New to shore fishing. What gear and tackle reccomendations can you suggest for the gulf?? Destin/pensacola area!? Thanks in Advance!!

Steve

Standard bass tackle will work fine for snook, trout, reds. You'll need more specific gear for larger "big game" species like tarpon, shark and offshore species. I guess you need to be more specific as to what you intend to fish for.

Well a couple guys were catching good sized mackerel right off the beach kayaking out a lil ways. With cigar minnows. What kind of rods/reels do you recommend? Steel leaders??

What's your budget?

Larger Abu's and Ugly Sticks are probably the least expensive. You could spend a bit more and go with Penn reels or go even more expensive and go with Shimano or Avet reels.

A good 6'-7' heavy action rod with a good backbone would be my choice if fishing from a 'yak.

30 lb mono and most definitely steel leaders for anything in the mackerel family. They're all very toothy. The big kings will smoke the drag on a reel that's not up to par.

Sweet!! Thanks for the info that helps alot to start looking for a rod/reel.