I'm in Port A for the next few months. I want to try some saltwater fishing. My experience is freshwater bass fishing. I'm trying to figure out a casting rod to purchase. I don't really like spinning equipment. i went to Roy's but the place was too packed to anyone about rods. Maybe I'll try Tackle Town next but I can't spend lots of money Can anyone suggest a rod and action for me to buy? I may wade fish or try the South Jetty. I have no boat. Charlies Pasture was not productive. I'm not scared of casting with wind since I've been doing that since I was 15 years old.

What is your budget? Do you need a reel too?

Laguna Tx Lite Wader II

live/cut bait or artificial?

I have an old 5500c with new ceramic Boca bearings. I'm going to put 40 # braid with a mono backing. It was my first bait casting reel. I figure $150!is the top of my budget.

Falcon makes a nice rod within your budget.

Laguna liquid series is nice if you're working artificials, very fast action just above your budget at 160

George08 said:

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Falcon makes a nice rod within your budget.

Laguna liquid series is nice if you're working artificials, very fast action just above your budget at 160

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agreed. I'd grab a Falcon rod. their coastal xg series is afforable. grab a 6 footer or so.

I tend to prefer longer, like 6'9" to 7'. In medium might action, any good graphite coastal rod will work well enough. Casting on the coast doesn't require quite the precision of bass fishing stumps or pads, but you want range and more flex to play a bigger fish. A bass fight is comical compared to a big red, for example.

I can afford that Falcon. I'll look at tackle town tomorrow.

Look at the Waterloo Rods when you're in Tackle town.

I've fished with at Salinity Casting rod for the past two years - been very happy with it throwing plastics at trout/reds. 7' - medium light/moderate fast

Looking to upgrade to an UltraMag this spring to throw Corkys and topwater.

Also made in Victoria..... They have a good pro shop - worth a stop if you're passing through.

Thank you all for the replies!

You may want to look at Tackle town in Rockport or Roy's in Corpus for a used saltwater bait casting reel. A curado, lews speed spool, or shimano chronarch would all be good choices. That 5500c is heavy as hell when casting it all day. It's great for soaking bait with maybe 10 casts an hour. But wading with artificials is just as technical in saltwater as bass fishing, and you will thank yourself for having something you can palm for comfort. I fish Chronarch 150HGs presently, and fished chronarch MGs and curados before that. For the price, concept 13 makes a decent reel too, but I am mainly a shimano guy as i am not a fan of the guts in concept reels. I usually throw 30lb 8 strand braid for trout and reds, flounder, etc. Lots of wading opportunities in that area. Even more water opens up if you can buy a used kayak somewhere.

That waterloo salinity or phantom is where I would look with a sub $200 budget. You may also want to look atthe classifieds on 2coolfishing.com for used higher end waterloo and sarge and laguna rods. I think TFO also makes some decent production rods.

I like a 6'9" rod in a fast action for trout and reds unless I am throwing big topwaters, and then I favor a rod with a bit more backbone and less fast action. Usually throwing paddle tails and super spook Jr's, cookies, etc, the lighter action is fine.

Just use your bass rods

I have the 5500C on an old Allstar rod. The last time I used an Allstar rod it broke under very little pressure.
I have a Curado Bantam SF on a Castaway rod as my other set up. I just didn't want to go out with only one rig.
I have a spinning reel but I prefer bait casting....

Academy has All Star, Falcon, H20, etc.

7 foot, mediaum action.

Be sure to rinse your gear after each use.

I prefer my Slam Mag for Corkys and Tops and use my Ultra Mag for jigs. The Slam Mag has a little more backbone to it which helps for bigger lures. Just thought I'd throw that out there