boat casting spinning rod/reel

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Originally Posted by TIMTIM

My budget is about $150. Where is a good place to purchase this stuff? MandDs?? Thanks for any info

yes,

check out m&ds he can prob get you into somthing for that price

[Parapapam]

For $150 you can rule out the Stradics. But you can get away with the smaller Penn SS (4500, 5500) or the Shimano Sahara's or Sedona's, matched with an Ugly Stick or a Star Stella Lite.....

This will work on the smaller to mid size of the inshore world. I wouldn't want a 40 pound bass or a 20 pounder blue on these. But they will work just fine for the vast majority of the fish you will get into...

[Sweetwater]

For a boat, a medium/heavy (saltwater rated) 7 footer is perfect (remember, yer in a boat so you don't have to cast too far). Anything over 7 feet is a pain. For reels, I like Penn reliability and serviceability. A 6500-7500 is usually perfect (or a 4600-5600 live liner).

Shimano Stradics, even though they don't have water proof drag washers, are an excellent choice since if they get dunked, you've got a lot more problems than a wet reel.

If your budget is $150...figure on putting $75-100 in the reel and $50-$75 into the blank. I make my own rods, so I'm not sure what factory rods cost anymore, but if you go to a custom rod-maker, look for blanks by Rainshadow or Allstar (and not Lamiglass, St. Croix, or G-Loomis) for good values.