New Surf Sticks For This Season!

[FormerUser]

A Batson 1088.

[NIB]

108 1L.? I would use heavier rods for largemouth bass.
I had a 132 1L.It lasted bout ten trips b4 i folded it in half casting a 2.5 needle.I prefer the 108 1M i have the factory rod.Served me well. I had a 10' 542 wrapped spinning for me this fall past my new favorite rod.
There seems to be this surgence back towards conventional tackle. For casting on the beach.I don't really understand it.I guess some just consider it more fun.Which is fine i still think it is harder to fish with has way to many limitations.an on a long walk it has a greater chance of a reel malfunction that will render it useless.I have used convetionalls allot I always joke around an say i can cast a swivel.In the surf they just don't make sense to me.Eel man uses em an he certainly has more big fish than me but it hink thats just circumstance.Slower retrieves or lets say it right Less Line retrieved per turn of the handle will have u in better contact with ur offering.an u won't have to worry bout windknots with needles.There's a plus.
Good luck wit the new sticks.

[numbskull]

On the other hand, I've used a lami 1081L (missing ~1.5" from the tip) for 15years, wrapped conventional, with a 6500 and 17lb mono, then a calcutta 400 with 20lb fireline (and in a pinch with a small newell and 25lb mono). I've taken fish to 40lbs with it. I've used it to throw eels, light needles, bombers, but mostly big wood, 2-3 oz. It strains a bit over 3 oz and 3.5 is it's limit, and I suspect it would suck wrapped as a spinner for anything over 2oz (it's action is too slow at that weight), but for a conventional setup to use from the beach, it is absolutely all you need. It is a very smooth rod, with alot of strength, but it's moderate action means you can't get much elevation when fast to a big fish. If you fish rocks and swift tide, forget it, but from open sand or unobstructed inlets it is a great rod. I haven't picked up a big spinner since the day I first cast it. It has also stood up to a heap of abuse. I think you've made a very good choice.