EXHIBIT 24

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 
33-77540 of Coastcast Corporation on Form S-8 of our reports, dated February 
3, 1998, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Coastcast 
Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1997.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Long Beach, California
March 23, 1998