The Rusty Hook

Alex Masumoto has owned The Rusty Hook on N Gaffey Street in San Pedro since 1986 — about two miles inland from 22nd Street Landing, the last independent in upper San Pedro.

Masumoto worked as a deckhand on multiple boats before buying the shop, which is why the offshore selection runs deeper than a small storefront suggests: Calstar and Seeker blanks built to spec on the custom rod bench, in-house reel work for Penn, Daiwa, Shimano, and Newell parts, and a 15% discount on terminal tackle for long-range trip prep. The shop also runs an eBay store under the same name that supplements the brick-and-mortar inventory.

Layout skews "well-stocked garage-sale" rather than showroom — Masumoto has acknowledged this publicly as the cost of carrying deep parts. Hours: Tue-Sat 10-6:30. See the California tackle directory. See also: 22nd Street Landing Tackle two miles south and Redondo Sportfishing Tackle at King Harbor.