substance abuse no more, fishing has been very therapeutic and a healing. However, I met some characters in fishing before and the "saltiness" is true to its name - I almost gave up on doing fishing because of the ugly characters. But with you, you are always so patient and knowledgeable and you didn't dismiss or make fun of my ignorance in this sport - rather you are very kind but still have the necessary saltiness that is more grit than distasteful. I now understand why this can be a great way to spend time instead of doing bad things I would now rather go fishing. I'm telling everyone I know who is suffering from any issues like drugs or depression to take up fishing. Thank you so much for all you do besides helping with fishing, you have really helped healed the community in orange county. Oh and I watch you make sure all the kids in the neighborhood that come in are taken cared of and that is cool. I caught my first kelp fish but it wasn't big so I had to let it go but I am encouraged still to keep fishing and fishing. I struggled to bring it up since its new to use the reel for me and my arms hurt from my veins being shot too many times and I alot of people made fun of me but I'm not giving up. Thanks again for helping me get "hooked" onto something better. read more

Donkey shop. The employees are rude.They don't carry any good saltwater tackle. I guess they don't need your business these days. I wish Hogan's Bait & Tackle was in Newport. read more

Ketcham is a special place. The small shop is very well stocked. The owner and all of the staff are incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. They always want to have a conversation and make sure your next trip is successful. The customer service is top notch. Other tackle shops in the area like Angler's Center seem to be impersonal, and they employees seem to only care if you're buying expensive gear for an offshore marlin trip. Ketcham cares about ALL anglers, including kids fishing the bay, newcomers fishing on a party boat for the first time, and highly experienced offshore fisherman. One particularly positive experience I had was dropping off a reel to be serviced. They told me it would take five days to a week, which is a pretty short turnaround time. Well, later that afternoon, they called me and had the reel all done. They cleaned and serviced my reel, and got it back to me IN ONE DAY. Seriously, this is the place you want to give your business to. read more

I was going to purchase two 12000d Shimano bait runners reels along with some hooks...younger sales person asked if I needed help...I said yah wonder if you can tell me about Makari Okuma features...he asked where I purchased it from, I said on line...he told me to ask the people online about the reel and then berated me for not purchasing it from them...not friendly, I didn't purchase anything after that...take my business else where...learn customer service, I've purchased items there before but not from the jerk salesman. I won't go back... read more

Best place around. Best advice. I came here since i didnt know much about fishing and honestly i only caught anything from his advice. GO HERE. read more

These guys are great. Drive out of my way from Huntington Beach to go here. Super nice and helpful owner. I was new and didn't know anything about fishing and I told them so the first time I came in and I wasn't treated with a condescending attitude like many fishing shops seem to be if you don't know every term in the book. They went above and beyond to walk me around the store and set me up with what I need and told me the setup and rigs I needed for what I was after. I Even have been here looking to buy something that was expensive that I thought I needed and was pointed to something only 20$ that they said would be way better, and sure enough worked just as fine. That's honesty hard to find now in my opinion. read more