Okuma avenger and hurricane black beauty

i like the specs for the okuma 14-40lb rod

Thanks for the input. I just went at looked at those.

The Avenger seems to be a combo product with rods of 6' 6" to 7' length, so don't meet my basic requirement of being able to cast some distance into the surf.

The Hurricane Black Beauty looks like a nice entry level rod. It doesn't appear to be graphite. I can't find any weight specs for it and I'd guess it's pretty heavy.

I'll probably stick with my current list for the time being.

Thanks, I do, too. From the comments of others, I'm starting to think it may be too light for my needs. I'm leaning to the MH rods, now.

Just bought a 12 ft penn prevail. dont remember if i got the 1-5 oz or the 2-6 oz. either way it looked cool we will see how it casts in about 4 or 5 weeks

i just picked up an oceanmaster 10ft with a sealine 30sha for 105 bucks on ebay..and i was just about to order them on bass pro

i have two ticas dolphin seris and ueha seris both are good no problems. there sensitive and light. i had a tsunami airwave which is also good,light, sensitive, and is good for beginners.
I have a laminglas surf king which are good and light , also sensitive. Daiwa ballistic is great, sensitive and light as well.
all of these are good choices. if your on cheaper side i would go with tica and tsunami. if more expensive budget go with lamis, st croix, and daiwa.

I'm a little cheaper then most but the Okuma latitude rod is my all time favorite ! I have them in spinning an baitcasing . There only about 70 dollars at academy an I have casted 4 oz weights to 12 once weights with a few oz of big cut bait. Cast big or little it gets it out there . Maybe you can check them out .

What kind of fish will you target in the surf and on piers? Unless you have a kayak to carry your bait out in the surf you will do good to get close to the 3rd sandbar casting. Piers in the Galveston area will not get you into an area where you catch HUGE fish. A lot of big bull reds are caught on much smaller gear.

I expect to see fish up to about 20 lbs. I'll be trying for big reds, trout, pompano, mackerel, and maybe some kingfish. I'd be surprised to see anything larger than 30 lb.

I catch some big reds on smaller gear, but it's been from the jetties. The reason I want some surf gear is to be able to throw some heavier lead/bait or jigs a greater distance than I can with my light tackle.

I've been looking at the rods I originally listed and several others suggested in this thread. I've pretty much decided to get the

Okuma CSX-S-1002MH . MH . MF . 10' . 20~50 lbs . 2~5 oz.

It looks like it will be a good rod for me to start with.

im pretty sure that i have that rod. Tip is a little stiff which is the only thing that prevents it from casting farther than it does. Im pretty sure it could bring in a descent sized shark though.



oh..... and always shuffle your feets when walkin out to those sandbars

Decision:
I got a Okuma CSX-S-1002MH . MH . MF . 10' . 20~50 lbs . 2~5 oz
I also bought a Okuma Solaris SS-S-902M-1 9 ft M F 15~30 lbs 1~4 oz for my wife.
Both will get Saragosa 8000 reels.

The CSX is nice, so far. I have not been to the beach with it.
The finish is really nice.
The guides are low profile and really small for a spinning rod. The paper says they are optimized for braid and long distance casting. I hope they work and I guess I'll find out shortly.

Pics:

First guides are larger on the Solaris. The first guide on the CSX is rather small.






Reel seats. There is a bit more metal in the CSX. It looks like it will work nicely.



The Solaris handle has a nice rubber knob on the end. I think I may like it better than the end of the CSX rod. All the guides on the CSX are smaller than those on the Solaris

Nice rods. The one actually looks like a casting rod to me, but that is the way some are being made now a days I guess.

I'm thinking about a 9 foot medium in the 30 lb class 3/4 to 3 or 4 ozs, just don't know which one yet, also want to go very cheap, I have a bad habit of breaking rods. lol.

Congrats on the new gear. If you ever plan on buying another rod then I would check out a breakaway rod in spinning or casting. Those rods cast a mile and are made right here in Texas. They are guaranteed and a small company which gives great customer support. You would easily be able to get out past the third bar standing on the beach casting. I do not have one yet but have seen people cast a country mile from the beach with one.
http://www.breakawayusa.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edpvesQvObc
Check out these weight set ups that release the bait after you cast for optimum casting distance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=fvwp&v=M7JzMVV-z3k

The 9 ft Solaris was on sale for half price at a local shop. I got it for $45. Seems like a decent low end rod. I'll report on it when I get back from a trip to the surf.