Starter rod and reel - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

taggermike · 07-15-2012, 09:56 AM

Good call about contacting Fishoholic, that guy has a tackel shop in his garage. Going with used gear can be a good idea. Most of my stuff is second hand and it kills fish just find. The rods you have should work fine in the bay and for bass inshore. 2 rods for our bigger fish might be a 7 foot bait stick rate 20-40. Daiwa sealines, Newells, or Penn jigmasters would be a cheap way to start. This out fish could be a yo-yo iron stick. If you want a surface jig stick some thing 8-9 feet with a sealine 40 would be a good choice. Many anglers in So Cal like the Calstar and Seeker rods cause they're great rods and made in So Cal. They are a bit pricey but good. There are many good choices though; Saber, Pacifica, even Ugly Stick Tigers kill fish damn well. Iron fishing isn't a finesse style so go ahead and use the 40lb. Mike

07-15-2012, 09:56 AM	#8
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Good call about contacting Fishoholic, that guy has a tackel shop in his garage. Going with used gear can be a good idea. Most of my stuff is second hand and it kills fish just find. The rods you have should work fine in the bay and for bass inshore. 2 rods for our bigger fish might be a 7 foot bait stick rate 20-40. Daiwa sealines, Newells, or Penn jigmasters would be a cheap way to start. This out fish could be a yo-yo iron stick. If you want a surface jig stick some thing 8-9 feet with a sealine 40 would be a good choice. Many anglers in So Cal like the Calstar and Seeker rods cause they're great rods and made in So Cal. They are a bit pricey but good. There are many good choices though; Saber, Pacifica, even Ugly Stick Tigers kill fish damn well. Iron fishing isn't a finesse style so go ahead and use the 40lb. Mike