You want to buy a Shakespeare Ugly Stick, medium weight.

You want a Penn Spinning real.

Use 12 to 15 lb. test...tie it directly with 30 lb. mono filament as a leader....use live shrimp as bait...go after Snook off the south point jetty. Around the old penrod's property.

Most of the piers are closed now.

 

You can find good deals on Penn reels on Ebay. as for the rod... http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/s...151000000_151002000?cmCat=CROSSSELL_THUMBNAIL

 

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/s...visor_CA.CategoryExpand_N_151002000_151000000

off shore is a good rod for the buck.

 

Another snooker? :hi5:

 

I live in PB county, haven't fished down that way much but Sections sounds like he knows what he's talking about. If he tells to try somewhere, I'd do it.

As far as the rod and reel and other info, I would have told you the exact same thing he did....especially if you are just starting out.

Try Sports Authority and maybe even try a couple diff locations as some are better stocked than others... they usually have good prices and it's possible they might even have a deal on a nice combo.

 

Rods, reels, mono filament? $100?
Back in my day we used skill, cunning and our hands.

Damn kids these days.

 

Translated:

' We were too stoned by the time we got to the river....so we just partied and grabbed a filet O fish sandwich on the way home"

 

1 Washington Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33109

Head there...that is South Pointe Park...you can't miss the Jetty.

BIG SNOOK there..although time is running out to go after them..they are usually gone by May and return around October.

 

Again..I can;t stress it enough...

BUY an UGLY STICK. you can;t do better for $40. I own three...I swear by them..simply the best bang for the buck. You are getting what is really a $150 rod for $40.

http://www.shakespeare-fishing.com/index_rods.html

 

God I've got to get out of Augusta. I love saltwater fishing.

 

I'll second the Ugly Stik, best value rods you can get your hands on.

For saltwater fishing though you just cannot go past an Alvey side cast reel.

Mechanically they are simpler than spinning reels (aka eggbeaters), which means less things to go wrong.
You can cast much further with a side reel than a spinning reel, which is good for fishing from shore.
If you want really accurate casting then you should be looking at a baitcaster, but they're much more for fishing from a boat.

There's a bit of a technique to learn with sidecasters but and hour or two practice will get you right.

http://www.ausfish.com.au/alvey/

 

Are Snook in season now?

And you had to wrestle your catch away from a saber-toothed tiger.

 

No, you have to catch and release until Sept,1...

There was a huge fish kill this winter and they shut it down.

 

That is right. I won't ever keep a Snook either unless I get my mythical 40 pounder.

Sorry..but that 40 pounder is going on my wall if I ever get it.

 

I will be moving to florida in like 2 months cant wait to see what saltwater fishes you guys catch there.

 

Thats right, with one hand hanging on to the fish.