New kayaker! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

bigbarrels · 07-10-2013, 06:52 AM

Been through quite a few different set ups and my favorite set up is the one I currently use. It can handle anything you run into at La Jolla and would fall within your budget

Cal Star: West Coast Series- 7 foot rod with 20-50 lb line rating

Diawa Saltist 30 with Lever Drag and 6:1 ratio

Star drag versus lever drag? Other people may give info on one or the other but I really like the lever drag and have it on another Saltist of mine..........I also have a Saltist with Star drag but either way they Saltist 30 is pretty sweet......my wife started to haze me a little when the Saltist 30 came in the mail and I just told her that reels to me are like shoes for her......that was the end of the conversation

Good luck

07-10-2013, 06:52 AM	#8
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	Been through quite a few different set ups and my favorite set up is the one I currently use. It can handle anything you run into at La Jolla and would fall within your budget Cal Star: West Coast Series- 7 foot rod with 20-50 lb line rating Diawa Saltist 30 with Lever Drag and 6:1 ratio Star drag versus lever drag? Other people may give info on one or the other but I really like the lever drag and have it on another Saltist of mine..........I also have a Saltist with Star drag but either way they Saltist 30 is pretty sweet......my wife started to haze me a little when the Saltist 30 came in the mail and I just told her that reels to me are like shoes for her......that was the end of the conversation Good luck __________________ The shorter you are, the bigger your fish appear Last edited by bigbarrels; 07-10-2013 at 07:34 AM.