Rod and Reel Combo help

[skpablo]

Being new to saltwater fishing, I have no equipment. I want to pick up a rod and reel combo for me and one for my daughter. Is it realistic to think that I can spend 50-100$ on a combo for each of us?

If so, any recommendations on the brand of rod and reel. Penn? Daiwa? Shakespear?

I am thinking of a spinning reel to start out. (multipurpose?)

The 3-4 times I have been out so far I have always used my buddy's equipment.

Pablo

[skpablo]

Being new to saltwater fishing, I have no equipment. I want to pick up a rod and reel combo for me and one for my daughter. Is it realistic to think that I can spend 50-100$ on a combo for each of us?

If so, any recommendations on the brand of rod and reel. Penn? Daiwa? Shakespear?

I am thinking of a spinning reel to start out. (multipurpose?)

The 3-4 times I have been out so far I have always used my buddy's equipment.

Pablo

[Franco]

Hey man, I'm gonna guess your going to be in the Chesapeake Bay. It depends on what kind of fishing your going to do. Trout, flounder, spot, croaker you can use spinning tackle. If your going to troll for strippers, blue fish you want a conventional reel.

Spinning tackle:
15 to 20 lb class rod (mono ) 6 1/2 ft rod med action
I'd try and get a deal on a Penn combo, and I've been considering trying an Okuma combo, reasonably priced and I have two others that, while not being fancy, have been dependable and trouble free.

Conventional tackle for trooling;
Either a Penn 113h reel and matching rod or a 330 gti penn rod and reel combo. I like the level wind on the 330 gti and it easily handles 30 lb mono

JMHO

[Franco]

Hey man, I'm gonna guess your going to be in the Chesapeake Bay. It depends on what kind of fishing your going to do. Trout, flounder, spot, croaker you can use spinning tackle. If your going to troll for strippers, blue fish you want a conventional reel.

Spinning tackle:
15 to 20 lb class rod (mono ) 6 1/2 ft rod med action
I'd try and get a deal on a Penn combo, and I've been considering trying an Okuma combo, reasonably priced and I have two others that, while not being fancy, have been dependable and trouble free.

Conventional tackle for trooling;
Either a Penn 113h reel and matching rod or a 330 gti penn rod and reel combo. I like the level wind on the 330 gti and it easily handles 30 lb mono

JMHO

[skpablo]

Thanks Franco. That's what I needed was a place to start.

Yes, Chesapeake Bay all the way. We sent for croaker and spot back in August(?). Then Striper last weekend. I guess surprisingly we used spinning reels to go for Striper.

[skpablo]

Thanks Franco. That's what I needed was a place to start.

Yes, Chesapeake Bay all the way. We sent for croaker and spot back in August(?). Then Striper last weekend. I guess surprisingly we used spinning reels to go for Striper.

[Franco]

thats cool if your casting topwaters or jigging, and a lot of fun. You gotta go to the 3rd island on the ocean side. troll a strech 25 prarllel to the bridge about 30 feet off the rocks , just at thend of the rocks there is a 15 foot drop off (you'll be heading towards the 2nd island) that
I always had good luck with, 10 or 12 passes was enough for 4 guys to get their limit of good size strippers

[Franco]

thats cool if your casting topwaters or jigging, and a lot of fun. You gotta go to the 3rd island on the ocean side. troll a strech 25 prarllel to the bridge about 30 feet off the rocks , just at thend of the rocks there is a 15 foot drop off (you'll be heading towards the 2nd island) that
I always had good luck with, 10 or 12 passes was enough for 4 guys to get their limit of good size strippers

[skpablo]

Thanks for the tip.

Yes, That's what we were doing.

[skpablo]

Thanks for the tip.

Yes, That's what we were doing.

[Franco]

That used to be my stomping, eeeerrrrrr fishing grounds for many years. I do miss a watching a sunrise cruising out of lynnhaven inlet on a crisp november morning. I used to rent a slip for november and december and save some vacation time just to go striper fishing. First year I did it it rained, no, poured every day, for the first 5 days. I was at the marina everyday with my battery charger keeping the batteries hot, my bilge pump would drain one a day. Finally it cleared on thursday, I was out with one buddy at "o" dark thirty, at the fishing spot about 20 minutes before sunrise. by 9:00 am we probably caught 15 fish. We kept two big 'uns each, and then we were jerks, we were the only boat really catching anything. We would hold them up over our head for everyone to see, then we would throw them overboard. Somehow we weren't very popular that morning!! After that we chased to birds, we started casting topwater poppers on 10 lb test spinning gear, we snipped off the barbs from the hooks, that way we would drop the rod tip and the fish would spit the lure. Thats one of the best fishing days ever in my life!

[Franco]

That used to be my stomping, eeeerrrrrr fishing grounds for many years. I do miss a watching a sunrise cruising out of lynnhaven inlet on a crisp november morning. I used to rent a slip for november and december and save some vacation time just to go striper fishing. First year I did it it rained, no, poured every day, for the first 5 days. I was at the marina everyday with my battery charger keeping the batteries hot, my bilge pump would drain one a day. Finally it cleared on thursday, I was out with one buddy at "o" dark thirty, at the fishing spot about 20 minutes before sunrise. by 9:00 am we probably caught 15 fish. We kept two big 'uns each, and then we were jerks, we were the only boat really catching anything. We would hold them up over our head for everyone to see, then we would throw them overboard. Somehow we weren't very popular that morning!! After that we chased to birds, we started casting topwater poppers on 10 lb test spinning gear, we snipped off the barbs from the hooks, that way we would drop the rod tip and the fish would spit the lure. Thats one of the best fishing days ever in my life!

[willy]

Another rod you can pick up at very reasonable prices is the Shakepear Ugly Sticks, they have dozens of variations and you can find them for extrodianry prices sometimes. They are work horse rods that cast well have a soft to medium action and are the toughest rod made.
And the Okuma reels I have had for three years now are going strong and have held up to the salt well. Their drags seem to be smooth and even and the price was excellent. There are better reels out there for sure, I have a couple but not for the price.

[willy]

Another rod you can pick up at very reasonable prices is the Shakepear Ugly Sticks, they have dozens of variations and you can find them for extrodianry prices sometimes. They are work horse rods that cast well have a soft to medium action and are the toughest rod made.
And the Okuma reels I have had for three years now are going strong and have held up to the salt well. Their drags seem to be smooth and even and the price was excellent. There are better reels out there for sure, I have a couple but not for the price.