The Fred Hall Tackle and Boat Show opens in Long Beach at the Convention Center Wednesday after lunch. It's the largest and most comprehensive event of its type on the Pacific Coast.?? It's also a good place to find some tackle bargains or introduce a youngster to the many facets of sport fishing, from that first fish in the trout pond to full-on tuna fishing from long range sportboats.

Whatever's new, you'll find it at the show, which will run through Sunday, March 9. The next Hall Show will start at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, on March 26.