Gear ?

[Mark]

I'm hanging it up until next season - hope it's much better than this past. So I need gear talk - best lami for plugs - spin, 9' or 10' , 2oz. It'll also need to work poppers especially well. Thinking of picking up some stocking foot waders- question is, what king of boot will stand up to the salt-? Do you guys just sacrifice an old pair of Timberlands or do they make something I can waste money on?
Thanks.

[fishaholic18]

I like my Lami 120 1L for plugging.
I got my wading boots from Cabela's pretty cheap.

[Vogt]

Proline wading boots are cheap, not too bad either. They'll run you about $40 at #^&#^&#^&#^&'s Sporting Goods.

[Nebe]

i like the lami 1201 L for plugs.. wading boots i use LL Bean's Ultra light wading shoe with studded aquastealth soles. I never need korkers unless i am in heavy bubble weed.

[cheferson]

Waders and boots buy ll bean 100% satisfaction guarantee. Just called and got a new pair for my leaky ones, will be here thursday, no charge for shipping either.

[Mike P]

When you say 2 oz--are you going to be throwing just 2 oz, 2 oz and maybe up to 3-1/2, or 2 oz and down to, say, 3/4 oz?

If 2 oz is tops, then the XRA 1203 or GSB 120 1L.

If 2 oz is your floor, then the XRA 1205 or the GSB 120 1M. And both will pop a popper with a little more authority than their lighter actioned cousins.

[Mark]

Nebe -those beans sound just right. I've got the lami 120 1L - great rod- I use it for everything. I'm wondering if they make something comparable, but with a bit faster action. Most everything I throw is between 1.5 and 2 oz. The guy that I fish with has a 2 piece lami (10ft) that seems to work a popper beautifully, even at the far end of his cast - swipers and gibbs at 2. He kicks my azz out there and must be destroyed. Please help.

[Clogston29]

I'd go with the 1201M if you already have the L. For boots, I'd recommend the LLBean River Threads w/ Aquastealth if you fish the rocks (alittle more ankle support than the ultra lights). If you want a faster action rod (the 1201M really isn't but the added stiffness may make up for that for you) I'd look around and see if you can find an All-Star 1145 (9.5 ft) - its great in the weight range you're looking for but All-Star doesn't make salt water blanks anymore.

[MikeTLive]

my cheap rubba hip boots got a bad case of dry-rot in the heat of the summer sun on my porch. whats a good choice for next step up set of waders? what do they go for? lookin at the well under 100bucks range.
I dont catch enough to justify expensive gear.

[Clogston29]

my experience with cheaper waders is that the seams suck and they stretch and leak very easily. I used to not be able to get a month out of a pair of waders until I bought the Patagonia ones I'm using now. If your looking to get a cheaper pair, look into the cheapest LLBean ones and return them as required.