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Re: Saltwater Equipment - Where to Begin? [Re: Nick Chipriano] #13566247 05/21/20 02:51 PM
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First I'll ask...what's the budget your wife has allowed you to buy fishing equipment? smile

Re: Saltwater Equipment - Where to Begin? [Re: photofishin] #13566360 05/21/20 04:21 PM
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Fair question, wife has not really put a limit on what I can spend. I figured I don't need the best of the best but also do not need to get my stuff from Walmart. Was thinking of getting everything at Fishing Tackle Unlimited.

Re: Saltwater Equipment - Where to Begin? [Re: Nick Chipriano] #13567088 05/22/20 02:50 AM
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You say you chartered in the past and the gear was provided. What gear did you prefer?

Re: Saltwater Equipment - Where to Begin? [Re: Jim Ford] #13567333 05/22/20 12:39 PM
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Well on offshore charters I've done you just get the standard rod where you flip and hold your thumb on the line. Pretty basic rod setup.

Re: Saltwater Equipment - Where to Begin? [Re: Nick Chipriano] #13570453 05/25/20 09:06 AM
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I mainly soak cut bait/crab for drum when I go to the jetty or pier. I like the penn spinfisher v 10500. It is sealed, braid ready, & lots of capacity. Got around 500 yards of braid & the rest 30lb mono. The mono takes the beating & is changed out when needed. It can easily handle any drum & some sharks. I have it on a dolphin tica surf rod. My cheap setup for the jetty/surf is a Daiwa df100a on an uglystick. Spooled with 300+ yards of mono. Mono tight lines better & stays put because of the stretch. They are both bait & wait setups. Haven't done offshore yet. Good luck & tight lines.

Re: Saltwater Equipment - Where to Begin? [Re: Nick Chipriano] #13570601 05/25/20 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick Chipriano
Fair question, wife has not really put a limit on what I can spend. I figured I don't need the best of the best but also do not need to get my stuff from Walmart. Was thinking of getting everything at Fishing Tackle Unlimited.

If you're on a budget but want something that'll last and handle most of what you can catch off the jetties/offshore...as far as a reel, I don't think you can go wrong with a Diawa BG 6500. It's a sealed reel, so maintenance is easy, just rinse it off after use. It'll hold a large amount of 65-80lb braid, so you can handle most anything you'll catch from the jetties and most offshore fish. (I caught a 75lb and 94lb yellowfin with mine two years ago) The cost is reasonable as compared to reels of similar quality. It has 33lbs of drag too. It's only $139 online. I'd match it with something like this- https://www.tackledirect.com/okuma-pchp-s-761h-pch-custom-series-rod.html
You can easily use this for surf fishing, at the jetties, for throwing poppers and swimbaits offshore and it'd be a good live bait rig for ling, big mahi, AJ's etc. It'd also last without breaking the bank.

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