Fishing Vacation

yak_n_mike · 04-29-2012, 01:48 AM

I got to spend 3 weeks around Ft Walton last year(May, Sept & Dec), visitting family. I'm definately coming back.

I'm looking to buy a rod & reel for fishing bridges and piers in the area. I could go to BPS and let them talk me into WAY more than I need. If I could buy only 1 cost conscious set up what would it look like. I'd only fish a couple days each trip. I have a heavy 7' rod, older diawa reel, spooled with 20# mono I use for lake trout, seelhead, and coho here in the north. Any sugestions?
Mike

chicon monster · 04-29-2012, 02:25 AM

It depends on what your price is that youI want toto spend and what you want to go for.

yak_n_mike · 04-29-2012, 05:24 AM

Under $100 and you would have to tell me what is normal. Drum and speckled trout are what I'd be most likely to fish for, but I'm not sure what I would be likely to run into. Would add to the tackle as I go.
Mike

amarcafina · 04-29-2012, 08:45 AM

What you have would do good for trout and drum , maybe a little heavy for trout.

Hopin4aboat · 04-29-2012, 11:22 AM

If the Diawa has a couple hundred yards of 20 I would use it for the pier, and get a 4300 or 4400 series inshore reel of some type for trout and reds.

screwballl · 04-30-2012, 01:22 PM

reds and drum tend to need heavier tackle and rods, versus trout can be caught on a setup good for larger bass. I would say a 2500-3000 spinning reel on a 7ft heavy rod with 15-20lb braid (and 20-30lb mono/copoly leader) would be good for trout.

For reds and drum, that usually needs thicker roads, bigger reels with more torque and line that is typically too thick for trout.

04-29-2012, 01:48 AM	#1
yak_n_mike Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 21	Fishing Vacation I got to spend 3 weeks around Ft Walton last year(May, Sept & Dec), visitting family. I'm definately coming back. I'm looking to buy a rod & reel for fishing bridges and piers in the area. I could go to BPS and let them talk me into WAY more than I need. If I could buy only 1 cost conscious set up what would it look like. I'd only fish a couple days each trip. I have a heavy 7' rod, older diawa reel, spooled with 20# mono I use for lake trout, seelhead, and coho here in the north. Any sugestions? Mike

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amarcafina Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Orange Beach , Randolph AL. Posts: 1,135	What you have would do good for trout and drum , maybe a little heavy for trout. __________________ \ Condo in Orange Beach with Boatslip and ramp For Sale or Rent !

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04-29-2012, 02:25 AM	#2
chicon monster Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: pensacola Posts: 849	It depends on what your price is that youI want toto spend and what you want to go for.

04-29-2012, 05:24 AM	#3
yak_n_mike Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 21	Under $100 and you would have to tell me what is normal. Drum and speckled trout are what I'd be most likely to fish for, but I'm not sure what I would be likely to run into. Would add to the tackle as I go. Mike

04-29-2012, 11:22 AM	#5
Hopin4aboat Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 904	If the Diawa has a couple hundred yards of 20 I would use it for the pier, and get a 4300 or 4400 series inshore reel of some type for trout and reds.

04-30-2012, 01:22 PM	#6
screwballl Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 490	reds and drum tend to need heavier tackle and rods, versus trout can be caught on a setup good for larger bass. I would say a 2500-3000 spinning reel on a 7ft heavy rod with 15-20lb braid (and 20-30lb mono/copoly leader) would be good for trout. For reds and drum, that usually needs thicker roads, bigger reels with more torque and line that is typically too thick for trout.

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